In what film did William Fichtner play David "Sully" Sullivan?

William Fichtner played David “Sully” Sullivan in The Perfect Storm.

Released in 2000, The Perfect Storm is a maritime disaster drama directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It adapts Sebastian Junger’s nonfiction book about the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing boat that disappeared during the massive storm of October 1991.

Fichtner’s character, David “Sully” Sullivan, is one of the fishermen aboard the Andrea Gail. The film follows the crew as they pursue a profitable catch and then confront rapidly worsening weather after their route takes them into an exceptionally dangerous convergence of weather systems.

The cast also includes George Clooney as captain Billy Tyne, Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Shatford, John C. Reilly as Dale “Murph” Murphy and Diane Lane as Christina Cotter. Although the film dramatizes some events and relationships, the title refers to the real 1991 storm system that overwhelmed the vessel and became one of the most famous maritime disasters in modern fishing history.