Background
Settle was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of Joan and Doctor Robert Settle, who is a Baptist minister.
Settle was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of Joan and Doctor Robert Settle, who is a Baptist minister.
He is known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the Home Box Office miniseries Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl. Settle made his Broadway debut in a strictly limited engagement in Chicago: The Musical, appearing as Billy Flynn from April 19 through June 13, 2010. He also had a guest appearance in the seventh season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a reporter in the episode "Storm".
From 2007 to 2012, Settle portrayed Rufus Humphrey, the father of Dan and Jenny, on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl.
Other past roles include his portrayal of Captain Ronald Speirs in the Home Box Office miniseries Band of Brothers, and also his role as Jacob Wheeler in the TNT miniseries Into the West.
He also played the part of John in the film Beneath.