| Michael Cudlitz | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1964 Long Island, New York |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Michael Cudlitz (born December 29, 1964) is an American actor. He can be seen in the TNT drama Southland, starring as John Cooper, and the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers as Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman.
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Cudlitz was born in Long Island, New York and grew up in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.[1] He attended the California Institute of the Arts. He is married to Rachel Cudlitz and has two children.
His 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. More recently, 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 now (10 years later) drug addicted and highly frustrated Bob Destepello.
Cudlitz also had a small role in the third Mighty Ducks movie, D3: The Mighty Ducks, as one of the opposing players.
His most current role is in the NBC drama Southland where he plays patrol officer John Cooper, a 20-year veteran and training officer. The character struggles with chronic back pain and addiction to pain medication. Prior to the start of shooting for the show, Cudlitz had a large mole removed from his right upper lip. The mole had previously been a signature feature of the actor's appearance.
Southland was officially canceled by NBC on October 8, 2009, only two weeks prior to the premiere of the show's sophomore season. It was announced on November 2, 2009 that the cable network TNT had secured the rights to the six unaired episodes of Southland, as well as to the seven episodes that make up the first season. They also announced that they would start airing Southland on Tuesday January 12, 2010 at 10PM, starting with the pilot episode.
Recently he appeared in the science fiction film Surrogates as Colonel Brendon.
| Series | Character | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Growing Pains | Chuck | 1991–1992 |
| Life Goes On | Ernie | 1992 |
| A River Runs Through It | Chub | 1992 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Tony Miller | 1992–1993 |
| D3: The Mighty Ducks | Cole | 1996 |
| Grosse Pointe Blank | Bob Destepello | 1997 |
| The Negotiator | Palermo | 1998 |
| Band of Brothers | Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman | 2001 |
| Medical Investigation | Lt. Troy Adams | 2005 |
| Over There | Colonel Ryan | 2005 |
| Wanted | Dep. Reed | 2005 |
| Sex Drive | Rick | 2008 |
| Lost | Big Mike Walton | 2005, 2008 |
| Standoff | Frank Rogers | 2006–2007 |
| Criminal Minds | Francis Goehring | 2007 |
| Life | Mark Rawls | 2007–2008 |
| Southland | John Cooper | 2009- |
| Surrogates | Colonel Brendan | 2009 |