Matthew Settle

Jeffrey Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl.

Matthew Settle
Settle in 2011
Born
Jeffrey Matthew Settle

(1969-09-17) September 17, 1969 (age 54)
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Naama Nativ
(m. 2006⁠–⁠2011)
Children1

Early life

Settle was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of Robert, a Baptist minister, and Joan Settle.[1] He is the youngest of six children, having two sisters and three brothers.[2]

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.[3][4] 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 movie, 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,[2] with whom he had a child, born in 2009.[5] The couple divorced in May 2011.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Shaughnessy: The Iron MarshalTommy ShaughnessyTelevision film
1997What Happened to Bobby Earl?Tom StahlTelevision film
1997A Deadly VisionDet. Max SeagleTelevision film
1997Justice League of AmericaGuy Gardner / Green LanternTelevision film
1998I Still Know What You Did Last SummerWill Benson
1999LanskyBugsy Siegel (ages 17–26)Television film
1999Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex KellyAlex KellyTelevision film
2000U-571Ensign Keith Larson
2000The In CrowdMatt
2000AttractionMatthew
2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodLt. Jack Whitman
2004The Mystery of Natalie WoodWarren BeattyTelevision film
2004A Place Called HomeHank FordTelevision film
2004Until the NightMichael
2004RancidJames Hayson
2005Mutig in die neuen Zeiten – Im Reich der ReblausHal MorrisTelevision film
2006The Celestine ProphecyJohn
2007Blue SmokeBo GoodnightTelevision film
2007BeneathJohn
2008The Express: The Ernie Davis StoryPresident Kennedy
2009ExTerminatorsDan
2011So UndercoverProfessor Talloway
2012Love Sick LoveNorman
2013A Sister's NightmarePhilTelevision film
2014OuijaAnthony Morris
2014 Paper AngelsKevin Morrell
2015The Faith of Anna WatersSam Harris
2015Marshall the Miracle DogDoc Henry
2016The Faith of Anna WatersSam Harris
2017ValentineBono

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Band of BrothersCapt. Ronald SpeirsMiniseries; 6 episodes
2002ERBrian Westlake5 episodes
2003The PracticeRussell Bakey3 episodes
2003CSI: MiamiArt PickeringEpisode: "Death Grip"
2004Decisive BattlesHimselfHost; 13 episodes
2005Into the WestJacob WheelerMiniseries; 3 episodes
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJackson ZaneEpisode: "Storm"
2006Brothers and SistersJonathan Sellers4 episodes
2007The Wedding BellsMichael Madison2 episodes
2007–12Gossip GirlRufus HumphreyMain cast; 119 episodes
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Parental Unit
2016Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersDaniel Wolf1 episode

References