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Steven Bradford Culp (born December 3, 1955) is an American actor. Culp appeared in films (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), The Emperor's Club (2002), and most notably in the 2000 political thriller Thirteen Days playing Robert F. Kennedy.
On television, Culp had recurring roles as Clayton Webb in the CBS procedural JAG (1997–2004), and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jeff Haffley in the NBC political drama The West Wing (2003–2005). He also appeared as Rex Van de Kamp in the ABC comedy-drama series, Desperate Housewives.
He also appeared in How to Get Away with Murder as defense attorney Victor Leshner.
Culp portrayed Robert F. Kennedy twice, in the HBO movie Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) and the film Thirteen Days (2000). He played Commander Martin Madden in (2002), a character written to replace William Riker as first officer of the Enterprise. 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 Major Hayes, commander of the Military Assault Command Operations detachment aboard Enterprise. He was in five episodes; "The Xindi", "", "", "" and "", where Hayes was shot saving a fellow crew member. 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 antagonist Peter Drummond in the television movie How to Make a Monster, in which computer 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 Desperate Housewives 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 ABC short-lived series Traveler as Special Agent in Charge Fred Chambers. The following years, Culp guest-starred on number of shows, including NCIS, The Closer, Criminal Minds, Body of Proof, How to Get Away with Murder, Dynasty, and 9-1-1. He starred as Thomas Foran in the 2010 film The Chicago 8. Culp had a recurring roles as Dr. Darren Parker on Grey's Anatomy in 2012, and from 2013 to 2014 in the NBC series Revolution 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 Richmond, Virginia, along with her husband, Bryan, and their two daughters, Stella and Ruby.
Filmography
Film
1989 Gross Anatomy Jerry Fanning Forrester 1991 Dead Again Party Guest #1 1992 Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See Nelson Rockefeller 1993 Robert Campbell Fearless Emergency Doctor 1996 James and the Giant Peach James's father 2000 Nurse Betty Friend Thirteen Days Robert F. Kennedy 2002 Commander Martin Madden Deleted Scene The Emperor's Club Older Martin Blythe 2004 Spartan Gaines 2005 The Sisters Harry Glass Deck the Halls Dr. Olsen 2007 Firehouse Dog Zachary Hayden 2008 From Within Pastor Joe Leaving Barstow Mr. Johns 2011 The Chicago 8 Tom Foran 2014 Congressman Wenham 2017 The Last Word Sam Serman 2018 Collusions Agent Robinson
Television
1982 Another World Tom Nelson 1 episode 1984 One Life to Live Daniel Wolek 1 episode 1988 Lincoln John Hay Miniseries; 2 episodes The Cosby Show Father-to-Be 1 episode 1989 ABC Afterschool Special Episode: "Taking a Stand" A Man Called Hawk Carter 1 episode Duet Martin 1 episode Murphy Brown Brad Stockton 1 episode Newhart Brett 1 episode Hooperman Sleep Project Coordinator 1 episode 1990 L.A. Law Dr. Lettora 1 episode Father Dowling Mysteries Bill Taylor Episode: "The Woman Scorned Mystery" 1991 Family Album, U.S.A. Richard Stewart 1992 Bartender TV movie Dream On Dan 1 episode 1993 Reasonable Doubts Peter Maxwell 2 episodes A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion Jeff Dulaney TV movie 1994 Company Man 1 episode 1995 Touched by an Angel Dr. Rence Patterson 1 episode Sisters Graham Pressman 1 episode Donor Unknown Joel TV movie The Young and the Restless Brian Hamilton 2 episodes 1996 Baywatch Nights Garth Youngblood 1 episode Beverly Hills, 90210 Mr. Dreesen 1 episode Norma Jean & Marilyn Robert F. Kennedy 1997 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Peter Doyle 1 episode Pacific Palisades Judge 1 episode Mike Hammer, Private Eye Father James 1 episode 1997–2004 JAG Clayton Webb Recurring role; 41 episodes 1998 Thomas Belafontaine 1 episode Profiler 1 episode Chicago Hope Mr. Turner 1 episode Any Day Now Randall Clemens 1 episode 1999 Brimstone Frankie 1 episode V.I.P. Financial Officer 1 episode 1999–2004 ER Dave Spencer / Dr. Charles Cameron 5 episodes 2000 Ally McBeal Attorney Dixon 2 episodes Family Law Mr. Petry 1 episode Providence Dr. Jordan Roberts 1 episode William Batsby 2001 How to Make a Monster Drummond Boston Public Mel Breen 1 episode Philly Detective John O'Brien 2 episodes 2002 Crossing Jordan Detective Rick Frazier 1 episode 2002–2003 The Practice Atty. Emmanuel Kupcheck / Hospital Atty. Alldredge 2 episodes 2002 Push, Nevada Well-Dressed Man 6 episodes 2003 24 Ted Simmons 3 episodes Mister Sterling Senator Ron Garland 1 episode 2003–2004 Major Hayes Recurring role; 5 episodes 2003–2005 The West Wing Speaker of the House Jeff Haffley Recurring role; 9 episodes 2003 The Lyon's Den Brad Manning 1 episode 2004 Lieutenant Mendez 1 episode 2004–2012 Desperate Housewives Rex Van de Kamp Series regular (season 1), guest star (seasons 2–3, 5, 7–8)
SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005–2006)2007 Numb3rs Detective Graham Larson 1 episode Traveler Special Agent in Charge Fred Chambers 8 episodes The Closer Lucas Cordry Season 3: Til Death Do Us Part, Parts I and II NCIS Commander William Skinner 1 episode: "Chimera" Stargate Atlantis Henry Wallace 1 episode: "Miller's Crossing" Boston Legal A.D.A. Norman Wilson 1 episode: "Oral Contracts" 2008 Medium Darren Swenson 1 episode Criminal Minds Lawyer Lester Serling 1 episode: "Tabula Rasa" 2008–2009 Saving Grace Detective Brad Gholston 3 episodes 2008 The Cleaner Gary Smith 1 episode The Mentalist Morgan Tolliver 1 episode Eli Stone Jim Cooper 2 episodes 2009 Privileged Elliot Davis 2 episodes Impact President Edward Taylor 2 episodes Cold Case Evan Price 1 episode Jerry Mackey 1 episode 2010 Ghost Whisperer Dave Walker/Glen Blessing 1 episode: "Blessings in Disguise" Burn Notice Christian Aikins 1 episode: "Where There's Smoke" The Defenders Senator Clint Harper 1 episode 2011 The Chicago Code Dennis Mahoney 2 episodes Ben Corrigan 1 episode Prime Suspect USA Richard Milner 1 episode 2012 Harry's Law Mr. Kennedy 1 episode Body of Proof Eric Greyson 1 episode Perception John F. Kennedy 1 episode Grey's Anatomy Dr. Darren Parker 4 episodes Longmire Johnson Made 1 episode Drop Dead Diva Bruce Forman 1 episode 2013 Revolution Edward Truman King & Maxwell Michael Wallace 1 episode 2015 Scream Queens Clark Ulrich 1 episode Bosch D.A. Richard 'Rick' O'Shea 19 episodes Arrow Senator Joseph Cray 1 episode Zoo Clayton Burke 3 episodes 2016 How to Get Away with Murder Victor Leshner Season 2, Episode 1 Code Black Desmond Leighton 5 episodes Lopez Bryce Vandevent 1 episode 2017 The Orville Willks 1 episode 2018 Dynasty Tim Myers 1 episode Waco Jeff Jamar 2 episodes The Last Ship President Joshua Reiss 6 episodes 2019 John Thompson 1 episode: "Mr. Jingles" 2020 9-1-1 Henry Wallace 1 episode Dirty John Baxter 1 episode 2021 SEAL Team Judge Bixby 1 episode 2022–2023 The Resident Gov. Mark Betz 4 episodes 2022–2023 Agent Oliver Bailor 2 episodes 2023 True Lies Dobkin 1 episode 2024 Tracker Scott Palmer 1 episode 2024–2025 Martin Russo 3 episodes 2025 John Jackson 3 episodes
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