Tom Everett Scott

Thomas Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970) 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.

In television, he played Detective Russell Clarke in the series Southland, Charles Garnett in Z Nation, and the recurring roles of Eric Wyczenski in ER, Sam Landon in Beauty & the Beast, Kevin Duval in the series Scream, William in Reign, Mr. Down in 13 Reasons Why, and Adam Fisher in The Summer I Turned Pretty. 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), a civil engineer. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1992, where he started out as a communications major, but eventually majored in drama.

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' wife, Rita Wilson, encouraged Hanks to cast Scott in the role.

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, 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. 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.

Personal life Scott married Jenni Gallagher, whom he met at Syracuse University, on December 13, 1997. They have two children.

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 HoldenAlso 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 BuddyVoice 2007 Because I Said So Jason Grant 2008 Snow Buddies BuddyVoice

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" 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 2016 Elementary Henry Baskerville Episode: "Hounded" 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 Council of Dads Scott Perry Guest role 2021 Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone Ben Stone Television film The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story Martin MacNeill 2022–2025 The Summer I Turned Pretty Adam Fisher Series regular 2022 Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic ChristmasSam Heskel Television film 2026 Elle Wyatt Woods Filming

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

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