
Geoff Stults
b. 1977 · American actor
Biography
Geoff Stults (born Geoffrey Stults, December 15, 1977) is an American actor whose career spans studio comedies, action films, network television and streaming series. He is best known for supporting roles in comedies and dramas, though he has also led several television series.
Stults grew up in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, and attended Whittier College in California, where he performed in college theater productions and played football. Before committing fully to acting, he played wide receiver for the Klosterneuburg Mercenaries, now known as the Danube Dragons, in the Austrian Football League. He began acting as a child in commercials alongside his brother George, who is also an actor.
His first major role came in 2002 on 7th Heaven, where he played a fireman. He then had regular roles on October Road and Happy Town. His film career took off in 2004 with D.E.B.S., a women-led action comedy. Since then he has appeared in widely seen films such as Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up and She's Out of My League, as well as action dramas like Only the Brave and 12 Strong.
On television, he is perhaps best remembered for playing Walter Sherman in The Finder, a Bones spin-off, and Sgt. Pete Hill in Enlisted. He later had a recurring role in the Netflix series Grace and Frankie and has more recently appeared in Little Fires Everywhere, Guilty Party and The Last Thing He Told Me. His career reflects steady work as a dependable character actor across both film and television.
Key films
- Wedding Crashers (2005), a hit comedy in which he is part of the main cast.
- The Break-Up (2006), an adult-oriented romantic comedy with a large ensemble.
- She's Out of My League (2010), a romantic comedy in which he appears in the supporting cast.
- Only the Brave (2017), a drama about wildland firefighters based on a true story.
- 12 Strong (2018), a war film about the first US special forces deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11.
Trivia
Acting brothers
His brother George Stults played Kevin Kinkirk, the brother of Stults's character, on 7th Heaven, so the two shared the series.
From football to acting
Before acting full time, he played wide receiver in the Austrian Football League for the Klosterneuburg Mercenaries.
A short-lived team
Stults and Stacy Keibler co-owned the Hollywood Fame, a 2006 American Basketball Association expansion team that folded after one season.
On Cinematopedia
Original Cinematopedia text based on Wikipedia (en) and Wikidata.
J. Edgar
Wedding Crashers
The Break-Up
12 Strong
She's Out of My League
Only the Brave
D.E.B.S.
Unforgettable
Bring It On Again
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser