Geoff Stults

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 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.

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.

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).

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 Bobby in the women-led 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. The pair appeared together on MTV's Punk'd, with Keibler as the recipient of the prank. Keibler and Stults were part-owners of the Hollywood Fame, a 2006 expansion franchise of the American Basketball Association. The team went defunct after only one season. Stults and Keibler split in 2010.

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 Slater2011 L!fe Happens Nicolas J. Edgar Raymond Caffrey 2014 The Opposite Sex Vince2017 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