Anson Adams Mount IV is an American actor. He became known for his television roles on the western drama series Hell on Wheels and Conviction. He also starred in various films including Crossroads and
Mount in 2023
Mount at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.
Hell on Wheels is an American Western television series about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, which broadcast in the United States and Canada on the c
Anson Mount
…Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He became known for his television roles on the western drama series Hell on Wheels (2011–2016) and Conviction (2006). He also starred in various films including Crossroads (2002) and Cook County (2009). He gained recognition for his…
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Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) is the central character of the series.
"There's a lot of just being in the right place at the right time, as well as being in the right place and time in my life. I couldn't have played this role 10 years ago—I needed a little bit of life behind me. I'd been wanting to do a western for years but never had the opportunity to do that. So I immediately responded to this project, and I especially responded to the fact that the lead was a southern character who's not stereotyped and not villainized."
"I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character. With this, it was a complete page-turner. It was fantastically entertaining. And then, specifically looking at the character that they wanted me to play, it really got my juices going. You don't see writing like this, nowadays. The vocabulary he uses is just fantastic. There was no hesitation." — Colm Meaney