Travis Schuldt


Travis Schuldt 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.In June 2015, they announced that they were expecting their first child together.In October 2015, Zea gave birth to a daughter.

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' 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 ' 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 ' 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2002PassionsEthan WinthropRole held: July 5, 1999 – July 3, 2002
2003JAGPetty Officer MarinEpisode: "Empty Quiver"
2003Baby BobTimEpisode: "Don't Pass Me By"
2003–04'Deputy Chase WilliamsMain cast; 12 episodes
2004Veronica MarsConner LarkinEpisode: "An Echolls Family Christmas"
2006–09ScrubsKeith Dudemeister39 episodes
2007My BoysMatt Dougan2 episodes
2008'EricEpisode: "The Codpiece Topology"
2009FringeAgent KashnerEpisode: "Dream Logic"
2009–18It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBen Smith7 episodes
2010True Jackson, VPLance WhippleEpisode: "The Hunky Librarian"
2010Rules of EngagementRyanEpisode: "Harassment"
2010In Plain SightPatrick HillEpisode: "Death Becomes Her"
2011Friends with BenefitsSteveEpisode: "The Benefit of Forgetting"
2012'Aaron CollinsEpisode: "Clean Sweep"
2012, 2015CommunitySubway/Rick2 episodes
2012Melissa & JoeyTravis CampbellEpisode: "Eat, Pray, Date"
2013Blue BloodsKenEpisode: "Quid Pro Quo"
2013Kickin' ItChuck BannerEpisode: "Sensei and Sensibility"
2014'Curtis WhitakerEpisode: "The Golden Hammer"
2015'Aron DerosaEpisode: "The Last Ride"
2015'Nate2 episodes
20152 Broke GirlsTerryEpisode: "And the Inside-Outside Situation"
2018Splitting Up TogetherFrankEpisode: "Star of Milo"
2018HeathersCoach CoxRecurring role
2018American Horror StoryMr. CampbellEpisode "The End"
2018The Cool KidsWaltEpisode: "Sid Comes Out"
2019The OAHandleyEpisode: "Magic Mirror"
2019The DetourDump2 episodes
2019Big Little LiesMichael Something2 episodes
20209-1-1Sam EganEpisode: "What's Next?"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011L.A. NoireBernard MetierVoice