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Matthew Settle

Matthew Settle

Actor · Born September 17, 1969 (57) · Hickory, North Carolina, USA

Jeffrey Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969) is an American actor best known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO show Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on Gossip Girl. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Settle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 17, 1969 (57)
From
Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Matthew Settle's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
24%
Bonds
20%
Self
20%
Morality
20%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 14
Hero
3 of 14
Shapeshifter
2 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Ally
1 of 14
Threshold guardian
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
7
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
6
Warm
6
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matthew Settle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Settle's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Student Film: The Movie(2026)

    as Reeves

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Valentine(2017)

    as Bono

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Faith of Anna Waters(2016)

    as Sam Harris

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Marshall's Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Doc Henry

  • Paper Angels(2014)

    as Kevin Morrell

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ouija(2014)

    as Anthony Morris

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Sister's Nightmare(2013)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • So Undercover(2012)

    as Professor Talloway

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Love Sick Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Norman

  • ExTerminators(2009)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Express(2008)

    as President Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 121 episodes · as Rufus Humphrey

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Beneath(2006)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael Madison

  • Blue Smoke(2007)

    as Bo Goodnight

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jonathan Sellers

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Celestine Prophecy(2006)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Into the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jacob Wheeler

  • Rancid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Decisive Battles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Until the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Michael

  • A Place Called Home(2004)

    as Henry "Hank" Ford

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Warren Beatty

  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Warren Beatty

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Art Pickering

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood(2002)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Band of Brothers(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ronald C. Speirs

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Attraction(2000)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The in Crowd(2000)

    as Matt

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • U-571(2000)

    as Ens. Keith Larson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Zane

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of Alex Kelly(1999)

    as Alex Kelly

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lansky(1999)

    as Bugsy Siegel Ages 17-26

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(1998)

    as Will Benson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Justice League of America(1997)

    as Guy Gardner / Green Lantern

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Deadly Vision(1997)

    as Det. Max Seagle

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Russell Bakey

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • What Happened to Bobby Earl?(1997)

    as Tom Stahl

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Shaughnessy(1996)

    as Tommy Shaughnessy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as Brian Westlake

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Ouija (2014)

$104M worldwide

Highest rated

Gossip Girl (2007)

Midcredits 78th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19942026

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1994Screen debut· ER
  • 1997First film· Justice League of America
  • 1997First top-billed film· Justice League of America
  • 2001Breakout· Attraction
  • 2001Career best· Attraction
  • 2007Career best· Gossip Girl

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

1990s10 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 35% of 17 roles
970212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Matthew Settle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Student Film: The Movie (2026)

99th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Band of Brothers (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matthew Settle's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matthew Settle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Settle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kelly Rutherford shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers