Anson Mount - wikipedia Anson Mount Anson Mount Mount at the 2018 San Diego Comic - Con Anson Adams Mount IV ( 1973 - 02 - 25 ) February 25, 1973 ( age 45 ) Mount Prospect, Illinois, U.S. Education University of the South ( BA ) Columbia University ( MFA ) Occupation Actor Years active 1999 -- present Anson Adams Mount IV ( born February 25, 1973 ) is an American actor. He portrayed the fictional character Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series Hell on Wheels. He was also cast in the role of Jim Steele on the short - lived NBC series Conviction and appeared in the film Tully ( 2000 ). In 2017, he portrayed the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in Marvel 's Inhumans. On April 9, 2018, it was announced that Mount will have a recurring role as Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Enterprise in season 2 of Star Trek : Discovery. Contents 1 Early life 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3.1 Television series 3.2 Video games 4 References 5 External links Early life Mount was born in Mount Prospect, Illinois and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother, Nancy Smith, is a former professional golfer. His father, Anson Adams Mount II, was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine. 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. Mount attended Dickson County High School in Dickson, Tennessee, The University of the South, and Columbia University. Personal life On July 8, 2017, Anson announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, photographer Darah Trang, and they were married on February 20, 2018. The couple currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with their dogs, Jax, Mac, and Betty Lou. 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 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 TV movie 2014 Non-Stop Jack Hammond 2014 The Forger Keegan 2014 Supremacy Paul Sobecki 2015 Mr. Right Richard Cartigan 2015 Visions David Maddox 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 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 Lead Role 2013 Red Widow Evan Walraven 3 Episodes 2017 Inhumans Black Bolt Lead role 2019 Star Trek : Discovery Captain Christopher Pike Series regular Video games Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Evil Within Sebastian Castellanos 2015 The Assignment Sebastian Castellanos Cameo ( DLC ) References Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( February 28, 2017 ). `` ' Marvel 's Inhumans ' : ' Hell On Wheels ' Anson Mount To Star As Black Bolt In ABC Series ''. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Leslie ( April 9, 2018 ). `` ' Star Trek : Discovery ' Enlists Anson Mount As Captain Kirk 's Predecessor ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Mount 's beard perfect target for ' Line of Fire ' ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. ^ Jump up to : Anne D'Arminio, Aubry. `` Anson Mount ''. Allmovie. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Playboy Executive Tells Hefner Empire Details ''. The StarPhoenix. 14 June 1968. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Anson Mount Q&A ''. Amctv.com. 2011 - 11 - 06. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Anson Mount on Instagram : `` SHE SAID MAYBE ! ! ! '' ``. Instagram. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Anson Mount on Instagram : `` Done went'n did it '' ``. Instagram. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Anson Mount - The Daily Beast ''. n.d. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Anson Mount on Instagram : `` Did someone say food ? Happy # JaxAndMacMonday... '' ``. Instagram. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` The Evil Within Voice Cast Announced by Bethesda in New Video, Includes Familiar Hollywood Names ''. PlayStation LifeStyle. External links Anson Mount on IMDb Anson Mount on Twitter BNF : cb14502141x ( data ) GND : 1023099063 ISNI : 0000 0000 7843 212X LCCN : no2003071645 SUDOC : 186258674 VIAF : 59315215 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anson_Mount&oldid=855147018 '' Categories : 1973 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Columbia University alumni People from Dickson County, Tennessee Sewanee : The University of the South alumni Male actors from Tennessee 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors People from Prospect Heights, Illinois Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Articles with hCards Twitter username different from Wikidata Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 9 more Edit links This page was last edited on 16 August 2018, at 07 : 41 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays cullen bohannon in hell on wheels
Answer: Anson Adams Mount IV