Matthew Settle

Biography

Matthew Settle is an American actor from Hickory, North Carolina, who has worked in film, television and the theater. His first feature film was I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), in which he played Will Benson opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. He went on to play Ronald Speirs in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, and from 2007 to 2012 he was Rufus Humphrey, Dan and Jenny's father, on the CW drama Gossip Girl. He also appeared as Jacob Wheeler in Into the West, a TNT miniseries, and in the films Beneath (2007) and The Celestine Prophecy (2006), playing a character named John in each. His other credits include a guest role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and a 2010 Broadway run in Chicago: The Musical as Billy Flynn.

57years old

Turns 58 on September 17in 311 days

Born September 17, 1969Hickory
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 19 years1997 to 2016

Genres

Drama47%, 8 films
Thriller47%, 8 films
Mystery35%, 6 films
Action24%, 4 films
Horror24%, 4 films

First and latest

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First role
Matthew Settle made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in a strictly limited engagement of Chicago: The Musical, playing the role from April 19 through June 13, 2010.

Matthew Settle movies on Netflix

The Offering2016IMDb rating 3.8as Sam Harris
Marshall's Miracle2015IMDb rating 5.7as Doc Henry
Ouija2014IMDb rating 4.5as Mr. Morris
Paper Angels2014IMDb rating 6.6as Kevin Morrell
A Sister's Nightmare2013IMDb rating 5.7as Phil
So Undercover2012IMDb rating 5.0as Professor Talloway
ExTerminators2009IMDb rating 5.2as Dan
Beneath2007IMDb rating 5.3as John
Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke2007IMDb rating 5.5as Bo Goodnight
The Celestine Prophecy2006IMDb rating 4.9as John
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood2002IMDb rating 6.1as Lt. Jack Whitman
Attraction2000IMDb rating 5.1as Matthew
The In Crowd2000IMDb rating 4.7as Matt
U-5712000IMDb rating 6.6as Ens. Keith Larson
Lansky1999IMDb rating 5.5as Bugsy Siegel Ages 17-26
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer1998IMDb rating 4.8as Will Benson
Justice League of America1997IMDb rating 3.0as Guy Gardner / Green Lantern

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer1998 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Will Benson
IMDb rating 4.889K votes
Ouija2014 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Mr. Morris
IMDb rating 4.563K votes
The Celestine Prophecy2006as John
IMDb rating 4.94.2K votes
The In Crowd2000as Matt
IMDb rating 4.75.1K votes
The Offering2016as Sam Harris
IMDb rating 3.82.2K votes
So Undercover2012as Professor Talloway
IMDb rating 5.022K votes
U-5712000as Ens. Keith Larson
IMDb rating 6.693K votes
Justice League of America1997as Guy Gardner / Green Lantern
IMDb rating 3.01.5K votes

Worked with

Matthew Settle shares two films with Thomas Kretschmann, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Thomas Kretschmann

Tim Perez

Eric Roberts

Harvey Keitel

Lin Shaye

Richard DreyfussJonathan MostowDirector, 1 film Danny CannonDirector, 1 film Stiles WhiteDirector, 1 film

Films together

Thomas Kretschmann2 films together, 2000 to 2006
Thomas Kretschmann's page
- The Celestine Prophecy2006IMDb rating 4.9Settle as JohnKretschmann as Wil
- U-5712000IMDb rating 6.6Settle as Ens. Keith LarsonKretschmann as Capt.-Lt. Gunther Wassner
Tim Perez2 films together, 2007 to 2013
Tim Perez's page
- A Sister's Nightmare2013IMDb rating 5.7Settle as PhilPerez as Captain
- Beneath2007IMDb rating 5.3Settle as JohnPerez as Dr. Perry
Eric Roberts1 film together, 1999
Eric Roberts's page
- Lansky1999IMDb rating 5.5Settle as Bugsy Siegel Ages 17-26Roberts as Ben "Bugsy" Siegel
Harvey Keitel1 film together, 2000
Harvey Keitel's page
- U-5712000IMDb rating 6.6Settle as Ens. Keith LarsonKeitel as CPO Henry Klough
Lin Shaye1 film together, 2014
Lin Shaye's page
- Ouija2014IMDb rating 4.5Settle as Mr. MorrisShaye as Paulina Zander
Richard Dreyfuss1 film together, 1999
Richard Dreyfuss's page
- Lansky1999IMDb rating 5.5Settle as Bugsy Siegel Ages 17-26Dreyfuss as Meyer Lansky
Jonathan MostowDirector, 1 film, 2000
All films by Jonathan Mostow
- U-5712000IMDb rating 6.6Settle as Ens. Keith Larson
Danny CannonDirector, 1 film, 1998
All films by Danny Cannon
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer1998IMDb rating 4.8Settle as Will Benson
Stiles WhiteDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Stiles White
- Ouija2014IMDb rating 4.5Settle as Mr. Morris

Box office

What Matthew Settle's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$398 million

8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
7Never in cinemas
2Figure not found

Top grosser

U-5712000Ens. Keith Larson$128 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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U-5712000as Ens. Keith Larson
$128M32.1% of the total
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Ouija2014as Mr. Morris
$104M26.0% of the total
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer1998as Will Benson
$84M21.1% of the total
4
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood2002as Lt. Jack Whitman
$74M18.6% of the total
5
The In Crowd2000as Matt
$5.3M1.3% of the total
6
So Undercover2012as Professor Talloway
$2.5M0.6% of the total
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The Celestine Prophecy2006as John
$616K0.2% of the total
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The Offering2016as Sam Harris
$262K0.1% of the total