MATTHEW SETTLE
as RUFUS HUMPHREY

Matthew Settle stars as Rufus Humphrey in The CW's hit drama "Gossip Girl," from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), based on the tremendously popular book series about privileged teenagers in New York City.

Settle is set to star alongside Miley Cyrus in the Weinstein Company film “So Undercover,” which is set for release on December 19, 2012. Additionally, he stars alongside Swedish actress Katia Winter (“Unmade Beds”) in “Happy & Bleeding” which he also co-produced. Prior to these projects, Settle starred among a talented cast in TNT’s epic six-week television event, “Into the West,” from executive producer Steven Spielberg and produced by DreamWorks. “Into the West” was nominated for 16 Emmy Awards.

Settle’s past projects also include roles on the television series “Brothers and Sisters,” “ER” and David E. Kelly’s “The Wedding Bells.” In addition, he was a part of Callie Khour’s film adaptation of “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” in which he starred opposite Ashley Judd; HBO’s award-winning mini-series “Band of Brothers,” in which he portrayed the legendary Capt. Ronald Speirs; Jonathan Mostow’s World War II submarine drama “U-571,” and a critically lauded portrayal of Warren Beatty in Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Mystery of Natalie Wood.”

He resides in New York City with his daughter Aven.