Ethan Suplee

Suplee in 2011, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Ethan L. Suplee

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 25, 1976

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, Welsh, Irish, remote French Huguenot

Ethan Suplee is an American actor. His roles include the films Mallrats, American History X, Road Trip, Remember the Titans, Evolution, John Q., Cold Mountain, The Butterfly Effect, Without a Paddle, Art School Confidential, Mr. Woodcock, Fanboys, Unstoppable, The Wolf of Wall Street, True Story, Deepwater Horizon, Motherless Brooklyn, Dog, and Babylon, and the series Boy Meets World, The Ranch, and My Name Is Earl.

He is the son of actors Debbie Suplee and Bill Suplee (born William Frank/Fax Suplee). Ethan is a Scientologist. Ethan is married to Brandy Lewis, and has four children. Brandy is the sister of actress Juliette Lewis.

The Suplee family in America is said to originate with Andris Souplis, a French Huguenot, who was born in 1634. He moved to Germany in 1682, where he married Gertrude Stressinger, who was German. The couple relocated to Philadelphia in 1683.

Ethan’s paternal grandfather was Edward Lawrence Suplee (the son of William Thompson Suplee and Carrie McAdelain Whitehead). Edward was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. William was the son of Joseph Young Suplee and Isbelle/Isabelle Weldon Thompson. Carrie was the daughter of Walter Frank Whitehead and Rachel McLaughlin, who was Canadian.

Ethan’s paternal grandmother was Patricia Louise “Pattie Lou” Bowers (the daughter of James Albert Bowers and Frances Cleveland/Cleaveland Ferguson). Pattie Lou was born in Hancock, West Virginia. James was the son of Albert Mansfield Bowers and Sarah Rose “Sallie”/Sally Cable. Frances was the daughter of Cyrus Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth Smith.

Ethan’s maternal grandfather was James Windsor Deeble (the son of James Joseph Deeble and Lillian Stevens). Ethan’s grandfather James was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Ethan’s great-grandfather James was the son of Welsh parents, James Deeble, from Glamorganshire, and Mary Ann Watkins. Lillian was the daughter of William A. Stevens and Livea Adams.

Ethan’s maternal grandmother was Victoria Burt (the daughter of Charles Crawford Burt and Jayne Elizabeth Llewellyn). Victoria was born in Newark, New Jersey. Charles was the son of William Crawford Burt and Sarah Maria Shaffer. Jayne was the daughter of David W. Llewellyn, who was Welsh, and of Amanda Taylor.

Sources: Genealogy of Ethan Suplee – https://gw.geneanet.org

Marriage record of Ethan’s parents – https://familysearch.org