Matthew Settle
American actor
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::summary American actor ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Matthew Settle |
| image | Matthew Settle.jpg |
| caption | Settle in 2011 |
| birth_name | Jeffrey Matthew Settle |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Hickory, North Carolina, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1996–present |
| spouse | |
| children | 1 |
| :: |
| name = Matthew Settle | image = Matthew Settle.jpg | caption = Settle in 2011 | birth_name = Jeffrey Matthew Settle | birth_date = | birth_place = Hickory, North Carolina, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = | children = 1
Jeffrey Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for playing Will Benson in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Captain Ronald Speirs on the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl.
Early life
Settle was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of Robert, a Baptist minister, and Joan Settle. He is the youngest of six children, having two sisters and three brothers.
Career
Settle made his Broadway debut in a strictly limited engagement in Chicago: The Musical, appearing as Billy Flynn from April 19 through June 13, 2010. He made his feature film debut in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer co-starring alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mekhi Phifer, and Brandy Norwood. He also had a guest appearance in the seventh season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a reporter in the episode "Storm". From 2007 to 2012, Settle portrayed Rufus Humphrey, the father of Dan and Jenny, on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl. Other past roles include his portrayal of Capt. Ronald Speirs in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and his role as Jacob Wheeler in the TNT miniseries Into the West. He also played the part of John in the film Beneath. He played John in the 2006 film The Celestine Prophecy.
Personal life
In 2007, Settle revealed that in 2006, at age 37, he had eloped to marry Israeli actress and model Naama Nativ, with whom he had a child, born in 2009. Settle and Nativ divorced in May 2011.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | Tommy Shaughnessy | Television film |
| 1997 | What Happened to Bobby Earl? | Tom Stahl | |
| ** | Detective Max Seagle | ||
| Justice League of America | Guy Gardner / Green Lantern | ||
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Will Benson | |
| 1999 | Lansky | Benny "Bugsy" Siegel (ages 17–26) | Television film |
| Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly | Alex Kelly | ||
| 2000 | U-571 | Ensign Keith Larson | |
| ** | Matt Curtis | ||
| Attraction | Matthew | ||
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Lieutenant Jack Whitman | |
| 2004 | ** | Warren Beatty | Television film |
| ** | Hank Ford | ||
| Until the Night | Michael | ||
| Rancid | James Hayson | ||
| 2005 | Mutig in die neuen Zeiten – Im Reich der Reblaus | Hal Morris | Television film |
| 2006 | ** | John | |
| 2007 | Blue Smoke | Bo Goodnight | Television film |
| Beneath | John | ||
| 2008 | ** | John F. Kennedy | |
| 2009 | ExTerminators | Dan | |
| 2011 | So Undercover | Professor Talloway | |
| 2012 | Love Sick Love | Norman | |
| 2013 | ** | Phil | Television film |
| 2014 | Ouija | Anthony Morris | |
| Paper Angels | Kevin Morrell | ||
| 2015 | ** | Sam Harris | |
| Marshall the Miracle Dog | Doc Henry | ||
| 2016 | The Faith of Anna Waters | Sam Harris | |
| 2017 | Valentine | Bono | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Captain Ronald Speirs | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 2002 | ER | Brian Westlake | 5 episodes |
| 2003 | ** | Russell Bakey | 3 episodes |
| CSI: Miami | Art Pickering | Episode: "Death Grip" | |
| 2004 | Decisive Battles | Himself | Host; 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Into the West | Jacob Wheeler | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jackson Zane | Episode: "Storm" | |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Jonathan Sellers | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | ** | Michael Madison | 2 episodes |
| 2007–2012 | Gossip Girl | Rufus Humphrey | Main cast; 119 episodes |
| Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Parental Unit | |||
| 2016 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Daniel Wolf | 1 episode |
| :: |
References
References
- "Matthew Settle Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com.
- Morrow. (January 19, 2007). "Insider: Sevier star announces he's married". knoxnews.com.
- Gans. (April 19, 2010). ""Gossip Girl" Star Matthew Settle Makes Broadway Debut in Chicago April 19". playbill.com.
- Henderson. (April 20, 2010). "What's Up, Matthew Settle? Chicago's New Billy on His Broadway Debut and the Secret Identity of Gossip Girl". Broadway.com.
- Hamm. (March 5, 2009). "Gossip Girl's Matthew Settle is a Father!". [[People (magazine).
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