Tom Everett Scott

Not to be confused with Tom Everett.

For other people named Thomas Scott, see Thomas Scott (disambiguation).

Thomas Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970)^[1] is an American actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do!, the protagonist in An American Werewolf in Paris, and notable roles in Boiler Room, One True Thing, Dead Man on Campus, The Love Letter, Because I Said So, Danger One, La La Land, and Clouds.

Tom Everett Scott
Scott in 2010
Born	Thomas Everett Scott (1970-09-07) September 7, 1970 (age 54) East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Jenni Gallagher ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2

In television, he played the roles of Detective Russell Clarke in the series Southland, Charles Garnett in Z Nation, and played the recurring roles of Eric Wyczenski in ER, Sam Landon in Beauty & the Beast, Kevin Duval in the series Scream, William in Reign, and Mr. Down in 13 Reasons Why. He also co-starred in the truTV sitcom I'm Sorry.

Early life

Scott was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the son of Cynthia "Cindy" (née Pierce), an insurance sales representative, and William Joseph "Bill" Scott (died 2007),^[2] a civil engineer.^[3][4] He graduated from Syracuse University in 1992, where he started out as a communications major, but eventually majored in drama.^[5]

Career

After appearing in an episode of Law & Order and a commercial for Crest toothpaste in 1993, Scott's first notable role was as Matthew for several seasons on the television situation comedy Grace Under Fire. He played the title character's illegitimate son, whom she had placed for adoption. In 1996, Scott landed the role of Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do! He was almost passed over because of his resemblance to the film's director, actor Tom Hanks, but Hanks's wife, Rita Wilson, encouraged Hanks to cast Scott in the role.^[6]

Scott has had several other roles; he was the lead in the films An American Werewolf in Paris and Dead Man on Campus, and co-starred with Kate Capshaw and Tom Selleck in The Love Letter. He starred in the cult film Boiler Room and made an uncredited cameo in Van Wilder. He played Bert Cates in the film Inherit the Wind (1999) with George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon. He has had recurring roles on the television series ER in 2002 and 2003 and has played numerous minor parts in other films and television shows such as Will & Grace and Sons of Anarchy. He co-starred in the series Philly as a lawyer, partnering with Kim Delaney. The show was a critical success, but suffered poor ratings and was cancelled after one season. He also starred in Saved, a medical drama series on TNT. He starred in the television film Surrender Dorothy. He appeared as one of Mandy Moore's character's boyfriends in the comedy Because I Said So,^[7] and starred in a Broadway theatre comedy, The Little Dog Laughed, as closeted film star Mitchell Green, written by Douglas Carter Beane. He starred as Jack Cutting on the ABC's brief comedy drama series Cashmere Mafia (2008). In 2009, he appeared in four episodes of Law & Order playing the fictional Governor of New York, Don Shalvoy. He also played Detective Russell Clarke in the seven episodes of the first season of Southland, which was dropped by NBC and subsequently picked up by TNT.^[8] At the start of the second season, he became a recurring character appearing in three of six episodes. In the third and fifth seasons, he continued to appear in selected episodes.

Scott had supporting roles in other films such as Race to Witch Mountain, Tanner Hall, Mars Needs Moms, Parental Guidance, Enemies Closer, Sister Cities, and portrayed an affable but amoral paramedic in Danger One. His former television roles include Sam Landon in Beauty and the Beast, Kevin Duval in Scream, Charles Garnett in Z Nation, and William in Reign. In 2016, he appeared in the film La La Land. In 2017, he co-starred in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, and was a series regular on the TruTV sitcom I'm Sorry, starring alongside Andrea Savage for two seasons.^[9]

Personal life

Scott married Jenni Gallagher, whom he met at Syracuse University, on December 13, 1997. They have two children.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	That Thing You Do!	Guy Patterson
1997	An American Werewolf in Paris	Andy McDermott
1998	One True Thing	Brian Gulden
	Dead Man on Campus	Josh Miller
	River Red	Dave Holden	Also producer
1999	The Love Letter	Johnny Howell
	Top of the Food Chain	Guy Fawkes
2000	Attraction	Garrett
	Boiler Room	Michael Brantley
2002	Van Wilder	Elliot Grebb
2005	Sexual Life	Todd
2006	Air Buddies	Buddy	Voice[11]
2007	Because I Said So	Jason Grant
2008	Snow Buddies	Buddy	Voice[11]
2009	Race to Witch Mountain	Mr. Matheson
	Tanner Hall	Gio
2011	Mars Needs Moms	Milo's Dad	Voice
2012	Parental Guidance	Phil Simmons
	Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups	Santa Paws	Voice[11]
2013	Enemies Closer	Henry Taylor
2015	Bravetown	Jim
	Forever	Fred
2016	Pup Star	Charlie	Voice[11]
	La La Land	David
	Vanished – Left Behind: Next Generation	Damon
2017	The Last Word	Ronald Odom
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	Frank Heffley
	Pup Star: Better 2Gether	Charlie	Voice[11]
2018	Collusions	Martin
	Danger One	Dean
	Back Roads	Brad Mercer
2019	I Hate Kids	Nick Pearson
2020	Clouds	Rob Sobiech
2020	Sister of the Groom	Ethan
2021	Finding You	Montgomery Rush
2023	One True Loves	Michael

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Law & Order	Charles Wilson	Episode: "Pride and Joy"
1994	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Matt Hansen	Episode: "Love in the Dark Ages"
1995–1997	Grace Under Fire	Matthew	5 episodes
1999	Inherit the Wind	Bertram Cates	Television film
2000–2001	The $treet	Jack T. Kenderson	12 episodes
2001–2002	Philly	Will Froman	Main role, 22 episodes
2002–2003	Do Over	Adult Joel Larsen	Voice, 13 episodes; uncredited
	ER	Eric Wyczenski	8 episodes
2003	Will & Grace	Alex	Episode: "Strangers with Candice"
2004	Justice League Unlimited	Booster Gold	Voice, episode: "The Greatest Story Never Told"[11]
	Karroll's Christmas	Allen Karroll	Television film
2005	Stacked	Gavin P. Miller	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2006	Saved	Wyatt Cole	Main role, 13 episodes
2008	Cashmere Mafia	Jack Cutting	3 episodes
	Sons of Anarchy	Rosen	3 episodes
2008–2009	Law & Order	Governor Donald Shalvoy	4 episodes
2009–2011	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Booster Gold	Voice, 8 episodes[11]
2009–2013	Southland	Detective Russell Clarke	Main role, 17 episodes
2010	The Devil's Teardrop	Parker Kincaid	Television film
2011	Bad Mom	Ted Lacey	Television film
2012	GCB	Andrew Remington	3 episodes
2013	Independence Daysaster	Sam Garsette	Television film
	Bloodline	Dr. Christopher Benson	Television film
2014	Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio	Joe Matthews / Micah Matthias	Television film
	Beauty and the Beast	Sam Landon	5 episodes[12]
	Z Nation	Charles Garnett	6 episodes
2015	How to Get Away with Murder	Father Andrew Crawford	Episode: "The Night Lila Died"
	Criminal Minds	Greg Sullivan	Episode: "Beyond Borders"
2015–2016	Scream	Kevin Duval	6 episodes
	Reign	William Cecil	6 episodes
2016	Elementary	Henry Baskerville	Episode: "Hounded"
2016	Sister Cities	Chief Barton Brady	Television film
2017–2019	13 Reasons Why	Mr. Down	8 episodes
2017	Christmas Connection	Jonathan Murphy	Television film
2017–2019	I'm Sorry	Mike Harris	Main role, 20 episodes
2019	God Friended Me	Paul Levine	Episode: "Prophet and Loss"
2020	The Healing Powers of Dude	Marvin Ferris	Main role
2020	Council of Dads	Scott Perry	Guest role
2021	Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone	Ben Stone	Television film
2021	The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story	Martin MacNeill	Television film[13]
2022–present	The Summer I Turned Pretty	Adam Fisher	Series regular
2022	Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas	Sam Heskel	Television film[14]

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2004	Call of Duty: Finest Hour
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame	Booster Gold

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1998	Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst On-Screen Couple (shared with Mark-Paul Gosselaar)	Dead Man on Campus	Nominated
1999	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Hissy Fit		Nominated
2009	Tribeca Festival Awards	Best Narrative Short	Glock	Nominated
2017	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast (shared with the cast)	La La Land	Nominated

References

1. "Celebrity Talk ...Checking in with Thomas Everett Scott". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
2. "William Joseph Scott's Obituary". The Enterprise.
3. "Blanchard Funeral Chapel - William "Bill" J. Scott - Obituary". Current Obituary.
4. Lynn, Allison (October 21, 1996). "The King of Thing". People. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.
5. "That Thing He Does!". Surface.syr.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
6. Adams, Thelma (July 1, 2021). "Tom Everett Scott - Brief Article". IndexArticles. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
7. Scott, A. O. (February 2, 2007). "Mother, Please, I'd Rather Do It Myself". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
8. "SOUTHLAND star Tom Everett Scott talks Russell Clark". My Take on TV. March 3, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
9. Andreeva, Nellie (August 25, 2020). "Andrea Savage's 'I'm Sorry' Won't Proceed With Season 3 Due To COVID; Canceled By TruTV After 2 Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
10. "Tom Everett Scott Talks About Fatherhood, Council Of Dads & More". March 23, 2020.
11. "Tom Everett Scott (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 25, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
12. Gonzalez, Sandra (February 4, 2014). "'Beauty and the Beast' Casts Tom Everett Scott for Intense Recurring Role". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
13. Mehrotra, Kriti (October 2, 2021). "Is Lifetime's The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story Based on a True Story?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
14. Sanusi, Tayi (October 31, 2022). "Everything to Know About the Dolly Parton Christmas Movie Coming to NBC". NBC Insider Official Site. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

External links

• Tom Everett Scott at IMDb
• Tom Everett Scott at the Internet Broadway Database
• Tom Everett Scott at the Internet Off-Broadway Database