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Reid Scott (actor)

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Reid Scott
Scott at the 2014 PaleyFest
Born
Reid Scott Weiner

(1977-11-19) November 19, 1977 (age 46)
EducationSyracuse University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Elspeth Keller
(m. 2014)
Children2

Reid Scott (born November 19, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Brendan "Brando" Dorff in the TBS comedy series My Boys (2006–2010), Dan Egan in the HBO comedy series Veep (2012–2019), Gordon Ford in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2022–2023), and NYPD Detective Vincent Riley on Law & Order (2024–present). He also appeared in the romantic comedy film Home Again (2017), the superhero film Venom (2018), and the comedy-drama film Late Night (2019).

Early life

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Scott was born Reid Scott Weiner on November 19, 1977.[1] He grew up in Clifton Park, New York.[1] He attended La Salle Institute in Troy, New York and Syracuse University, graduating in 2000,[2] before moving to New York City to pursue his acting/writing career.[3]

Career

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Scott began his career with roles in the off-Broadway play Cargo and several television commercials.[citation needed] In 2002, he won the lead role in the Fox pilot With You in Spirit, for which he received his Screen Actors Guild card. Scott recalls, "I remember thinking that the money from the pilot was a fortune. It wasn't. After renting a car to get around L.A., paying off some debt and maybe buying a new pair of shoes, I was broke. I had to borrow money from my father just to join SAG."[4]

Since then he has appeared in television and film, most notably My Boys, an original series on TBS. He appeared in an episode of Bones, on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Dr. Jeff Tseguay, as Mike in Motorcity and in CSI: NY as Seth Riggin. Scott joined the cast of Showtime's The Big C in 2010. He played Dr. Todd Mauer, oncologist for the main character (played by Laura Linney).[5] He appeared on the big screen in films such as Amusement and Losing Control.[6]

Scott co-starred as Dan Egan on HBO's political comedy series Veep.[7]

He also voiced Turbo in the Netflix original animated series Turbo FAST.[8] The series is based on the 2013 film Turbo.

In June 2014, it was reported that Scott had joined the Nancy Meyers film The Intern, as a "smooth-talking, cocky young businessman."[9] However, Scott's character is not in the final cut of the film.[10]

In 2020, Scott played the lead role of David in the NBC drama pilot Echo which was written by JJ Bailey.[11] He played a supporting role as Ben in the 2022 drama film Wildflower.[12]

In November 2023, it was announced that Scott would join Law & Order as Detective Vincent Riley for season 23, after replacing former star Jeffrey Donovan, who exited the show over creative differences.[13]

Personal life

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On June 21, 2014, Scott married his longtime girlfriend Elspeth Keller. They have two sons, born in 2015 and 2018.[14][15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2006 Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Trent
2007 Passing the Time Kevin Short film
2009 Amusement Dan
My Two Fans Kyle
2011 Losing Control Ben
2013 North Bay Kirk Floyd Short film
Beside Still Waters Henry
2014 Missing William William Leeds
Sister Billy Presser
A Better You Handsome Model
Bad Summer Max
2015 I'll See You in My Dreams Officer Shumaker
Slow Learners Max
2016 The Veil Nick
Nerdland Brett Anderson, Butler #2 Voice[16]
Dean Brett Smith
2017 Home Again Justin Miller
2018 Under the Eiffel Tower Liam
Venom Dr. Dan Lewis
2019 Late Night Tom Campbell
Black and Blue Kevin Jennings
2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Dr. Dan Lewis
Injustice Green Arrow Voice[16]
2022 Who Invited Charlie? Phil Also producer
Wildflower Ben
2023 Merry Little Batman Commissioner Gordon Voice; direct-to-streaming film[17]
2024 The Idea of You Daniel

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
2002 That '70s Show Ted Episode: "Over the Hills and Far Away"
2002–2005 American Dreams Andy Eaton / Brian 4 episodes
2003 What I Like About You Hunter Episode: "Girls Night Out"
With You In Spirit Ben Fisher Television film
2003–2004 It's All Relative Bobby O'Neil 22 episodes
2004 Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Sam Television film
F2: Forensic Factor Frank Black Episode: "No Body, No Crime"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dax Blanchard Episode: "Snakes"
2006–2010 My Boys Brendan 'Brando' Dorff 49 episodes
2007 Bones Robert Frazier Episode: "The Man in the Mansion"
2008 CSI: NY Seth Riggin Episode: "Playing with Matches"
Unhitched Bobby Episode: "Woman Marries Horse"
2009 Celebrities Anonymous Johnny Web series
Hawthorne Jared Episode: "No Guts, No Glory"
The Ex List Steve Bolla Episode: "Daphne's Idealized Wedding"
2009–2011 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Dr. Jeff Tseguay 9 episodes
2010 The Big C Dr. Todd Mauer 10 episodes
2011 Mad Love Dave Evans Episode: "The Spy Who Loved Me"
2012 Hot in Cleveland Sam Episode: "Hot & Heavy"
Best Friends Forever Peter Episode: "The Butt Dial"
2012–2013 Motorcity Mike Chilton Voice, 20 episodes[16]
2012–2019 Veep Dan Egan Main role, 65 episodes
2013 How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) Scott 3 episodes
Perception Dr. Hutchins Episode: "Neuropositive"
2013–2016 Turbo FAST Turbo, Tyler Voice, main role (52 episodes)[16]
2014 New Girl Ted Episode: "The Last Wedding"
2015 Zoo Ethan Boyd Episode: "First Blood"
2017 Great News Jeremy 3 episodes
2018 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Shawn Voice, episode: "Shady Shawn"[16]
2019 Will & Grace Marcus 2 episodes
Why Women Kill Eli Cohen 10 episodes
2020 Echo David TV pilot
2021 Archibald's Next Big Thing Cousin Kip Voice, episode: "Maximum Overdue/Gator's Giving"
Creepshow Congressman Evan Miller Episode: "Drug Traffic"
Curb Your Enthusiasm Don Winston Jr. 2 episodes
2022 Black-ish Griffin 3 episodes
The Afterparty Detective Aldrin Germain 2 episodes
2022–2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gordon Ford 12 episodes
2023 My Adventures with Superman Jonathan Kent Voice, 3 episodes[16]
Curses! Alex Vanderhouven Voice, 4 episodes
American Horror Stories Will Caswell Episode: "Daphne"
2024–present Law & Order Det. Vincent Riley Main role (season 23–present)
2024 Batman: Caped Crusader Onomatopoeia Voice[18]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Veep Nominated [19]
2015 Nominated
2016 Nominated
Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Turbo FAST: Season 2 Nominated
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Veep Nominated
2018 Won

References

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  1. ^ a b Buell, Bill (May 10, 2014). "Clifton Park Native Reid Has Key Role in HBO Series 'Veep'". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, New York.
  2. ^ Herbert, Geoff (April 10, 2013). "'Veep' star, Syracuse University grad Reid Scott announces engagement to girlfriend". Syracuse.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Reid Scott". Interview Magazine. March 31, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Moynihan, Rob (January 18, 2016). "How I Got My SAG-AFTRA Card", TV Guide. p. 12.
  5. ^ "My Boys' Reid Scott Joins Showtime's The Big C". TV Guide.
  6. ^ "We Talked to Reid Scott About Love ..." howaboutwe.com.
  7. ^ "Reid Scott, Star of HBO's Veep, Brings Home Fall Issue of Edge". Edge. September 20, 2017 – via PR Newswire.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (July 24, 2013). "Reid Scott, Barbara Hershey to Star in 'Sister' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  9. ^ Hughes, Jason (June 17, 2014). "'Veep' Star Reid Scott Joins Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in 'The Intern'". TheWrap. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. ^ Young, Sage (September 25, 2015). "Actors Who Almost Starred In 'The Intern' Include Reese Witherspoon & More Great Surprises". Bustle.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2020). "'Veep's Reid Scott To Star In 'Echo' NBC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  12. ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (September 12, 2022). "'Wildflower' Review: Kiernan Shipka Plays the Daughter of Neurodivergent Parents in an Endearing Coming-of-Age Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 22, 2023). "Reid Scott Joins 'Law & Order' As New Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Takeda, Allison (June 22, 2014). "Reid Scott Is Married! Veep Star Weds Elspeth Keller". US Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  15. ^ "Reid Scott Welcomes Son Conrad". People. April 12, 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Reid Scott (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 20, 2023. 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.
  17. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (November 19, 2023). "Trailer: 'Merry Little Batman' Brings a Lighter Dark Knight Tale to Prime Video". Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  18. ^ https://x.com/ToonHive/status/1816502020141887682 [bare URL]
  19. ^ "Reid Scott – Awards – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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