Geoff Stults


Geoffrey Manton Stults is an American actor. He is known for his regular roles on 7th Heaven, October Road and Happy Town. He also starred as Major Walter Sherman in The Finder and as Sgt. Pete Hill in Enlisted. He played the recurring role of Mitch in seasons 1-3 of the Netflix series Grace and Frankie. His film roles include The Break-Up, Unforgettable, Only the Brave, and 12 Strong.

Early life

Stults was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised 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.

Career

Football career

He played professional gridiron football in Austria as a wide receiver for the Klosterneuburg Mercenaries.

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. 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, Michael Clarke Duncan. Since then, Stults has had small but memorable roles in Wedding Crashers and The Break-Up, as well as larger roles in , She's Out Of My League and L!fe Happens.
In 2010, Stults played Dan 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, 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.
Stults later guest starred in Stargirl as Courtney Whitmore'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 MTV's Punk'd, with Keibler as the recipient of the prank. Keibler and Stults are part-owners of the Hollywood Fame, a 2006 expansion franchise of the American Basketball Association. Stults and Keibler split in 2010.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Everybody Loves RaymondMailmanEpisode: "What's With Robert?"
2000UndressedDale3 episodes
2000L.A. 7SamEpisode: "The Prom"
2000Spin CityBlakeEpisode: "Smile"
2001Grounded for LifeRoom Service GuyEpisode: "Like a Virgin"
2001The ChronicleLuther StubbsEpisode: "Let Sleeping Dogs Fry"
2001–067th HeavenBen KinkirkSeries regular, recurring role, guest star
2002Project ViperYoung Zack LoverTV movie
2003L.A. DragnetLee CalofEpisode: "The Big Ruckus"
2004JoeyJakeEpisode: "Joey and the Party"
2004Las VegasJayEpisode: "Catch of the Day"
2004Hollywood DivisionDet. Vincent BoothTV movie
2005Confessions of an American BrideLuke StinsonTV movie
2005–06ReunionPeter HollandRecurring star, 5 episodes
2007–08October RoadEddie LatekkaSeries regular, 19 episodes
2010Happy TownTommy ConroySeries regular, 8 episodes
2010How I Met Your MotherMax2 episodes
2011BonesWalter ShermanEpisode: "The Finder"
2011Mad LoveTom StevensEpisode: "After the Fireworks"
2012The FinderWalter ShermanSeries regular, 13 episodes
2012Ben and KateWillRecurring star, 5 episodes
2014EnlistedSergeant Pete HillSeries regular, 13 episodes
2014Cuz-BrosNickTV movie
2015–17The Odd CoupleMurphRecurring star
2015ZooFBI Agent Ben ShaferRecurring star
2015, 2017Grace and FrankieMitchRecurring star
2018Man with a PlanLeif Forrest2 episodes
2019Black Mondaypost-production
2019The NeighborhoodLoganEpisode: "Welcome to Logan #2"
2020StargirlSam KurtisEpisode: "Shining Knight"