Sean Cullen
Biography
Sean Cullen was awarded the 2024 Katherine Cornell Award for his portrayal of Joe Keller in "All My Sons," at Buffalo's Road Less Traveled Theater. He's appearing now in the streaming series "The Green Veil," starring John Leguizamo; and later this year will play Mac Shepard in "The Reunion," a new feature written and directed by Roland Ellis. Sean's previous credits include Maria Schrader's "She Said" (Universal), with Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan; and "The Hating Game," adapted from the best-selling novel and directed by Peter Hutchings. Sean has appeared in Tony Gilroy's Oscar-nominated "Michael Clayton," starring George Clooney; and Lincoln Center's Tony-Award-Winning "Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific," directed by Bart Sher and starring Kelli O'Hara. Sean's other film work includes "Revolutionary Road," directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio; "He Does Not Want Peace," starring David Strathairn and Lindsay Duncan; "Simone," his first project with Al Pacino; "Cop Out," directed by Kevin Smith and starring Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan; "Rushed," starring Siobhan Fallon Hogan; "Unintended," starring Elizabeth Lail, directed by Anja Murmann; and Universal's "DeLorean," starring Alec Baldwin. Sean's TV credits include the recurring role of FBI Director William Webster in David Fincher's "Mindhunter" (Netflix); and guest-starring appearances in "I Know This Much Is True," adapted and directed by Derek Cianfrance (HBO); Barry Levinson's "Paterno" (HBO), his second project with Al Pacino; "Bull" (CBS); "The Blacklist" (NBC); and a recurring role on "Suits" (USA). He also appeared as "Franz" in "NBC's The Sound of Music Live," starring Carrie Underwood. Sean's Broadway credits also include Clifford Odet's "Golden Boy," starring Yvonne Strahovski and Tony Shaloub; "James Joyce's The Dead," starring Christopher Walken; and the National Theatre of Great Britain's production of "Coram Boy." He has also appeared at more than twenty of America's leading regional theater's, including the Kennedy Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival, San Francisco's A.C.T., the Ahmanson Theatre, Seattle Rep, the Alley Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse and the Berkshire Theatre Festival. Sean was awarded a Portland (Oregon) "Drammy" for his work in Martin McDonagh's "The Pillowman"; he shared in the San Francisco Chronicle's "Best Ensemble Award," playing "Gabriel Conroy" in Richard Nelson's "James Joyce's The Dead"; and he was recognized with a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Award for playing Tom in "The Glass Menagerie." in 2020, Sean returned to his hometown of Buffalo, New York, where Road Less Traveled Productions recognized him as that theatre's "American Theater Master." In 2011, Bishop TImon-St. Jude High School honored him with its first "Timon Center for Media & the Arts Distinguished Alumnus Award." Sean is also a graduate of St. Bonaventure University and the Yale School of Drama.
Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

NCIS

Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order

Suits
All Movies (26)
- Worry Time2026 · as Cac Man #2
- The Reunion2024 · as Mac Shepherd
- Bunker2023 · as Captain Hall
- She Said2022 · as Lance Maerov
- The Hating Game2021 · as Anthony Templeman
- Rushed2021 · as Mr. Donohue
- April Flowers2020 · as Fr. Randy
- Unintended2019 · as Sam
- Framing John DeLorean2019 · as Roy
- Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 102019 · as Peppy Announcer (voice)
- Crypto2019 · as Bernard
- Paterno2018 · as Dan McGinn
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018 · as Judge Newport
- He Does Not Want Peace2016 · as Thomas Deline
- Chronically Metropolitan2016 · as James
- Louder Than Bombs2015 · as Lars Hecht
- Louder Than Bombs2015 · as Melanie's Father
- Gabriel2015 · as Jonathan Norton
- The Sound of Music Live!2013 · as Franz
- South Pacific2010 · as Cmdr. William Harbison
- Cop Out2010 · as Captain Romans
- Michael Clayton2007 · as Gene Clayton
- A Wrinkle in Time2003 · as Happy Medium
- Rats2003 · as Lenny
- S1m0ne2002 · as Bernard, Lawyer
- Cop Land1997 · as Other Cop
All TV Shows (25)
- Fellow Travelers2023 · as Willard Ballroom Singer
- I Know This Much Is True2020 · as Dr. Yates
- Frankie Drake Mysteries2017 · as Mr. Millard
- MINDHUNTER2017 · as Director Webster
- Bull2016 · as Rob Schaeffer
- Dark Matter2015 · as Professor Brophey
- The Mysteries of Laura2014 · as Lieutenant Monahan
- House of Cards2013 · as Dean Austen
- Elementary2012 · as Samuel Meher
- Unforgettable2011 · as Gordon Frost
- Suits2011 · as Warden
- Body of Proof2011 · as Daniel Robinson
- Blue Bloods2010 · as Tom Breyer
- The Good Wife2009 · as Greg Cady
- NCIS2003 · as Frank Raimey
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Liam Montgomery
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Arthur Pruitt
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Brett Trask
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Pete Campbell
- George and Martha1999
- Arli$$1996 · as Pierre Von Trapp
- Swift Justice1996 · as Bo Maxey
- Law & Order1990 · as Gene Marchetti
- Law & Order1990 · as Professor Davis Mills
- Law & Order1990 · as Matthew Lortell