Jeffrey Matthew Settle is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 best known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs

Ronald Speirs

Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C. Speirs was a United States Army officer who served in the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially a platoon leader in Company either "C" or "B" of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment...

 on the HBO show Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl (TV series)

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...

.

Career

Settle made his Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 debut in a strictly limited engagement in Chicago: The Musical, appearing as Billy Flynn from April 19 through June 13. 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

Gossip Girl (TV series)

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...

, 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

Ronald Speirs

Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C. Speirs was a United States Army officer who served in the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially a platoon leader in Company either "C" or "B" of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment...

 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

Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222...

, the son of Joan and Dr. Robert Settle, who is a Baptist

Baptist

Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...

 minister. 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.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	Shaughnessy	Tommy Shaughnessy	TV film
1997	Justice League of America Justice League of America (TV movie) Justice League of America is an unsuccessful 1997 TV-pilot produced by CBS and directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá, based on a team of fictional DC Comics superheroes from the comic of the same name...	Guy Gardner Guy Gardner (comics) Guy Gardner is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He is a core member of the Green Lantern family of characters, and for a time was also a significant member of the Justice League family of characters.He was created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Green Lantern...  / Green Lantern Green Lantern The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...	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 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"...	Will Benson
1999	Lansky Lansky (film) Lansky is a 1999 American made-for-television crime drama film. Directed by John McNaughton, it stars Richard Dreyfuss as the famous gangster Meyer Lansky, Eric Roberts as Bugsy Siegel, and Ryan Merriman as the young Lansky.-Plot summary:...	Bugsy Siegel (ages 17–26)	TV film
1999	Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly is based on the life of Alex Kelly. It was released on March 16, 1999.-Plot:...	Alex Kelly	TV film
2000	U-571 U-571 (film) U-571 is a 2000 film directed by Jonathan Mostow, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann, Jon Bon Jovi, Jack Noseworthy, Will Estes, and Tom Guiry...	Ensign Keith Larson, Torpedo Officer, S-33
2000	The In Crowd The In Crowd (film) The In Crowd is a 2000 teen thriller directed by Mary Lambert. It stars Susan Ward and Lori Heuring.-Synopsis:When Adrien is released from an asylum, her former doctor, Henry Thompson immediately tries to get her back on her feet by getting her a job a country club on the East Coast, where she is...	Matt
2000	Attraction	Matthew
2002	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a 2002 American comedy-drama film starring Sandra Bullock and Ashley Judd, directed and written by Callie Khouri...	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 Rancid (film) Rancid is a 2004 Swedish thriller film in English, written by Jesper Ersgård and directed by Jack Ersgard....	James Hayson
2005	Mutig in die neuen Zeiten - Im Reich der Reblaus	Hal Morris	TV film
2006	The Celestine Prophecy The Celestine Prophecy (film) The Celestine Prophecy is a 2006 American film directed by Armand Mastroianni and starring Matthew Settle, Thomas Kretschmann, and Sarah Wayne Callies...	John
2007	Blue Smoke Blue Smoke Blue Smoke, also known as Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke, is a 2007 made-for-tv movie directed by David Carson, which stars Alicia Witt, Matthew Settle, and Scott Bakula. The film is based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name. And is part of the Nora Roberts 2007 movie collection, which also...	Bo Goodnight	TV film
2007	Beneath	John
2008	The Express The Express The Express is a 2008 American sports film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a book titled Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher...	President Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
2010	ExTerminators ExTerminators (film) ExTerminators is a 2009 American black comedy film written by Suzanne Weinert and directed by John Inwood. It stars Heather Graham, Amber Heard, Jennifer Coolidge, Matthew Settle, and Sam Lloyd.-Plot:...	Dan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes and Awards
2001	Band of Brothers	Capt. Ronald Speirs Ronald Speirs Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C. Speirs was a United States Army officer who served in the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially a platoon leader in Company either "C" or "B" of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment...	6 episodes
2002	ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...	Brian Westlake	5 episodes
2003	The Practice The Practice The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...	Russell Bakey	3 episodes
2003	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Art Pickering	Episode "Death Grip"
2004	Decisive Battles	Himself	Host
2005	Into the West Into the West (TV miniseries) Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005...	Jacob Wheeler	2 episodes
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...	Jackson Zane	Episode "Storm"
2006	Brothers and Sisters	Jonathan	4 Episodes
2006	Secrets of a Small Town Secrets of a Small Town Secrets of A Small Town is a television pilot ordered by ABC for the 2006-2007 television season by ABC. Despite being rated as 'one of the highest testing dramas', the show was not picked up for series order as part of ABC's fall lineup due to its high budget. It was created by Charles Pratt, Jr...	Nash	Episode "Pilot"
2007	The Wedding Bells The Wedding Bells The Wedding Bells is an American television comedy-drama that debuted on Fox on March 7, 2007. The series was greenlighted after the network became interested in a series centered on wedding planners. The network approached David E...	Michael Madison	2 episodes
2007–present	Gossip Girl Gossip Girl (TV series) Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...	Rufus Humphrey	2009 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...  for Choice TV Parental Unit

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