Geoff Stults
American actor (born 1977)
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Geoffrey Stults (born December 15, 1977[2]) is an American actor. His first regular roles on television included 7th Heaven, October Road, and Happy Town. He went on to star as Major Walter Sherman on The Finder and Sgt. Pete Hill on Enlisted. Most recently, he played Mark McCullough (opposite Reese Witherspoon) on Little Fires Everywhere, Marco Strzalkowski (opposite Kate Beckinsale) on Guilty Party, and Jake Davis (opposite Jennifer Garner) on The Last Thing He Told Me. He also played the recurring role of Mitch in the hit Netflix series Grace and Frankie.
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Geoff Stults | |
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Stults in 2018 | |
| Born | December 15, 1977 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Relatives | George Stults (brother) |
His film roles include Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up, She's Out of My League, Only the Brave, and 12 Strong.
Early life
Stults grew up in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. His brother is actor George Stults. He graduated from Manitou Springs High School. He moved to Los Angeles, and began to perform in the college theater productions while attending Whittier College, in Whittier, California, where he also played football.[3]
Career
Football career
He played professional American football in the Austrian Football League as a wide receiver for the Klosterneuburg Mercenaries (now known as the Danube Dragons).[4]
Acting career
Stults started his acting career at the age of seven by doing commercials alongside his brother George. He appeared on Everybody Loves Raymond as a mailman in the episode "What's with Robert?" He landed his first major role in 2002 as Ben Kinkirk, a fireman at the department in which Mary Camden was training and Mary's soon-to-be new love interest, on the show 7th Heaven.[5] The role of Ben's brother, Kevin Kinkirk, was portrayed by George Stults, his real life brother. Stults portrayed Eddie Latekka for two seasons on the popular ABC drama series October Road.[citation needed]
His first major film role came in 2004, when he played the male lead in the female action-comedy D.E.B.S. (where he met his future co-star on The Finder, Michael Clarke Duncan).
Since then, Stults has had memorable roles in the hit movies Wedding Crashers and The Break-Up, as well as the films The Express: The Ernie Davis Story, She's Out Of My League, and L!fe Happens.
In 2010, Stults played Dan (an amalgamation of the book's popular characters El Bingeroso/PWJ/GoldenBoy) in the film adaptation of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. He starred in the short-lived ABC television series Happy Town and appeared on How I Met Your Mother.
At the 2011 network upfronts, Fox announced that it picked up the Bones spin-off, The Finder, starring Stults in the lead role of Walter Sherman (a.k.a. The Finder), an Iraq war veteran who, after a brain injury from an exploding IED, was left with the extraordinary skill of finding anybody or anything. The show co-starred Duncan, Mercedes Masohn, and Maddie Hasson. It premiered January 12, 2012, as a mid-season replacement for Bones. The show was canceled and the final episode aired on May 11, 2012.
He went on to star as Sgt. Pete Hill on Enlisted.
Stults later guest starred on Stargirl as Courtney Whitmore's father Sam Kurtis.
He also played the recurring role of Mitch in the hit Netflix series Grace and Frankie.
Most recently, he played Mark McCullough (opposite Reese Witherspoon) on Little Fires Everywhere, Marco Strzalkowski (opposite Kate Beckinsale) on Guilty Party, and Jake Davis (opposite Jennifer Garner) on The Last Thing He Told Me.
Recent film roles include Only the Brave, 12 Strong, and Sierra Burgess Is a Loser.
Personal life
In June 2005, Stults was reported to be in a relationship with actress and former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler.[6] The pair appeared together on MTV's Punk'd, with Keibler as the recipient of the prank.[7] Keibler and Stults were part-owners of the Hollywood Fame, a 2006 expansion franchise of the American Basketball Association.[8] The team went defunct after only one season.[9][10] Stults and Keibler split in 2010.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Thank You, Good Night | Frat Boy | |
| 2002 | Nantucket | Steve Foster | |
| No Place Like Home | Moses | ||
| King's Highway | Todd King | ||
| 2004 | Bring It On Again | Football Player | |
| D.E.B.S. | Bobby | ||
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Craig Garthe | |
| In the Mix | Chad | ||
| 2006 | The Break-Up | Mike | |
| Carjacking | Tom | ||
| Day 73 with Sarah | Steve | ||
| 2008 | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story | Bob Lundy | |
| 2009 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Dan | |
| 2010 | She's Out of My League | Cam | |
| Hot for Teachers | Jack Slater | ||
| 2011 | L!fe Happens | Nicolas | |
| J. Edgar | Raymond Caffrey | ||
| 2014 | The Opposite Sex | Vince | |
| 2017 | Unforgettable | David | |
| High Low Forty | Cletus | ||
| Only The Brave | Travis Turbyfill | ||
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Sean Coffers | |
| 2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Coach Johnson | |
| 2023 | If You Were the Last | Tom Wright |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Mailman | Episode: "What's With Robert?" |
| Undressed | Dale | 3 episodes | |
| L.A. 7 | Sam | Episode: "The Prom" | |
| Spin City | Blake | Episode: "Smile" | |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | Room Service Guy | Episode: "Like a Virgin" |
| The Chronicle | Luther Stubbs | Episode: "Let Sleeping Dogs Fry" | |
| 2001–2006 | 7th Heaven | Ben Kinkirk | Main role (season 7), recurring role (season 6 & 9), guest star (season 11) |
| 2002 | Project Viper | Young Zack Lover | TV movie |
| 2003 | L.A. Dragnet | Lee Calof | Episode: "The Big Ruckus" |
| 2004 | Joey | Jake | Episode: "Joey and the Party" |
| Las Vegas | Jay | Episode: "Catch of the Day" | |
| Hollywood Division | Det. Vincent Booth | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Confessions of an American Bride | Luke Stinson | TV movie |
| 2005–2006 | Reunion | Peter Holland | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | October Road | Eddie Latekka | Main role; 19 episodes |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Tommy Conroy | Main role; 8 episodes |
| How I Met Your Mother | Max | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Bones | Walter Sherman | Episode: "The Finder" |
| Mad Love | Tom Stevens | Episode: "After the Fireworks" | |
| 2012 | The Finder | Walter Sherman | Main role; 13 episodes |
| Ben and Kate | Will | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2014 | Enlisted | Sergeant Pete Hill | Main role; 13 episodes |
| Cuz-Bros | Nick | TV movie | |
| 2015–2017 | The Odd Couple | Murph | Recurring role; 15 episodes |
| 2015 | Zoo | FBI Agent Ben Shafer | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2015-2017 | Grace and Frankie | Mitch | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Man with a Plan | Leif Forrest | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Black Monday | ||
| The Neighborhood | Logan | Episode: "Welcome to Logan #2" | |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Mark McCullough | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Stargirl | Sam Kurtis | Episode: "Shining Knight" |
| 2021 | Guilty Party | Marco Baker | Main role; 10 episodes |
| Cowboy Bebop | Chalmers | Recurring role, 5 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Company You Keep | Simon Norris | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| The Last Thing He Told Me | Jake Davis | Main role; 7 episodes | |
| 2025 | The Irrational | Shel Benson | Episode: "The Overview Effect" |
| 2025 — present | Criminal Minds: Evolution | Evan Delray | Recurring role (season 18) |
