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Matthew Settle Born Jeffrey Matthew Settle
September 17, 1969
Hickory, North Carolina, United StatesOccupation Actor Years active 1996—present Spouse Naama Nativ (2006)[1] Jeffrey Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969) is an American actor best known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO show Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on Gossip Girl.
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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.[when?] He also had a guest appearance on Law and Order SVU in Season 7 as a reporter in the episode Storm. Settle can also be seen as Rufus Humphrey on the CW show Gossip Girl, in which he is the father of Dan and Jenny, two of the main characters. Other past roles include his portrayal of Capt. Ronald Speirs in the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers. He also played the part of John in the film Beneath.
Personal life
Settle was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of Joan and Dr. Robert Settle, who is a Baptist minister.[2] He is the youngest of six children, having two sisters and three brothers. In 2007, Settle revealed that in 2006, at age 37, he had eloped to marry Israeli Jewish actress/model Naama Nativ.[1]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1996 Shaughnessy Tommy Shaughnessy TV film 1997 Justice League of America Guy Gardner / Green Lantern TV film 1997 What Happened to Bobby Earl? Tom Stahl TV film 1997 A Deadly Vision Det. Max Seagle TV film 1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Will Benson 1999 Lansky Bugsy Siegel (ages 17–26) TV film 1999 Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly Alex Kelly TV film 2000 U-571 Ensign Keith Larson, Torpedo Officer, S-33 2000 The In Crowd Matt 2000 Attraction Matthew 2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Lt. Jack Whitman 2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood Warren Beatty TV film 2004 A Place Called Home Hank Ford TV film 2004 Until the Night Michael 2004 Rancid James Hayson 2005 Mutig in die neuen Zeiten - Im Reich der Reblaus Hal Morris TV film 2006 The Celestine Prophecy John 2007 Blue Smoke Bo Goodnight TV film 2007 Beneath John 2008 The Express President Kennedy 2010 ExTerminators Dan Television Year Title Role Notes and Awards 2001 Band of Brothers Capt. Ronald Speirs 6 episodes 2002 ER Brian Westlake 5 episodes 2003 The Practice Russell Bakey 3 episodes 2003 CSI: Miami Art Pickering Episode "Death Grip" 2004 Decisive Battles Himself Host 2005 Into the West Jacob Wheeler 2 episodes 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jackson Zane Episode "Storm" 2006 Brothers and Sisters Jonathan 4 Episodes 2006 Secrets of a Small Town Nash Episode "Pilot" 2007 The Wedding Bells Michael Madison 2 episodes 2007–present Gossip Girl Rufus Humphrey 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Parental Unit References
- ^ a b Terry Morrow (2007-01-19). "Insider: Sevier star announces he's married". knoxnews.com. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/Jan/19/binsiderb-sevier-star-announces-hes-married. Retrieved 2008-10-10. "Actor Matthew Settle, raised in Sevierville, has been keeping a secret, which has only recently been spilled to his family and a few select friends. The son of a Pigeon Forge preacher man got married six months ago..."I eloped," he says..."We got married quietly. She's from Israel"...He wasn't sure how his parents, conservative Baptists, would react to their son marrying a Jewish lady. "I was afraid they'd be angry about it, but they were delighted," he says."
- ^ "Matthew Settle Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/53/Matthew-Settle.html.
External links
- Matthew Settle at the Internet Movie Database
- "Exclusive Interview: GOSSIP GIRL Star Matthew Settle". thetvaddict.com. 2008-05-05. http://www.thetvaddict.com/2008/05/05/exclusive-interview-gossip-girl-star-matthew-settle/. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
Categories:- 1969 births
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Hickory, North Carolina
- American screen actor, 1960s birth stubs
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