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. 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'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.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Midsummer Demetrius Short film 2002 Candy Luc 2005 Automatic Randall Dunn 2006 Mystery Woman: Oh Baby Evan Chandler Television film 2007 Deputy Harlan Bremmer, Jr. 2007 Hack! Tim 2008 From a Place of Darkness Miles Kody 2008 Newscaster 2008 Something's Wrong in Kansas Juice 2008 Josh 2008 Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous SFC Harrison 2012 Hitting the Cycle Patrick 2012 The Giant Mechanical Man Hal Baker 2013 This Magic Moment Clark Gable Hallmark film 2015 Ethan 2016 DriverX Harry

Television Year Title Role Notes 1999–2002 Passions Ethan Winthrop 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" 2003–2004 10-8: Officers on Duty Deputy Chase Williams Main cast; 12 episodes 2004 Veronica Mars Conner Larkin Episode: "An Echolls Family Christmas" 2006–2009 Scrubs Keith Dudemeister 39 episodes 2007 My Boys Matt Dougan 2 episodes 2008 Eric Episode: "The Codpiece Topology" 2009 Fringe Agent Kashner Episode: "Dream Logic" 2009–2018 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Ben Smith 7 episodes 2010 True Jackson, VP Lance Whipple Episode: "The Hunky Librarian" 2010 Rules of Engagement Ryan Episode: "Harassment" 2010 In Plain Sight Patrick Hill Episode: "Death Becomes Her" 2011 Friends with Benefits Steve Episode: "The Benefit of Forgetting" 2012 CSI: NY Aaron Collins Episode: "Clean Sweep" 2012, 2015 Community Subway/Rick 2 episodes 2012 Melissa & Joey Travis Campbell Episode: "Eat, Pray, Date" 2013 Blue Bloods Ken Episode: "Quid Pro Quo" 2013 Kickin' It Chuck Banner Episode: "Sensei and Sensibility" 2014 Curtis Whitaker Episode: "The Golden Hammer" 2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Aron Derosa Episode: "The Last Ride" 2015 Nate 2 episodes 2015 2 Broke Girls Terry Episode: "And the Inside-Outside Situation" 2017 General Hospital Dr. Gregory Zajac Recurring role 2018 Splitting Up Together Frank Episode: "Star of Milo" 2018 Heathers Coach Cox Recurring role2018American Horror StoryMr. CampbellEpisode "The End"2018The Cool KidsWaltEpisode: "Sid Comes Out"2019The OAHandleyEpisode: "Magic Mirror"2019The DetourDump2 episodes2019Big Little LiesMichael Something2 episodes20209-1-1Sam EganEpisode: "What's Next?"2020Into the DarkNickEpisode: "Good Boy"2021Young SheldonJustinEpisode: "Crappy Frozen Ice Cream and an Organ Grinder's Monkey"2023How I Met Your FatherDickEpisode: "Not a Mamma Mia"2025Mythic QuestLouisEpisode: "The Fish and the Whale"2026High PotentialTheodore "Teddy" BarrowEpisode: "Pie in the Sky"

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2011 L.A. Noire Bernard Metier Voice

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