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Scott Lawrence
ActorBorn September 27, 1963 (61 years)
Scott was born in Los Angeles and spent a lot of his childhood with his parents on picket lines campaigning for local civil rights. His father was the executive director of the University of Southern California,Community Services Center, and his mother worked for Operation Breadbasket and other organizations dedicated to improving economic conditions of black communities. After studying electrical engineering for two years at USC, he sat in on a friends acting class, was immediately bitten by the bug and auditioned for USC's Bachelor of Fine Arts acting conservatory the next semester. He started over as a freshman and completed the program in 1986. In 1987, Scott earned his SAG card on the feature film "Punchline". After several equity waiver plays and TV guest stars, Scott landed his first TV series regular role as Whoopi Goldberg's son on the short lived "Bagdad Cafe". The show ended in 1990 and after a few more years in Hollywood, Scott decided to pack up and move to New York to pursue his first love, the theatre. In NYC he worked in off and off-off Broadway shows and was invited into the elite Drama Department Theatre Company for which he performed Tennesee Williams' three character play, "Kingdom of Earth" with Cynthia Nixon and Peter Sarsgaard, directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Scott's proudest theater moment came when he was cast by Lloyd Richards to play Walter Lee in Lorraine Hansberry's, "A Raisin in the Sun". Lloyd fell sick but the production went on to rave reviews at Fords Theater in Washington DC, directed by Seret Scott in 1995. Scott stayed in New york for a few more years working in TV, film and theatre before returning to Los Angeles in 1998. In 1999, he was cast in a guest starring role on the pilot for the CBS drama, "First Monday". Producer/creator/ director, Don Bellasario admired his work enough to create the role of 'Cmdr. Sturgis Turner' for Scott on his long running, hit series "JAG". Scott played the role from 2000 to 2004, when the show was canceled. He continues to live and work in Hollywood, recent notable credits include "The Social Network" and James Cameron's "Avatar". Upcoming credits Include J.J. Abrams next "Star Trek" feature and "The Host", directed by Andrew Niccol. Both due for release in 2013. Scott is the very proud father of two sons, Morgan and Daniel. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
| 2025 | Paradise (2025) (TV Series) · as General Curtleigh |
| 2024 | Sugar (2024) (TV Series) · as Dr. Vickers |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer (TV Series) · as Judge Stone |
| 2021 | NCIS: Hawai'i (TV Series) · as Judge Malcolm Keen |
| 2020 | Home Before Dark (TV Series) · as Mackenzie Johnson Jr. |
| 2019 | Carol's Second Act (TV Series) · as Dr. Darnton |
| 2019 | Unbelievable (TV Series) · as Special Agent Billy Taggart |
| 2019 | Stuber · as Dr. Branch |
| 2018 | Star Wars Resistance (TV Series) · as Jarek Yeager (voice) |
| 2018 | The Neighborhood (TV Series) · as Pastor Williams |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Kyle Johnson |
| 2017 | Mr. Mercedes (TV Series) · as Detective Peter Dixon |
| 2017 | Legion (TV Series) · as Dr. Poole |
| 2015 | The Grinder (TV Series) · as Judge Adams |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Art Costa |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Danny Collins · as Dr. Ryan Kurtz |
| 2015 | Quitters · as Todd |
| 2014 | Into the Storm · as Principal Thomas Walker |
| 2014 | Gang Related (TV Series) · as Neal Briggs |
| 2013 | Getting On (US) (TV Series) · as Darnell Ortley |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs (2013) (TV Series) · as Shorty |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness · as U.s.s. Vengeance Officer |
| 2013 | Rectify (TV Series) · as Avery |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | A Green Story · as Eric |
| 2012 | Nashville (2012) (TV Series) · as Dr. Oliver Voris |
| 2011 | American Horror Story (TV Series) · as Detective Webb |
| 2011 | Suits (TV Series) · as James Palmer |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV Series) · as Det. Michael Stone |
| 2010 | The Social Network · as Maurice |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 2010 | Love That Girl! (TV Series) · as Mr. Barnes |
| 2009 | Avatar · as Venture Star Crew Chief |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Mystical Voice |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour (US) (TV Series) · as Wallace Bennett |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as De Shaun Braemer |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) · as A.d.a. |
| 2008 | Cloverfield · as Lead Soldier |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight (TV Series) · as A.u.s.a. |
| 2007 | Them · as Father Don Demellow |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Nbs Legal Counsel |
| 2006 | Standoff (TV Series) · as Jeff Thoms |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV Series) · as Nate Lawrence |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2005 | Close to Home (TV Series) · as Henry Wexler |
| 2005 | Rounding First · as Judge |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Sam Potter |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 2005 | Medium (TV Series) · as Doctor |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Allen |
| 2004 | Party Wagon · as Lewis Clark Jefferson / Cowpoke #3 (voice) |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Thomas Lind |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Carl Williams |
| 2002 | First Monday (TV Series) · as Tom Bishop |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Ben Landry |
| 2001 | The Beast (2001) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2000 | Yes, Dear (TV Series) · as Commander Sturgis Turner |
| 2000 | City of Angels (TV Series) · as David's Father |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Congressional Committee Chair |
| 1999 | Get Real (TV Series) · as Principal Bybee |
| 1998 | Brimstone (TV Series) · as Detective Fraker |
| 1998 | Any Day Now (TV Series) · as Terrence Martin |
| 1997 | Perfect Crime · as Capt. Jackson |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia · as Ranse Shipley |
| 1997 | Private Parts · as News Guy |
| 1997 | Turbulence · as Felix |
| 1997 | Sunset Beach (TV Series) · as Chief Tyler |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as Ted Harris |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Thomas |
| 1996 | Celtic Pride · as Ted Hennison |
| 1995 | New York News (TV Series) |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Sturgis Turner |
| 1995 | Central Park West (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Garon |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Toby / Mason Freeman |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Children's Services Rep |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Agt. Jenkins |
| 1994 | When the Bough Breaks · as Sergeant Footman |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as District Attorney Patterson |
| 1993 | Doppelganger · as Male Nurse |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Anthony Mackey |
| 1993 | Laurel Avenue (TV Series) · as Keith Arnett |
| 1992 | Condition: Critical · as Resident |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (TV Series) · as Lowell |
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series) · as Office Executive |
| 1992 | Ruby · as Dillon |
| 1991 | Nurses (TV Series) · as Trekker #3 |
| 1990 | Over My Dead Body (TV Series) · as Byron Bond |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Michael Walters |
| 1990 | The First Power · as Gang Member #2 |
| 1990 | Das Buch meines Lebens (TV Series) · as Juney |
| 1990 | Murder in Mississippi · as Matt Suarez |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Tibby Johnson |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Office Worker Scott |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller (TV Series) · as Dwight Hoover |
| 1988 | China Beach (TV Series) · as Eddie Davis |
| 1987 | Thirtysomething (TV Series) · as Speaker |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty (TV Series) · as Sp4 Leander |
| 1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series) · as Cop #2 |
| 1987 | Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series) · as Tony |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as James Ray Edwards |
| 1985 | Growing Pains (TV Series) · as Webster Winslow |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Assistant Director |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Bellhop |