Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the

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series ''

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'', as Jim Steele on the

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series ''

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'' (2006), as the

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in the

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(MCU) media franchise (appearing in ''

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'' and ''

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''), and as Captain Christopher "Chris" Pike in the ''

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'' television series ''

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'', '' Short Treks'' (2019), and '' Strange New Worlds'' (2022present). He also starred opposite

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in the coming-of-age film ''

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'' (2002). He is a member of the board of directors of

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Early life

Mount's father, Anson Adams Mount II, was one of the original contributing editors to ''

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'' magazine. His mother, Nancy Smith, is a former professional golfer. From his father's first marriage, Mount has an older brother (Anson Adams III) and two sisters. Mount attended Dickson County High School in

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, Sewanee: The University of the South, and

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Career

Stage

In 1998, Mount starred in

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's '' Corpus Christi'', for which he was honored by the Drama League. In 2008, he was a finalist for the American Playwrights Conference at the O'Neill Center in 2008 for his full-length play ''Atomic City'', and won the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Prize for his one-act play ''Love Liza?'' In 2010 he appeared in

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's '' Three Sisters'' at

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. In 2018 he appeared in

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's ''Mankind'' at

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Film

Mount made his feature film debut in 2000 as Tully Coats in the independent film '' Tully''. In 2009, he produced and starred in the independent film ''

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'', which earned awards at several major film festivals, including Hollywood, AFI Dallas, Nashville and

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. In 2022, Mount portrayed Blackagar Boltagon / Black Bolt in the

(MCU) film ''

'', reprising his role from 2017's ''

''.

Television

Mount is widely known for his role as Cullen Bohannan on

's hit series ''

'', which he also produced from 2014–2016. In 2017, he starred as Blackagar Boltagon / Black Bolt in the

(MCU) ABC television series ''

''. In 2018, he was cast as Captain Christopher Pike of the Starship ''Enterprise'' in the

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series ''Star Trek: Discovery''. His performance was well received, and inspired a popular petition for a Pike spin-off series. In 2019, he reprised his role as Pike in a few '' Star Trek: Short Treks'' episodes. In May 2020 it was announced that, due in part to fans' requests, he would star as Pike in the new series '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'', which premiered on May 5, 2022.

Academic

Mount is an adjunct

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, teaching audition technique for graduate actors. His non-fiction pieces have been published in the magazines ''Mosaic'', ''

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'' and '' Cowboys & Indians'', and in the ''

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'' newspaper.

Personal life

On July 8, 2017, Mount announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, photographer Darah Trang. They were married on February 20, 2018 and welcomed their first child, a daughter, in December 2021. He is an Episcopalian.

Credits

Film

Television

Theatre

As producer/director/writer

Podcast

Mount writes, produces, and hosts ''The Well'' podcast with his longtime friend Branan Edgens. He has served as a narrator on the ''Pseudopod'' podcast, reading the

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story "The Town Manager."

Video games

References

External links

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The Well Podcast
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