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Anson Mount
Mount in 2011.
Born (1973-02-25) February 25, 1973 (age 51)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Cullen Bohannon in the AMC show Hell on Wheels. He also played Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series Conviction and appeared in the film Tully.

Early life

Mount was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother, Nancy Smith, is a former professional golfer.[1] His father, Anson Adams Mount II, was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine.[2][3] Anson has an older brother, Anson Adams III, and two sisters, Kristin and Elizabeth, from his father's first marriage.

Mount's great-great-great grandfather was a Confederate cavalry colonel in the Civil War.[4] He attended Dickson County High School in Dickson, Tennessee, The University of the South and Columbia University.[2] At The University of the South, he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut Toby Belcher
2000 Tully Tully Coates Jr.
2000 Boiler Room Broker
2002 Crossroads Ben Kimble Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with Britney Spears)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Best Chemistry (shared with Britney Spears)
2002 City by the Sea Dave Simon
2002 Poolhall Junkies Chris
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Mine Weber
2004 The Warrior Class Alec Brno
2005 In Her Shoes Todd
2006 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Garth
2006 Walk the Talk Larry
2006 Hood of Horror Tex Jr
2007 Privacy Policy Detective Barry
2008 The Two Mr. Kissels Robert Kissel TV movie
2009 Cook County Bump
2009 Burning Palms Tom
2011 Straw Dogs Coach Stan Milkens
2011 Hick Nick
2012 Safe Alex Rosen
2012 Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden Cherry Television film
2014 Non-Stop Jack Hammond
2014 The Forger Keegan
2014 Supremacy Paul Sobecki
2015 Mr. Right Richard Cartigan

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Ally McBeal Kevin Wah Episode: "Civil War"
1999 Sex and The City Gregory Episode: "Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women"
2000-2001 Third Watch Dr. Montville
2003 Smallville Paul Hayden Episode: "Precipice"
2003 Line of Fire Roy Ravelle
2004 CSI: Miami Tony Macken Episode: "Not Landing"
2004-2005 The Mountain Will Carver
2005 LOST Kevin Episode: "Man of Science, Man of Faith"
2006 Conviction Jim Steele
2007 Law & Order Reverend James Sterling Episode: "Church"
2007 The Cure Darren Elliot
2009 Dollhouse Episode: "Gray Hour"
2011–2016 Hell On Wheels Cullen Bohannon
2013 Red Widow Evan Walraven 3 Episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Evil Within Sebastian Castellanos [5]
2015 The Assignment Sebastian Castellanos Cameo (DLC)

References

  1. ^ "Mount's beard perfect target for `Line of Fire'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  2. ^ a b Anne D'Arminio, Aubry. "Anson Mount". Allmovie. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  3. ^ "Playboy Executive Tells Hefner Empire Details". The StarPhoenix. 14 June 1968. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Anson Mount Q&A". Amctv.com. 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  5. ^ "The Evil Within Voice Cast Announced by Bethesda in New Video, Includes Familiar Hollywood Names". PlayStation LifeStyle.