Michael Cudlitz is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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. He can be seen in the TNT drama

Drama

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 Southland

Southland (TV series)

Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...

, starring as John Cooper

John Cooper (Southland)

Officer John Cooper is a fictional character who appears on the American television series Southland. A veteran officer with the Los Angeles Police Department , Cooper is a Police Officer III+1, which is a Senior Lead Officer, serving as a field training officer in the Hollywood Division in West...

, and the HBO miniseries

Miniseries

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 Band of Brothers as Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman.

Life and career

Cudlitz was born in Long Island

Long Island

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, New York

New York

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 and grew up in Lakewood Township, New Jersey

Lakewood Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 60,352 people, 19,876 households, and 13,356 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,431.8 people per square mile . There were 21,214 housing units at an average density of 854.8 per square mile...

. He attended the California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of the Arts

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. 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

Denver Randleman

-External links:* on Peter van de Wal's website**...

, in Band of Brothers, as well as playing Tony Miller on Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...

, and Tad Overton on Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1993 American semi fictionalized biographical martial arts action film telling the story of actor and martial arts expert Bruce Lee, starring Jason Scott Lee as Bruce Lee, Lauren Holly and Robert Wagner...

. He has also played various roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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, the second seasons of 24

24 (TV series)

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and Lost

Lost (TV series)

Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...

, and Prison Break

Prison Break

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. More recently, he supplied the voice of Sgt. Glenn "Hawk" Hawkins in the video game Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

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. He also guest starred on Over There

Over There (TV series)

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and had a regular role on the FOX

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 series Standoff

Standoff (TV series)

Standoff is an American drama series that premiered on the Fox network on September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television...

. He also had a small, but highly memorable and well received, role in the 1997 dark comedy Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Black comedy film, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver.In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Grosse Pointe Blank the 21st greatest comedy film of all time. The film's soundtrack features mainly independent music hits...

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

The Mighty Ducks films

The Mighty Ducks is a series of three live-action films and one animated film released in the 1990s by Walt Disney Pictures. The movies revolve around a Twin Cities ice hockey team, composed of young players that stick together throughout various challenges...

 movie, D3: The Mighty Ducks

D3: The Mighty Ducks

D3: The Mighty Ducks is the third film in The Mighty Ducks trilogy. It was produced by Avnet–Kerner Productions and Walt Disney Pictures, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and originally released to movie theaters on October 4, 1996.-Plot:The film opens with team captain Charlie Conway and...

, as one of the opposing players.

His most current role is in the NBC drama Southland

Southland (TV series)

Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...

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

Southland (TV series)

Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...

was officially canceled by NBC

NBC

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 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

Southland (TV series)

Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...

, as well as to the seven episodes that make up the first season. They also announced that they would start airing Southland

Southland (TV series)

Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...

on Tuesday January 12, 2010 at 10PM, starting with the pilot episode.

Recently he appeared in the science fiction film Surrogates as Colonel Brendon.

Filmography

Series	Character	Year(s)
Growing Pains Growing Pains Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based...	Chuck	1991–1992
Life Goes On Life Goes On (TV series) Life Goes On is a television series that aired on ABC from September 12, 1989 to May 23, 1993. The show centers on the Thacher family living in suburban Chicago: Drew, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Paige, Rebecca, and Charles, who is known as Corky...	Ernie	1992
A River Runs Through It A River Runs Through It (film) A River Runs Through It is an Academy Award winning 1992 American film directed by Robert Redford and starring Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, and Emily Lloyd...	Chub	1992
Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...	Tony Miller	1992–1993
D3: The Mighty Ducks D3: The Mighty Ducks D3: The Mighty Ducks is the third film in The Mighty Ducks trilogy. It was produced by Avnet–Kerner Productions and Walt Disney Pictures, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and originally released to movie theaters on October 4, 1996.-Plot:The film opens with team captain Charlie Conway and...	Cole	1996
Grosse Pointe Blank Grosse Pointe Blank Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Black comedy film, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver.In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Grosse Pointe Blank the 21st greatest comedy film of all time. The film's soundtrack features mainly independent music hits...	Bob Destepello	1997
The Negotiator The Negotiator The Negotiator is a 1998 drama-thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. It takes place in Chicago and was released on July 29, 1998. The original music score was composed by Graeme Revell.-Plot:...	Palermo	1998
Band of Brothers	Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman Denver Randleman -External links:* on Peter van de Wal's website**...	2001
Medical Investigation Medical Investigation Medical Investigation was an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before being cancelled in 2005...	Lt. Troy Adams	2005
Over There Over There (TV series) Over There is an action / drama / war television series that aired on FX. It premiered in the United States on July 27, 2005 and premiered in Canada on September 6, 2005 on the History Television channel. The series was presented in 16:9 widescreen format in the U.S...	Colonel Ryan	2005
Wanted Wanted (TV series) Wanted is a 2005 American primetime police drama television series broadcast on the TNT network. The series was created by Louis St. Clair and Jorge Zamacona, and executive produced by Aaron Spelling, E...	Dep. Reed	2005
Sex Drive Sex Drive (film) Sex Drive is a 2008 sex comedy film about a high school graduate who goes on a cross-country road trip to hook up with a girl he met online. It is based on the novel All the Way, by Andy Behrens. The film was directed by Sean Anders, and stars Josh Zuckerman, Clark Duke, Amanda Crew, and Katrina...	Rick	2008
Lost Lost (TV series) Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...	Big Mike Walton	2005, 2008
Standoff Standoff (TV series) Standoff is an American drama series that premiered on the Fox network on September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television...	Frank Rogers	2006–2007
Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...	Francis Goehring	2007
Life	Mark Rawls	2007–2008
Southland Southland (TV series) Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...	John Cooper John Cooper (Southland) Officer John Cooper is a fictional character who appears on the American television series Southland. A veteran officer with the Los Angeles Police Department , Cooper is a Police Officer III+1, which is a Senior Lead Officer, serving as a field training officer in the Hollywood Division in West...	2009-
Surrogates	Colonel Brendan	2009

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