Steven Culp

He also appeared in How to Get Away with Murder as defense attorney Victor Leshner.

• Name — Steven Culp • Birth Name — Steven Bradford Culp • Born — 3 December 1955 • Birthplace — San Diego, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1982–present • Spouse — Barbara Ayers • Children — 2 • Education — College of William and Mary (BA) Brandeis University (MFA)

Culp was born in La Jolla, California, the son of Mary Ann Joseph (born in Coshocton, Ohio), and Joseph Franklin Culp (born in Dallas). Both his father and stepfather were in the United States Navy. He attended First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 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 M.F.A. 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 the father of the titular character in James and the Giant Peach. In 1995, Culp briefly starred on The Young and the Restless as Brian Hamilton. 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). 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 The West Wing as Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Jeff Haffley from 2003 to 2005. 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 Star Trek: Nemesis (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 Star Trek: Enterprise, Culp played the recurring character Major Hayes, commander of the Military Assault Command Operations detachment aboard Enterprise. He was in five episodes; "The Xindi", "The Shipment", "Harbinger", "Hatchery" and "Countdown", 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 game programmers 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, American Horror Story: 1984 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. From 2015 to 2018, he had a recurring role in the Amazon prime crime drama Bosch.

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1982 — Another World — Tom Nelson — 1 episode • 1983-1984 — One Life to Live — Daniel Wolek • 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 — Quicksand: No Escape — Bartender — TV movie • Dream On — Dan — 1 episode • 1993 — Reasonable Doubts — Peter Maxwell — 2 episodes • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion — Jeff Dulaney — TV movie • 1994 — Diagnosis: Murder — Company Man — 1 episode • 1995 — Touched by an Angel — Dr. Rence Patterson — 1 episode • Sisters — Graham Pressman — 1 episode • Donor Unknown — Joel Evers — 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 — Pensacola: Wings of Gold — 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 • Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For — 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 — Star Trek: Enterprise — 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 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 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 • CSI: Miami — 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 • Law & Order: Los Angeles — 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 — American Horror Story: 1984 — John Thompson — 1 episode: "Mr. Jingles" • For the People — Arthur Covington — 1 episode • Dear White People — Douglas Emory — 1 episode • 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 — The Rookie: Feds — Agent Oliver Bailor — 2 episodes • 2023 — True Lies — Dobkin — 1 episode • 2024 — Tracker — Scott Palmer — 1 episode • 2024–2025 — FBI: International — Martin Russo — 3 episodes • 2025 — Suits: LA — John Jackson — 3 episodes

Steven Culp is recorded as actor.