Scott Lawrence
Date of birth: 1963-09-27
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
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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
Movie Credits
Perfect Crime
1997-07-07
Mitzi Kapture portrays a military investigator trying to convict an officer of killing his wife. Con
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1992-12-20
Medical drama about a killer virus on the loose in Los Angeles.
Timecop
1994-09-15
In 2004, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel must fend for his life against
Celtic Pride
1996-04-19
Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the
To Dance with Olivia
1997-03-09
A lawyer trying to cope with his son's accidental death takes on a case where a farmer is charged wi
Private Parts
1997-03-07
The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to
Ruby
1992-03-27
Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they
Avatar
2009-12-16
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but
The Host
2013-03-22
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her rac
Party Wagon
2004-02-27
A group of misfits follow a treasure map through the Wild West.
Last Writes
2002-06-05
A screenwriter is on his deathbed when his brother arrives to con him out of his last great script.
Cloverfield
2008-01-15
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a
Rounding First
2005-10-01
Twelve-year olds Joe, Tiger and Chris break out of summer baseball camp to secretly trail Joe’s pare
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013-05-05
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from w
Into the Storm
2014-08-06
As a new day begins in the town of Silverton, its residents have little reason to believe it will be
Quitters
2015-03-16
The story of the Raymans, a wealthy Jewish family that's falling apart. The son, Clark, is a bright
Equals
2015-07-15
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
The Social Network
2010-10-01
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that
Turbulence
1997-01-09
On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause co
Doppelganger
1993-03-01
After being implicated in a murder, a young woman flees New York City and moves to Los Angeles, wher
Murder in Mississippi
1990-02-05
In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the Sou
Stuber
2019-07-11
After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him
Danny Collins
2015-03-19
An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old und
When the Bough Breaks
1994-05-07
A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to a