Travis Schuldt

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Travis Schuldt : biography

September 18, 1974 –

Travis Schuldt (born September 18, 1974) is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on the NBC soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2002, and played a recurring role of Keith Dudemeister in the sitcom Scrubs from 2006-2008.

Career

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 10-8: Officers on Duty, My Boys, True Jackson, VP, Sex and the City, and Veronica Mars. He appeared in The Hitcher as Harlan Bremmer, Jr. The same year, he appeared in the indie horror movie Hack!. In 2008, he appeared in the original pilot for Cavemen, as well as in an episode of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He appeared in Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous alongside Jessica Simpson, and played a minor role in 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 on the Community episode "Digital Exploration of Interior Design".

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.

Biography

The Topeka, Kansas, native’s career began after he graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater. He quickly found success as a model and moved to Los Angeles in 1999, when he scored the lead on the NBC hit, Passions.