Anson Adams Mount IV is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series
Hell on Wheels, as Jim Steele on the NBC series
Conviction (2006), as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, and as Captain Christopher "Chris" Pike in the
Star Trek television series
Discovery,
Short Treks (2019), and
Strange New Worlds (2022–present). He also starred opposite Britney Spears in the coming-of-age film
Crossroads (2002). He is a member of the board of directors of METI.