Travis Schuldt
{{short description|American actor (b. 1974)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Travis Schuldt
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|09|18}}
| birth_place = Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Natalie Zea|July 16, 2014}}
| children = 1
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Travis Schuldt (born September 18, 1974)"Catching up with....Travis Schuldt." Soap Opera Digest. August 12, 2013. p. 63. is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on Passions, and played the recurring roles of Keith Dudemeister on Scrubs, Rick/Subway on Community, and Ben Smith on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Personal life
Schuldt was born in Topeka, Kansas. He became engaged to actress Natalie Zea after eleven years together, in June 2013. The couple married on July 16, 2014, in Hawaii.{{cite web |last1=Webber |first1=Stephanie |last2=Meilan |first2=Ingrid |title=The Following's Natalie Zea Marries Travis Schuldt! |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/natalie-zea-marries-travis-schuldt-the-following-stars-wedding-2014177/ |website=Us Weekly |accessdate=February 29, 2020 |date=July 18, 2014}} In June 2015, they announced that they were expecting their first child together.{{cite web |title=Natalie Zea Expecting First Child |url=https://people.com/parents/natalie-zea-pregnant-expecting-first-child-travis-schuldt/ |website=People |accessdate=February 29, 2020 |date=June 11, 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Corneau |first1=Allison |title=Justified's Natalie Zea Is Pregnant! |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/natalie-zea-is-pregnant-justified-star-expecting-first-child-2015126 |website=Us Weekly |accessdate=February 29, 2020 |date=June 12, 2015}} In October 2015, Zea gave birth to a daughter.{{cite web|last1=Leon|first1=Anya|title=Natalie Zea Welcomes Daughter Reygan|url=https://people.com/parents/natalie-zea-travis-schuldt-welcomes-daughter-reygan//|website=People|date = November 5, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}
Career
His theatre credits include Glengarry Glen Ross, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, and The Madwoman of Chaillot. Schuldt co-produced and starred in Sam Shepard's Icarus's Mother, James Kerwin's adaptations of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis and Cardenio, and Amber Benson's Albert Hall.
Schuldt's first major television role was on the NBC soap opera Passions, in which he originated the role of Ethan Crane, before leaving the series at the end of his three-year contract in 2002. He played the recurring role of Keith Dudemeister on Scrubs from 2006 to 2009. He also has made appearances on other television shows, such as Veronica Mars, My Boys, True Jackson, VP, and Rules of Engagement, and was a regular on the ABC police drama 10-8: Officers on Duty from 2003 to 2004. He appeared in the 2007 horror films The Hitcher and Hack!.
In 2008, he appeared in the original pilot for the ABC sitcom Cavemen, as well as in an episode of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. That same year, Schuldt had roles in the comedy films Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous alongside Jessica Simpson and An American Carol. In October 2009, he guest-starred on the Fringe episode "Dream Logic" and the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes "The Gang Wrestles for the Troops", "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System", "Mac's Big Break", and "Dee Gives Birth" as recurring character Ben Smith. In March 2012, he guest-starred as Subway/Rick on the Community episode "Digital Exploration of Interior Design". Schuldt reprised his role on the season six episode "Advanced Safety Features" in April 2015. In November 2017, it was announced Schuldt would guest-star on General Hospital.{{cite news|author=SOD|authorlink=Soap Opera Digest|title=Exclusive! Travis Schuldt To GH!|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-travis-schuldt-gh/|accessdate=November 16, 2017|work=Soap Opera Digest|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|date=November 15, 2017}}
Filmography
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|+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1999
| Midsummer | Short film |
| 2002
| Candy | Luc | |
| 2005
| Automatic | Randall Dunn | |
| 2006
| Evan Chandler | Television film |
| 2007
| {{sortname|The|Hitcher|dab=2007 film}} | Deputy Harlan Bremmer, Jr. | |
| 2007
| Hack! | Tim | |
| 2008
| From a Place of Darkness | Miles Kody | |
| 2008
| {{sortname|A|Line in the Sand|nolink=1}} | Newscaster | |
| 2008
| Something's Wrong in Kansas | Juice | |
| 2008
| {{sortname|An|American Carol}} | Josh | |
| 2008
| Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | SFC Harrison | |
| 2012
| Hitting the Cycle | Patrick | |
| 2013
| This Magic Moment | Clark Gable | Hallmark film |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Boy Next Door|dab=film}} | Ethan | |
| 2016
| DriverX | Harry | |
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|+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1999–2002
| Passions | Role held: July 5, 1999 – July 3, 2002 |
| 2003
| JAG | Petty Officer Marin | Episode: "Empty Quiver" |
| 2003
| Baby Bob | Tim | Episode: "Don't Pass Me By" |
| 2003–04
| Deputy Chase Williams | Main cast; 12 episodes |
| 2004
| Conner Larkin | Episode: "An Echolls Family Christmas" |
| 2006–09
| Scrubs | 39 episodes |
| 2007
| My Boys | Matt Dougan | 2 episodes |
| 2008
| {{sortname|The|Big Bang Theory}} | Eric | Episode: "The Codpiece Topology" |
| 2009
| Fringe | Agent Kashner | Episode: "Dream Logic" |
| 2009–18
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | 7 episodes |
| 2010
| Lance Whipple | Episode: "The Hunky Librarian" |
| 2010
| Ryan | Episode: "Harassment" |
| 2010
| Patrick Hill | Episode: "Death Becomes Her" |
| 2011
| Steve | Episode: "The Benefit of Forgetting" |
| 2012
| CSI: NY | Aaron Collins | Episode: "Clean Sweep" |
| 2012, 2015
| Subway/Rick | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| Travis Campbell | Episode: "Eat, Pray, Date" |
| 2013
| Ken | Episode: "Quid Pro Quo" |
| 2013
| Chuck Banner | Episode: "Sensei and Sensibility" |
| 2014
| {{sortname|The|Mentalist}} | Curtis Whitaker | Episode: "The Golden Hammer" |
| 2015
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Aron Derosa | Episode: "The Last Ride" |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Fosters|dab=2013 TV series}} | Nate | 2 episodes |
| 2015
| Terry | Episode: "And the Inside-Outside Situation" |
| 2017
| Dr. Gregory Zajac | Recurring role |
| 2018
| Frank | Episode: "Star of Milo" |
| 2018
| Heathers | Coach Cox | Recurring role |
| 2018
|Mr. Campbell |Episode "The End" |
| 2018
|Walt |Episode: "Sid Comes Out" |
| 2019
|Handley |Episode: "Magic Mirror" |
| 2019
|Dump |2 episodes |
| 2019
|Michael Something |2 episodes |
| 2020
|Sam Egan |Episode: "What's Next?" |
| 2020
|Nick |Episode: "Good Boy" |
| 2021
|Justin |Episode: "Crappy Frozen Ice Cream and an Organ Grinder's Monkey" |
| 2023
|Dick |Episode: "Not a Mamma Mia" |
| 2025
|Louis |Episode: "The Fish and the Whale" |
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|+ Video games ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2011
| Bernard Metier | Voice |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0005402}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
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