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My Take
Michael Cudlitz is one of those actors who absolutely commands the screen without ever demanding your attention — he just earns it. His turn as Officer John Cooper in Southland was genuinely riveting, a performance so grounded and complicated (addiction, identity, loyalty) that it felt less like acting and more like documentary. He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for it in 2013, and honestly, that still feels slightly underrecognized given how good that show was. Before all that, he was quietly memorable as Sergeant Randleman in Band of Brothers, and then he went full throttle as Abraham Ford in The Walking Dead — blunt, funny, heartbreaking right up to the end. Long Island kid who trained seriously and built a career on craft over hype: that's Michael Cudlitz in a sentence.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Cudlitz
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・カドリッツ
- Reading
- まいける・かどりっつ
- Born
- December 29, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Long Island, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / video game actor
2. Background
- High school
- Lakewood High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Michael Cudlitz born?
Born December 29, 1964 (age 61).
Where is Michael Cudlitz from?
Michael Cudlitz is from Long Island, New York, United States.
What does Michael Cudlitz do?
Michael Cudlitz works as actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor, video game actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.