Biography
An ex-rocker-turned-art gallery owner, Humphrey's character radiated a smoldering cool that audiences gobbled up, turning journeyman actor Settle into an overnight sensation. But like many overnight sensations, Settle had spent years climbing the ladder. After a failed music career in New York City, Settle was discovered in the mid-1990s by Robert De Niro's lawyer and noted talent scout, Jay Julien. After training extensively in New York, he …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Made his Broadway debut in the role of slick criminal lawyer Billy Flynn in "Chicago" | |
2007 | Cast as former rock star Rufus Humphrey, father to Dan and Jenny, on the CW series "Gossip Girl" | |
2006 | Had a recurring role on the ABC drama "Brothers & Sisters" as Jonathan Sellers, the love interest of Kitty Walker (Calista Flockhart) | |
2006 | Co-starred in the film adaptation of James Redfield's bestseller, "The Celestine Prophecy" | |
2005 | Cast in the Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries "Into the West" (TNT) | |
2004 | Offered a critically lauded portrayal of Warren Beatty in Peter Bogdanovich's "The Mystery of Natalie Wood" | |
2002 | Appeared as Ashley Judd's love interest in Callie Khouri's film adaptation of "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" | |
2002 | Had a recurring role on the NBC medical drama "ER" as the abusive young husband of Maura Tierney's next-door neighbor | |
2001 | Portrayed legendary Captain Ronald Speirs in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers"; produced by Steven Spielberg | |
2000 | Played a man whose former girlfriend is dangerously obsessed with him in the black comedy "Attraction" | |
2000 | Featured in the ensemble of the World War II adventure "U-571" | |
1999 | Cast as the title character in the CBS fact-based TV-movie "Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly" | |
1999 | Played a young Bugsy Siegel, opposite Richard Dreyfuss, in the HBO biopic "Lansky" | |
1998 | Made film debut, opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt, in the teen horror sequel "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" | |
1997 | Featured in the ABC mystery "A Deadly Vision" | |
1997 | Made TV debut in the CBS TV-movie "What Happened to Bobby Earl?" | |
1996 | Acted in the unsold pilot "Shaughnessy" | |
| Relocated to Los Angeles | ||
1988 | Moved to NYC at age 19 to play in a rock band; eventually decided to study acting | |