---
name: "Max Cullen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/max-cullen"
fi1m_id: "max-cullen"
imdb_id: "nm0191504"
tmdb_id: 38665
wikidata_id: "Q6794685"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 April 1940"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:32:20.638622+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Max Cullen

## Identity

Max Cullen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/max-cullen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** max-cullen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0191504
- **TMDB ID:** 38665
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6794685
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Cullen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6794685, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191504/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38665

Actor. Born 29 April 1940 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 April 1940, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Cullen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6794685, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191504/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38665

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*My Brilliant Career*](https://film.one/film/my-brilliant-career.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Max Cullen is an Australian stage and screen actor. He was born on 29 April 1940 in Wellington, New South Wales. He trained in painting and sculpture at Sydney's National Art School before studying acting at the Ensemble Theatre from 1963.

Cullen has appeared in numerous Australian films and television series. His credits include Mr. McSwatt in *My Brilliant Career* (1979), a role in *Spider and Rose* (1994), Owl Eyes in *The Great Gatsby* (2013), Travis Hudson in *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009), and recurring parts in *The Flying Doctors*, *Secret Valley* and *Love My Way*. He won AFI and Film Critics Circle awards for Best Supporting Actor for *Spider and Rose*.

His brother was the actor Cul Cullen. Cullen has performed a one-man show, 'Lawson', about the poet Henry Lawson, since 2007.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *My Brilliant Career* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Mr. McSwatt — [page](https://film.one/film/my-brilliant-career.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Faraway Downs* (2023), series, as Old Drunk
- *Never Too Late* (2020), as Hank
- *Acute Misfortune* (2018), as Kevin Cullen
- *Riot* (2018), as Gerry Gowland
- *Doctor Doctor* (2016), series, as Martin
- *Goldstone* (2016), as Old Timer
- *Broke* (2016), as Cec
- *Old School* (2014), series, as Des
- *Santa's Apprentice* (2013), Actor
- *The Great Gatsby* (2013), as Owl Eyes
- *Anyone You Want* (2010), as Glen
- *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009), as Travis Hudson
- *Australia* (2008), as Old Drunk
- *December Boys* (2007), as Narrator / Adult Misty
- *Jindabyne* (2006), as Terry
- *BlackJack: In the Money* (2005), as Howard
- *Love My Way* (2004), series, as Gerry Jackson
- *The Nugget* (2002), as Wally
- *McLeod's Daughters* (2001), series, as Sid Connolly
- *In a Savage Land* (1999), as Douglas Stevens
- *Federation* (1999), as voices
- *Kings in Grass Castles* (1998), series, as Mr. Costello
- *Kiss or Kill* (1997), as Stan
- *Billy's Holiday* (1995), as Billy Apples
- *Rough Diamonds* (1995), as Magistrate Roy
- *Spider and Rose* (1994), as Jack
- *The Damnation of Harvey McHugh* (1994), series, as Prime Minister Jim Hammond
- *Mad Bomber in Love* (1992), as Sergeant Meggs
- *Greenkeeping* (1992), as Tom
- *Garbo* (1992), as Wal
- *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Ernie Kemp
- *The Returning* (1990), as Father Donohue
- *Grim Pickings* (1989), series, as Toby
- *Luigi’s Ladies* (1989), as Chef
- *Incident at Raven's Gate* (1989), as Taylor
- *Act of Betrayal* (1988), series, as Quinn
- *Boundaries of the Heart* (1988), as Blanco White
- *Vietnam* (1987), as Journalist
- *Rafferty's Rules* (1987), series, as Mr. Lee
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Hurtle, (archive footage)
- *Call Me Mr. Brown* (1985), Actor
- *Outbreak of Hostilities* (1985), as Harry Starling
- *Stanley: Every Home Should Have One* (1984), as Berger
- *Bodyline* (1984), series, as Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)
- *Scales of Justice* (1983), series, as Roach
- *Midnite Spares* (1983), as Tomas
- *The Return of Captain Invincible* (1983), as Italian Man
- *Running on Empty* (1982), as Rebel
- *Secret Valley* (1982), series, as Claude Cribbins
- *Starstruck* (1982), as Reg
- *Freedom* (1982), as Factory Clerk
- *Hoodwink* (1981), Actor
- *Cornflakes for tea* (1981), as Stan
- *Hard Knocks* (1980), as Newman
- *My Brilliant Career* (1979), as Mr. McSwatt — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/my-brilliant-career.md)
- *The Odd Angry Shot* (1979), Actor
- *Cass* (1978), Actor
- *Summerfield* (1977), as Jim
- *Bluey* (1976), series, as Wally Curran
- *Sunday Too Far Away* (1975), as Tim King
- *Rush* (1974), series, as Billy Adams
- *The Office Picnic* (1972), Actor
- *Stockade* (1971), Actor
- *Spyforce* (1971), series, Actor
- *Where Dead Men Lie* (1971), as Commentator (voice)
- *You Can't See 'round Corners* (1969), as Peeper
- *Skippy the Bush Kangaroo* (1968), series, as Keeler

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