William Mark McCullough

William Mark McCullough was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. He earned a political science and theater degree from Mercer University followed by a law degree from American University. His most notable film roles include a tough Southern cop alongside Glenn Close and Amy Adams in the Ron Howard drama, Hillbilly Elegy (2020) (2020); the gun and drug smuggling co-pilot to Tom Cruise's Barry Seal in the Doug Liman thriller, American Made (2017) (2017); the violent enforcer for Nicolas Cage's mob boss character in the Steven C. Miller crime drama, Arsenal (2017) (2017); and the redneck co-worker opposite Channing Tatum in the Steven Soderbergh comedy, Logan Lucky (2017) (2017). Some of Mark's most powerful television appearances include his current recurring role on the Netflix series, Sweet Magnolias (2020) (2020), playing a tough, blue-collar dad; his recurring guest star role on the Bad Boys (1995) television spin-off, L.A.'s Finest (2019) (2019), playing a menacing drug cartel enforcer opposite Gabrielle Union; his guest star role alongside Jennifer Beals in the DC Universe series, Swamp Thing (2019) (2019) playing a conniving backwoods redneck; and his recurring role on the Marvel series, The Gifted (2017) (2018) playing a former special forces soldier with mutant powers. Prior to his career in entertainment, Mark worked in politics and law on Capitol Hill. A serious car accident while on a trip to Nicaragua prompted him to change his career path. Mark is a passionate world traveler, having backpacked through multiple countries including Russia, Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria, Cuba and Nicaragua. He is an avid motorcyclist spending his free time exploring back roads throughout the U.S.