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Cudlitz at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con. | |
Born | (1964-12-29) December 29, 1964 (age 59) Long Island, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | California Institute of Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Rachel Cudlitz |
Children | 2 |
Michael Cudlitz (born December 29, 1964) is an American actor, known for portraying John Cooper on the TNT drama series Southland, Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, and Sergeant Abraham Ford on the AMC horror series The Walking Dead.
Early life
Cudlitz was born in Long Island, New York and grew up in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. He attended the California Institute of the Arts.
Career
Cudlitz's first acting role was in the 1989 film Crystal Ball, playing Scottie. Cudlitz is mostly remembered for playing Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman, in Band of Brothers, as well as playing Tony Miller on Beverly Hills, 90210, and Tad Overton on Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. He has also played various roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the second seasons of 24 and Lost, and Prison Break. He supplied the voice of Sgt. Glenn "Hawk" Hawkins in the video game Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. He also guest starred on Over There and had a regular role on the FOX series Standoff. He also had a small, but highly memorable and well received, role in the 1997 dark comedy Grosse Pointe Blank as the former big man on campus, and later drug addicted and highly frustrated Bob Destepello. He voiced Corporal Griffen in the video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and its sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Cudlitz also had a small role in the third Mighty Ducks movie, D3: The Mighty Ducks, as one of the opposing players. He starred on the NBC/TNT drama Southland as patrol officer John Cooper, a 20-year veteran and training officer. The character struggled with chronic back pain, addiction to pain medication, and ethical issues relating to his partners. Prior to the start of shooting for the show, Cudlitz had a large mole removed from his right upper lip, which had previously been a signature feature of his appearance. The show was cancelled in 2013. Cudlitz won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role.
In 2009, Cudlitz appeared in the science fiction film Surrogates as Colonel Brendon. Since October 2013, he has appeared in the fourth season of The Walking Dead as Sergeant Abraham Ford, a character from the comic series of the same name. His first appearance was in the tenth episode of Season 4, an episode entitled "Inmates".
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1992 | A River Runs Through It | Chub |
1993 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Tad Overton |
1996 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | Cole |
1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | Bob Destepello |
1998 | The Negotiator | Palermo |
2006 | Running Scared | Sal 'Gummy Bear' Franzone |
2008 | Sex Drive | Rick |
2009 | Surrogates | Colonel Brendan |
2013 | Dark Tourist | Jim |
2013 | Pawn Shop Chronicles | Ben |
2013 | Cesar Chavez | Sheriff Smith |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991–1992 | Growing Pains | Chuck | |
1992 | Life Goes On | Ernie | |
1992–1993 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Tony Miller | |
1996 | ER | Injured Fireman | |
1998 | NYPD Blue | 1 episode | |
1999 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Bob | |
2001 | Band of Brothers | Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman | |
2001 | Six Feet Under | Dennis, Crossroads Leader | 1 episode |
2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Officer William Spencer | 1 episode, "And Then There Were None" |
2002–2003 | 24 | Rick Phillips | 3 episodes |
2005 | Over There | Colonel Ryan | |
2005 | Wanted | Dep. Reed | |
2005 | Prison Break | Bob Hudson | |
2005 | Medical Investigation | Lt. Troy Adams | |
2005, 2008 | Lost | Mike Walton | 2 Episodes |
2006–2007 | Standoff | Frank Rogers | |
2007 | Criminal Minds | Francis Goehring | |
2007 | Bones | Lucky | |
2007–2008 | Life | Mark Rawls | |
2009–2013 | Southland | John Cooper | |
2014–present | The Walking Dead | Sgt. Abraham Ford | Season 4 (recurring; 4 episodes) Season 5-present (series regular; 13 episodes) |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Call of Duty 2 | Pvt. Braeburn | Voice |
2005 | Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | Sgt. Glenn "Hawk" Hawkins | Voice |
2007 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Corporal Griffen | Voice |
2009 | Red Faction Guerrilla | Saul Marius | Voice |
2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Corporal Griffin | Voice |
References
- Hegedus, Eric. "Shooting from the lip: ‘Southland’ cop sounds off on NBC cancellation and TNT rescue", New York Post, February 28, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2011. "Cudlitz, 45, has moved on. The Flushing native and former Lakewood, NJ, resident, has aroused a lot of interest in his portrayal of Cooper, who has many personal issues, including his developing gay identity, a prescription drug dependency and a job-threatening back injury, and an ex-wife who figures into his pill-popping problem."
- http://www.wetpaint.com/walking-dead/articles/2014-02-18-season-4-abrahams-michael-cudlitz
External links
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
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- 1964 births
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Living people
- People from Lakewood Township, New Jersey
- People from Long Island
- Male actors from New York
- California Institute of the Arts alumni
- Male actors from New Jersey
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors