Matthew Settle

Matthew Settle Biography

Jeffrey Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969), better known as Matthew Settle, is an American actor best known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO show Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on Gossip Girl.

Early life

Settle was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of Joan and Dr. Robert Settle, who is a Baptist minister. 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 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

In 2007, Settle revealed that in 2006, at age 37, he had eloped to marry actress/model Naama Nativ, with whom he has a daughter, Aven Angelica born in 2009. The couple was divorced 10 May 2011.

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
2012	So Undercover	Professor Talloway
2012	Love Sick Love	Norman

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 - 13 episodes
2005	Into the West	Jacob Wheeler	3 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"2012	Gossip Girl	Rufus Humphrey	2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Parental Unit

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