Matthew Settle

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Matthew Settle
Born Jeffrey Matthew Settle
September 17, 1969 (1969-09-17) (age 42)
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1996–present
Spouse Naama Nativ
(m. 2006–2011)[1]

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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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." 
  2. ^ "Matthew Settle Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/53/Matthew-Settle.html. 

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