Matthew Settle

Matthew Settle stars as Rufus Humphrey, a former rocker turned gallery owner and father to two teenagers, Dan and Jenny (co-stars Penn Badgley and Taylor Momsen), in The CW's new drama Gossip Girl, from Josh Schwartz (The O.C.), based on the tremendously popular book series about privileged teenagers who attend an elite private school in New York City.

Most recently, Settle had a recurring role on Brothers and Sisters. His other series credits include roles on E.R. and The Practice, and guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and CSI: Miami. Settle has also starred in several television films, including Blue Smoke, Into The West, A Place Called Home, The Mystery of Natalie Wood, in which he portrayed Warren Beatty, Band of Brothers, Crime in Connecticut and Lansky, in which he played a young Bugsy Siegel.

On the big screen, Settle recently completed production on the thriller Beneath. He starred in the The Celestine Prophecy, which was adapted from the best-selling book. His other film credits include Rancid, Until the Night, Attraction, The In-Crowd, U-571 and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

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Matthew Settle Facts

Occupation	Actor
Birthday	September 17, 1969 (40)
Sign	Virgo
Birthplace	Hickory, North Carolina, USA

Selected Filmography

Gossip Girl: The Complete Second Season

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

The Celestine Prophecy

U-571

A Place Called Home

Blue Smoke

Shaughnesy the Iron Marshall

The In Crowd

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Rancid

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