Scott Michael Campbell

Scott Michael Campbell (born August 14, 1971) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. Campbell is best known from his roles in Brokeback Mountain, Push and Flight of the Phoenix. Among the roles he has played (many of them as a guest star in TV shows), there are recurring appearances in ER, Nothing Sacred, House, and Shameless, and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.

Early life Campbell was born August 14, 1971, in Missoula, Montana. He graduated from American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Pasadena, California) in 1991.

Career 1992–present: Guest starring His first onscreen appearance was on the television series The Torkelsons in 1992, where he played a jock. He appeared in small roles before appearing as a guest star in Sisters in 1993 where he played Conifer in the episode "Demons". He continued to make small appearances on television shows and movies before making his big screen debut as Billy in the George Lucas produced Radioland Murders in 1994. Campbell appeared in four episodes of Christy from 1994 to 1995. Campbell continued his work in television with a multi-episode arc as EMT Riley Brown on the hit NBC drama, ER.

This was followed up with more small roles in shows like Frasier, Chicago Hope and The West Wing. He was cast as a series regular for the show Nothing Sacred, but the show only lasted one season, and the five remaining episodes were never aired. Campbell later appeared in the 2004 remake of Flight of the Phoenix with Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, the Oscar-nominated Brokeback Mountain (2005), as well as the superhero flick Push (2009) with Dakota Fanning.

Campbell continued to work in television with bit roles in 24, House M.D., Grey's Anatomy and Criminal Minds. In 2010, he played a recurring role as Justin Murphy on The Event.

2009–2011: Producing and directing Campbell has produced and directed several short films, the first in 2009 with Waiting for Jevetta which he co-directed and produced with Judith Benezra. In 2010, he produced the short film The Riverside Shuffle. In 2011, Campbell co-produced and co-directed the short films Shooting for Tomorrow, Shooting for Something Else and Tomorrow's End. Campbell received multiple awards for the short films Shooting for Tomorrow and Shooting for Something Else, including the categories Best Short Film, Best Short Film and Best Experimental Short. Shooting for Tomorrow won Best Short Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Personal life Campbell married actress Heather McComb on May 30, 2026.

Filmography Producer Year Title Role Notes 2009 Waiting for Jevetta Producer, director 2010 The Riverside Shuffle Producer 2011 Shooting for Tomorrow Producer, director Nominated–Los Angeles Film Festival for Narrative CompetitionWon–Los Angeles Film Festival for Best Short FilmWon–The 48 Hour Film Project Award for Best Film Shooting for Something Else Producer, director Won–Los Angeles First Glance Film Festival Award for Best DirectorWon–Los Angeles First Glance Film Festival Award for Best Short FilmWon–Los Angeles Movie Awards for Best Experimental ShortWon–Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival with Merit Award for Script Tomorrow's End Producer, director

Films Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Mike Smith Television film 1994 Radioland Murders Billy 1995 Fair Game Adam 1997 Flubber Dale Jepner 1998 Bulworth Head Valet 2002 Hart's War Cpl. Joe S. Cromin 2004 Flight of the Phoenix James Liddle 2005 Brokeback Mountain Monroe 2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Nerf Credited as Scott Campbell Mystery Woman: At First Sight Sheriff Powell Television film 2007 Brothers Three: An American Gothic Norman Cougar Club Mr. Conrad Throwing Stars Laith Crazy Billy Byrd 2009 The Smell of Success Mr. Diehl Push Agent Holden Stay Cool Officer Bird 2010 Small Town Saturday Night Dwayne Murphy 2011 The Perfect Family Father Joe Cornered Carlin Tomorrow's End Scott 2012 Ticket Out Miller War Flowers Tim 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard Campbell 2014 The Wedding Pact Jake Jones

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 The Torkelsons Big Jock Episode: "The Ice Princess" Life Goes On Kid Episode: "The Wall" Evening Shade Brian Episode: "You Scratch My Back, I'll Arrest You" 1993 Bodies of Evidence Conner Episode: "Eleven Grains of Sand" Sisters Conifer Episode: "Demons" 1994 Birdland Greg Kissler 1 episode L.A. Law Brian Conley Episode: "The Age of Insolence" 1994–1995 Christy Lundy Taylor Guest star (4 episodes) 1995 Women of the House Kevin Episode: "Guess Who's Sleeping in Lincoln's Bed?" Living Single Pug 2 episodes 1996 Seduced by Madness: the Diane Borchardt Story Cory TV Mini-Series (2 episodes) The Jeff Foxworthy Show Leonord John Colepepper Episode: "He Ain't Heavy, He's a Bully ER EMT Dr. Riley Brown Recurring role (7 episodes) 1997 Crisis Center Brian Episode: "The Center" 1997–1998 Nothing Sacred Father Eric Series regular (20 episodes) 1998 Frasier Mr. Rugley Episode: "Frasier's Curse" 1999 Chicago Hope Justin Trager Episode: "Big Hand for the Little Lady" 2000 Bull Chris Sherman Episode: "A Wink and a Nod" 2001 The West Wing Donald Dolan Episode: "On the Day Before" Crossing Jordan Officer John Hardwick "Blue Christmas" 2005 Blind Justice Jeff Dorsey Episode: "Seoul Man" Grey's Anatomy Mr. Hubble Episode: "Enough is Enough" 2006 House M.D. Joe Luria 2 episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Union Soldier Episodes: "Way to Go" Psych Wes Hildenbach Episode: "9 Lives" NCIS Robert Miller Episode: "Witch Hunt" Gilmore Girls Harvey Tunnell Episode: "Go, Bulldogs!" Standoff Graham Brewster Episode: "Heroine" 2007 Shark Tommy Callison Episode: "Wayne's World" Cold Case Tom 'Z' Zimmerman (1981) Episode: "Blood on the Tracks" 24 Brady Hauser Episode: "Day 6: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m." Boston Legal Neill Episode: "Brotherly Love" Burn Notice Jake Miller Episode: "Family Business" Journeyman Michael 1 episode 2008 Criminal Minds Peter Redding 1 episode The Shield Jeff Busada 1 episode Life Detective Henry Villanon 1 episode ("Not for Nothing") Private Practice Gregory 1 episode 2009 Supernatural Tim 1 episode 2010 CSI: Miami Phillip Hale Episode: "In the Wind" The Forgotten William Hollander Episode: "Donovan Doe" Drop Dead Diva Mike Barry 1 episode Bones Gary Nesbitt 1 episode The Event Justin Murphy Recurring role (5 episodes) 2011 Castle Lee Travis Episode: "Kill Shot" Dexter Norm Episode: "Nebraska" 2012 Daybreak Frank 2 episodes 2014 Masters of Sex Roger Corwin 1 episode Resurrection Arthur Holmes 1 episode Stalker Eddie Gaines Episode: "Fanatic" 2014–2017 Longmire Dr. Weston Recurring role (7 episodes) 2015 Supergirl Ethan Knox Episode: “How Does She Do it?” Wayward Pines Wayne Johnson 2 episodes Suits Father Sam Walker 5 episodes 2016–2019 Shameless Brad 20 episodes 2018 Unsolved Officer Tim "Blondie" Brennan 5 episodes 2021 This is Us Sheehan Episode: One Small Step... 2021–2022 For All Mankind Alex Rossi 6 episodes 2022 Under the Banner of Heaven Brigham Young Miniseries, supporting role 2026 Ted Bernie Bennett Episode: Talk Dirty to Me

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Los Angeles Film Festival Best Short Film Shooting for Tomorrow Narrative Competition Los Angeles First Glance Film Festival Best Director Shooting for Something Else Best Short Film Los Angeles Movie Awards Best Experimental Short The 48 Hour Film Project, Los Angeles Best Film Shooting for Tomorrow Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival Merit Award for Script Shooting for Something Else