Steven Bradford Culp (born December 3, 1955) is an American actor. Culp appeared in films '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (2002), and most notably in the 2000 political thriller '' Thirteen Days'' playing

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. On television, Culp had recurring roles as Clayton Webb in the CBS procedural '' JAG'' (1997–2004), and

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Jeff Haffley in the

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political drama ''

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'' (2003–2005). He also appeared as Rex Van de Kamp in the

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comedy-drama series, ''

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''. He also appeared in ''

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'' as defense attorney Victor Leshner.

Early life and education

Culp was born in

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, the son of Mary Ann Joseph (Born.

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), and Joseph Franklin Culp (Born. Dallas). Both his father and stepfather were in the United States Navy. He attended

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in Virginia Beach,

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. He graduated from the

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in 1978 with a major in English literature and also studied at the

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in the United Kingdom. He earned an M.F.A. from

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in 1981.

Career

One of Culp's earliest roles was in '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993) as Robert Campbell, a reporter looking into the Jason murders. He also played the father of the titular character in ''

''. In 1995, Culp briefly starred on ''

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'' as Brian Hamilton. Culp is known for his recurring roles as

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Agent Clayton Webb on ''JAG'' (1997–2004) and Major Hayes on ''

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'' (2003–2004). His characters in both series were killed in the same week in the shows' season finales, although Culp’s character in ''JAG'' reappeared in the series’ subsequent season premiere''.'' In 2003, Culp appeared in a few episodes of the second season of '' 24'' as Secret Service agent Ted Simmons. He had a recurring role in the NBC series ''

'' as Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Jeff Haffley from 2003 to 2005. Culp portrayed

twice, in the HBO movie ''

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'' (1996) and the film '' Thirteen Days'' (2000). He played Commander Martin Madden in '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002), a character written to replace

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as first officer of the ''

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''. However, due to the film's length, Culp's scenes were included in several cut from the final film. His scenes as Madden can be seen in the ''Nemesis'' DVD deleted scenes. In the third season of ''

'', Culp played the recurring character

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, leader of the M.A.C.O.s. He was in five episodes; "

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", " The Shipment", "

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", "

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" and "

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", where Hayes was shot saving a fellow crewmember. Other performances include playing the leading role of the photographer Richard Stewart in the English as a Second Language educational video series '' Family Album, U.S.A.'' He also had a role as

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Peter Drummond in the television movie '' How to Make a Monster'', in which computer

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s accidentally give life to a deadly AI and members of a software company attempt to beat the game to save their lives. From 2004 to 2005, Culp played Rex Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series ''

'' for one season. His character was killed at the end of the season, although Culp reprised his role several times in flashback sequences and as narrator in one season 3 episode. In 2007, he was a regular cast member in the

short-lived series '' Traveler'' as Special Agent in Charge Fred Chambers. The following years, Culp guest-starred on number of shows, including '' NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' American Horror Story: 1984'' and ''

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''. He starred as Thomas Foran in the 2010 film ''

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''. Culp had a recurring roles as Dr. Darren Parker on ''

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'' in 2012, and from 2013 to 2014 in the NBC series ''

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'' as Edward Truman."Interview with Steven Culp"
myFanbase. Retrieved 2014-01-17. From 2015 to 2018, he had a recurring role in the Amazon prime crime drama '' Bosch''.

Personal life

He is married to Barbara Ayers, and they have two children together. He had two half-sisters, Shelly Grabinsky and Kathryn Harvey. On January 1, 2006, Kathryn was murdered in

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, along with her husband, Bryan, and their two daughters, Stella and Ruby.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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