Geoffrey Stults (born December 15, 1977) 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

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) on '' Little Fires Everywhere'', Marco Strzalkowski (opposite

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) on '' Guilty Party'', and Jake Davis (opposite

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) on '' The Last Thing He Told Me''. He also played the recurring role of Mitch in the hit

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series '' Grace and Frankie''. His film roles include ''

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'', '' The Break-Up'', '' She's Out of My League'', '' Only the Brave'', and '' 12 Strong''.

Early life

Stults grew up in

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. His brother is actor George Stults. He graduated from Manitou Springs High School. He moved to

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, and began to perform in the college

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productions while attending

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, in

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, where he also played football.

Career

Football career

He played professional

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in the Austrian Football League as a

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for the Klosterneuburg Mercenaries (now known as the Danube Dragons).

Acting career

Stults started his acting career at the age of seven by doing commercials alongside his brother George. He appeared on ''

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'' 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''. 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''. 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'',

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. Since then, Stults has had small but memorable roles in ''

'' and '' The Break-Up'', as well as larger roles in '' The Express: The Ernie Davis Story'', '' She's Out Of My League'' and '' L!fe Happens''. In 2010, Stults played Dan (an

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of the book's popular characters El Bingeroso/PWJ/GoldenBoy) in the film adaptation of ''

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''. He starred in the short-lived ABC television series '' Happy Town'' and appeared on ''

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''. At the 2011 network upfronts, Fox announced that it picked up the ''

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'' 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 ''

''. The show was canceled and the final episode aired on May 11, 2012. Stults later guest starred in '' Stargirl'' as

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's father Sam Kurtis.

Personal life

In June 2005, Stults was reported to be in a relationship with actress and former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler. The pair appeared together on

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's ''

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'', with Keibler as the recipient of the prank. Keibler and Stults were part-owners of the Hollywood Fame, a 2006 expansion franchise of the

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. The team went defunct after only one season. Stults and Keibler split in 2010.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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