Michael Cudlitz

Michael Cudlitz (born December 29, 1964) is an American actor, known for portraying John Cooper on the TNT drama series Southland, Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, and Sergeant Abraham Ford on the AMC horror series The Walking Dead.

Early life

Cudlitz was born on Long Island, New York and grew up in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.

Cudlitz is a 1982 graduate of Lakewood High School.

Cudlitz has a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts, where he graduated in 1990.

Career

After graduating from CalArts, Cudlitz worked for many years as a character actor, in small parts in both film and television.

From the time he was a student at CalArts until he landed the role in Band of Brothers, Cudlitz supported himself by working in TV and film production in the art department of various shows. He said he did this work for between 8 to 10 years. Cudlitz had a long-term position as part of Local 44 working on Beverly Hills, 90210, where he had a key position coordinating the construction of sets.