Geoff Stults


Geoffrey Stults 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 on Little Fires Everywhere, Marco Strzalkowski on Guilty Party, and Jake Davis 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.

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..
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 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.
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 on Little Fires Everywhere, Marco Strzalkowski on Guilty Party, and Jake Davis 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Thank You, Good NightFrat Boy
2002NantucketSteve Foster
2002No Place Like HomeMoses
2002King's HighwayTodd King
2004Bring It On AgainFootball Player
2004D.E.B.S.Bobby
2005Wedding CrashersCraig Garthe
2005In the MixChad
2006The Break-UpMike
2006CarjackingTom
2006Day 73 with SarahSteve-
2008The Express: The Ernie Davis StoryBob Lundy
2009I Hope They Serve Beer in HellDan
2010She's Out of My LeagueCam
2010Hot for TeachersJack Slater
2011L!fe HappensNicolas
2011J. EdgarRaymond Caffrey
2014The Opposite SexVince
2017UnforgettableDavid
2017High Low FortyCletus
2017Only The BraveTravis Turbyfill
201812 StrongSean Coffers
2018Sierra Burgess Is a LoserCoach Johnson
2023If You Were the LastTom Wright

Television