Sean Cullen

Biography

Sean Cullen received the 2024 Katherine Cornell Award for his performance as Joe Keller in "All My Sons," presented at Buffalo's Road Less Traveled Theater. Currently, he is featured in the streaming series "The Green Veil," alongside John Leguizamo, and later this year, he will take on the role of Mac Shepard in "The Reunion," a feature film that he wrote and directed himself, Roland Ellis. Cullen’s past roles include appearances in Maria Schrader's "She Said" (Universal), featuring Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan, and the film adaptation of the popular novel "The Hating Game," directed by Peter Hutchings. He has also appeared in Tony Gilroy's Oscar-nominated film "Michael Clayton," starring George Clooney, and in the Tony-winning production of "Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific" at Lincoln Center, directed by Bart Sher and featuring Kelli O'Hara.

His filmography further includes "Revolutionary Road," directed by Sam Mendes with stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, and "Simone," marking his first collaboration with Al Pacino. Additionally, he has guest-starred on various television shows, including the recurring role of FBI Director William Webster in David Fincher's "Mindhunter" (Netflix). Sean's Broadway credits span notable productions such as Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" and "James Joyce's The Dead." He has performed at more than twenty prominent regional theaters across the United States, earning accolades including a Portland "Drammy" and a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Award. A graduate of St. Bonaventure University and the Yale School of Drama, he was also recognized as the "American Theater Master" by Road Less Traveled Productions in 2020.