Steven Culp

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

Early life and education

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.

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 '' 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

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