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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 27, 1963
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Scott Lawrence
0.6 Popularity
Biography
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
Known For
7.6
General Curtleigh
Paradise
2025
7.1
Lionel Carlisle
Matlock
2024
7.3
Dr. Vickers
Sugar
2024
7.7
Judge Malcolm Keen
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021
6.0
Dr. Darnton
Carol's Second Act
2019
7.9
Special Agent Billy Taggart
Unbelievable
2019
6.6
Dr. Branch
Stuber
2019
6.2
Jarek Yeager (voice)
Star Wars Resistance
2018
7.6
Pastor Williams
The Neighborhood
2018
8.1
Kyle Johnson
S.W.A.T.
2017
Credits
Paradise
as General Curtleigh
2025
7.6
Matlock
as Lionel Carlisle
2024
7.1
Sugar
as Dr. Vickers
2024
7.3
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
as Judge Malcolm Keen
2021
7.7
Carol's Second Act
as Dr. Darnton
2019
6.0
Unbelievable
as Special Agent Billy Taggart
2019
7.9
Stuber
as Dr. Branch
2019
6.6
Star Wars Resistance
as Jarek Yeager (voice)
2018
6.2
The Neighborhood
as Pastor Williams
2018
7.6
S.W.A.T.
as Kyle Johnson
2017
8.1
Mr. Mercedes
as Detective Peter Dixon
2017
7.1
Mr. Mercedes
as Pete Dixon
2017
7.1
Legion
as Dr. Poole
2017
7.5
The Grinder
as Judge Adams
2015
6.7
Fear the Walking Dead
as Art Costa
2015
7.6
Equals
as Mark
2015
6.1
Danny Collins
as Dr. Ryan Kurtz
2015
6.7
Quitters
as Todd
2015
4.3
Into the Storm
as Principal Thomas Walker
2014
6.1
Getting On
as Darnell Ortley
2013
6.3
The Goldbergs
as Shorty
2013
7.5
Star Trek Into Darkness
as U.S.S. Vengeance Officer
2013
7.3
Rectify
as Avery
2013
7.6
The Host
as Doc
2013
6.3
Suits
as James Palmer
2011
8.2
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Det. Michael Stone
2011
7.1
The Social Network
as Maurice
2010
7.4
Law & Order: LA
as Judge
2010
6.8
Avatar
as Venture Star Crew Chief
2009
7.6
Eleventh Hour
as Wallace Bennett
2008
6.6
The Mentalist
as De Shaun Braemer
2008
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
as A.D.A.
2008
8.4
In Plain Sight
as A.U.S.A.
2008
7.0
Cloverfield
as Lead Soldier
2008
6.7
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Nate Lawrence
2006
7.1
Rounding First
as Judge
2005
7.0
Close to Home
as Henry Wexler
2005
5.9
Bones
as Sam Potter
2005
8.2
American Dad!
as (voice)
2005
7.0
Medium
as Doctor
2005
7.5
Party Wagon
as Lewis Clark Jefferson / Cowpoke #3 (voice)
2004
6.0
NCIS
as Thomas Lind
2003
7.6
NCIS
as DEA Agent Raymond Frank
2003
7.6
Without a Trace
as Carl Williams
2002
7.2
Last Writes
as Doctor
2002
0.0
24
as Ben Landry
2001
7.8
The West Wing
as Congressional Committee Chair
1999
8.2
Get Real
as Principal Bybee
1999
7.3
Brimstone
as Detective Fraker
1998
7.6
🎬
Perfect Crime
as Capt. Jackson
1997
5.0
To Dance with Olivia
as Ranse Shipley
1997
0.0
Private Parts
as News Guy
1997
6.4
Turbulence
as Felix
1997
5.4
Profiler
as Ted Harris
1996
7.0
Celtic Pride
as Ted Hennison
1996
5.3
New York News
1995
0.0
JAG
as Sturgis Turner
1995
7.3
Central Park West
as Detective
1995
4.0
Star Trek: Voyager
as Garon
1995
7.8
Touched by an Angel
as Toby / Mason Freeman
1994
7.2
Timecop
as Spota
1994
6.0
When the Bough Breaks
as Sergeant Footman
1994
5.8
Diagnosis: Murder
as District Attorney Patterson
1993
7.1
Laurel Avenue
as Keith Arnett
1993
5.7
Doppelganger
as Male Nurse
1993
4.9
Condition: Critical
as Resident
1992
1.0
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Lowell
1992
6.6
Red Shoe Diaries
as Office Executive
1992
5.8
Ruby
as Dillon
1992
5.4
Law & Order
as Michael Walters
1990
7.4
Murder in Mississippi
as Matt Suarez
1990
6.7
Quantum Leap
as Tibby Johnson
1989
8.0
Murphy Brown
as Office Worker Scott
1988
6.4
Murder, She Wrote
as Assistant Director
1984
7.5