Scott Lawrence
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
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Movies (25)
Stuber: Locos al volante
2019 · Dr. Branch
Almas gemelas
2015 · Mark
Directo al corazón
2015 · Dr. Ryan Kurtz
Quitters
2015 · Todd
En el tornado
2014 · Principal Thomas Walker
Star Trek: En la oscuridad
2013 · U.S.S. Vengeance Officer
La Huésped
2013 · Doc
Red Social
2010 · Maurice
Avatar
2009 · Venture Star Crew Chief
Cloverfield: Monstruo
2008 · Lead Soldier
Rounding First
2005 · Judge
Party Wagon
2004 · Lewis Clark Jefferson / Cowpoke #3 (voice)
Last Writes
2002 · Doctor
Perfect Crime
1997 · Capt. Jackson
To Dance with Olivia
1997 · Ranse Shipley
Private Parts
1997 · News Guy
Turbulence
1997 · Felix
Celtic Pride
1996 · Ted Hennison
Timecop
1994 · Spota
When the Bough Breaks
1994 · Sergeant Footman
Doppelganger
1993 · Male Nurse
Condition: Critical
1992 · Resident
Ruby
1992 · Dillon
The First Power
1990 · Gang Member
Murder in Mississippi
1990 · Matt Suarez
TV shows (52)
Paradise
2025 · General Curtleigh
Matlock
2024 · Lionel Carlisle
Sugar
2024 · Dr. Vickers
El abogado del Lincoln
2022 · Lionel Stone
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021 · Judge Malcolm Keen
Carol's Second Act
2019 · Dr. Darnton
Inconcebible
2019 · Special Agent Billy Taggart
Star Wars: La Resistencia
2018 · Jarek Yeager (voice)
El Vecindario
2018 · Pastor Williams
S.W.A.T.
2017 · Kyle Johnson
Mr. Mercedes
2017 · Peter Dixon, Pete Dixon
Legion
2017 · Dr. Poole
Chicago Med
2015 · Spencer Cook
The Grinder
2015 · Judge Adams
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 · Art Costa
Getting On
2013 · Darnell Ortley
Los Goldberg
2013 · Shorty
Rectify
2013 · Avery
La Ley de los Audaces
2011 · James Palmer
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011 · Det. Michael Stone
La ley y el orden: Los Angeles
2010 · Judge
Eleventh Hour
2008 · Wallace Bennett
El mentalista
2008 · De Shaun Braemer
Hijos de la anarquía
2008 · A.D.A.
Al Descubierto
2008 · A.U.S.A.
Las nuevas aventuras de Christine
2006 · Nate Lawrence
Close to Home
2005 · Henry Wexler
Bones
2005 · Sam Potter
American Dad!
2005 · (voice)
Médium
2005 · Doctor
Esposas Desesperadas
2004 · Allen
NCIS
2003 · Thomas Lind, DEA Agent Raymond Frank
Sin rastro
2002 · Carl Williams
24
2001 · Ben Landry
The West Wing
1999 · Congressional Committee Chair
Get Real
1999 · Principal Bybee
Brimstone
1998 · Detective Fraker
Profiler
1996 · Ted Harris
New York News
1995
JAG
1995 · Sturgis Turner
Central Park West
1995 · Detective
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Garon
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Toby / Mason Freeman
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · District Attorney Patterson
Laurel Avenue
1993 · Keith Arnett
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · Lowell
Red Shoe Diaries
1992 · Office Executive
Law & Order
1990 · Michael Walters
Quantum Leap
1989 · Tibby Johnson
Murphy Brown
1988 · Office Worker Scott
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Assistant Director
Newhart
1982 · Bellhop