Born: December 3, 1955
Age: 68
Birthplace: La Jolla, San Diego, California, U.S.
Steven Bradford Culp (born December 3, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Rex Van de Kamp on ABC's Desperate Housewives, Clayton Webb on JAG, and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jeff Haffley on NBC's The West Wing.
Culp was born in La Jolla, California. Both his father and stepfather were in the U.S. Navy. He attended First Colonial High School in Virginia where he was voted "Most Talented". He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1978 with a major in English literature and also studied at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. He earned an MFA from Brandeis University in 1981.
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 James' father in James and the Giant Peach. Culp is known for his recurring roles as CIA Agent Clayton Webb on JAG (1997-2004) and Major Hayes on Star Trek: Enterprise (2003-2004). He had the unusual misfortune to have both of those characters killed off in the same week, in the shows' season finales (though Webb turned up very much alive in the subsequent season premiere of JAG). During the year 2004, Steven became the first actor to appear as a recurring character in four television series simultaneously: The West Wing, Star Trek: Enterprise, JAG and ER.
Culp has played Robert F. Kennedy twice; in the TV movie Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) and the film Thirteen Days (2000). In 1995, Culp starred on The Young and the Restless briefly as Brian Hamilton. He also played Commander Martin Madden in Star Trek Nemesis (2002), a character written to replace William Riker as Enterprise first officer. However, due to the film running too long, Culp's scenes (along with other scenes) were cut from the final film, so Madden can now only be seen in the Nemesis DVD deleted scenes. In the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise, Culp played the recurring character Major Hayes, leader of the M.A.C.O.s. He was in five episodes; "The Xindi", "The Shipment", "Harbinger", "Hatchery" and "Countdown", 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 antagonist Peter Drummond in the campy television movie How to Make a Monster, in which nerdy computer game programmers accidentally give life to a deadly AI. Members of the software company take turns attempting to beat the game in order save their own lives. He played Rex Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives for one season. Once again, his character was killed off at the end of the season. However, he reprised his role several times in flashback sequences and as narrator. He also played Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Jeff Haffley on the TV show The West Wing. Culp also starred in a few episodes of 24 during the second season, as Secret Service agent Ted Simmons.
Culp won the Celebrity Poker Showdown 7th Season Championship game. He was seen on the ABC show Traveler as Special Agent in Charge Fred Chambers and on NCIS as Navy Commander William Skinner. He also appeared in the Stargate Atlantis episode "Miller's Crossing", and on Medium, in the episode "Do You Hear What I Hear", as well as on the pilot episode of The Mentalist. He is set to star as Thomas Foran in the upcoming film The Chicago 8. In 2012, Culp guest starred on episodes of ABC's Body of Proof, TNT's Perception and played Dr. Parker on Grey's Anatomy. He also had a recurring role on NBC's Revolution as Edward Truman, high commander of the Patriots.
He is married to Barbera Ayers, and they have two children together. He had a half-sister, Kathryn Harvey. On January 1, 2006, Kathryn was murdered in Richmond, Virginia along with her husband, Bryan, and their two daughters, Stella and Ruby. In February 2006, two men were convicted of the Harvey family murder and several other murders, as well as other crimes in the Richmond area.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Gross Anatomy | Jerry Fanning Forrester | |
1991 | Dead Again | Party Guest | |
1993 | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Robert Campbell | |
1993 | Fearless | Emergency Doctor | |
1996 | James and the Giant Peach | James' Father | |
2000 | Nurse Betty | Friend | |
2000 | Thirteen Days | Robert F. Kennedy | |
2002 | The Emperor's Club | Older Martin Blythe | |
2004 | Spartan | Gaines | |
2005 | The Sisters | Dr. Harry Glass | |
2007 | Firehouse Dog | Zachary Hayden | |
2007 | From Within | Pastor Joe | |
2010 | The Chicago 8 | Thomas Foran | |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Senator P. Wenham |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Another World | Tom Nelson | |
1983-1984 | One Life to Live | Dr. Daniel Wolek | |
1988 | Lincoln | John Hay | |
1988 | The Cosby Show | Father-to-Be | |
1989 | ABC Afterschool Special | ||
1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Carter | |
1989 | Duet | Martin | |
1989 | Murphy Brown | Brad Stockton | |
1989 | Newhart | Brett | |
1989 | Hooperman | ||
1990 | L.A. Law | ||
1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Bill Taylor | |
1992 | Quicksand: No Escape | Bartender | |
1992 | Dream On | Dan | |
1993 | Reasonable Doubts | Peter Maxwell | |
1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Company Man | |
1995 | Touched by an Angel | Dr. Rence Patterson | |
1995 | Sisters | Graham Pressman | |
1995 | The Young and the Restless | Brian Hamilton | |
1996 | Baywatch Nights | Garth Youngblood | |
1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mr. Dreesen | |
1996 | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Robert F. Kennedy | |
1997 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Peter Doyle | |
1997 | Pacific Palisades | Judge | |
1997 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Father James | |
1997-2004 | JAG | Special Agent Clayton Webb, CIA. | Recurring Role- 41 Episodes |
1998 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Thomas Belafontaine | |
1998 | Profiler | ||
1998 | Chicago Hope | Mr. Turner | |
1998 | Any Day Now | Randall Clemens | |
1999 | Brimstone | Frankie | |
1999 | V.I.P. | Financial Officer | |
2000 | Ally McBeal | Attorney Dixon | |
2000 | Family Law | Mr. Petry | |
2000 | Providence | Dr. Jordan Roberts | |
2000 | Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | William Batsby | |
2001 | How to Make a Monster | Drummond | |
2001 | Boston Public | Mel Breen | |
2001 | Philly | Detective John O'Brien | |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | Detective Rick Frazier | |
2002 | Push, Nevada | Well-Dressed Man | |
2003 | 24 | Ted Simmons | |
2003 | Mister Sterling | Senator Ron Garland | |
2002-2003 | The Practice | Atty. Emmanuel Kupcheck/Hospital Atty. Alldredge | |
2003 | The Lyon's Den | Brad Manning | |
2003-2005 | The West Wing | Speaker of the House Jeff Haffley | Recurring Role- 9 Episodes |
1999-2004 | ER | Dave Spencer/Dr. Charles Cameron | |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lieutenant Mendez | |
2003-2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Major Hayes | |
2007 | Stargate: Atlantis | Henry Wallace | Episode: "Miller's Crossing" |
2007 | Boston Legal | A.D.A. Norman Wilson | Season 4 - Oral Contracts |
2007 | NCIS | Commander William Skinner | Season 5 - Chimera |
2008 | Criminal Minds | Lawyer Lester Serling | |
2008 | The Mentalist | Morgan Tolliver | |
2010 | Burn Notice | Christian Aikins | Season 4 - Where There's Smoke |
2011 | The Chicago Code | Dennis Mahoney | |
2011 | Law & Order: Los Angeles | Ben Corrigan | |
2012 | Body of Proof | Eric Greyson | |
2004-2012 | Desperate Housewives | Rex Van de Kamp | Series regular (season 1), guest star (seasons 2-3, 5, 7-8) |
2012 | Zoo | Clayton Burke | |
2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Parker | |
2013 | Revolution | Edward Truman | |
2015 | Bosch | D.A. Richard 'Rick' O'Shea | |
2015 | Arrow | Senator Joseph Cray |