Reid Scott (actor)

Reid Scott

Scott at the New York PaleyFest 2014 for the TV show "Veep"
Born (1977-11-19) November 19, 1977
Albany, New York, United States
Occupation Actor
Known for My Boys
Veep
The Big C
Spouse(s) Elspeth Keller (m. 2014)

Reid Scott (born November 19, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Brendan 'Brando' Dorff on the television show My Boys and for his role as Deputy Director of Communications Dan Egan on HBO's Veep.

Early life

Scott was born on November 19, 1977, in Albany, New York, and attended Syracuse University before moving to New York City to pursue his acting/writing career.

Career

After began his career with roles in the off-Broadway play Cargo and several television commercials. 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 card 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."[1]

Since then he has appeared 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 (Season 4, Episode 14). 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).[2] He appeared on the big screen in films such as Amusement and Losing Control.[3]

Scott is currently co-starring as Dan Egan on HBO's political comedy series Veep.[4]

He is voicing Turbo in the Netflix original animated series Turbo FAST.[5] The series is based on the 2013 film Turbo.

In June 2014, Scott joined the Nancy Meyers film, The Intern. The film also stars Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. The film has a scheduled release date of September 25, 2015.[6]

Personal life

On June 21, 2014, Scott married his longtime girlfriend Elspeth Keller.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2006 Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Trent
2007 Passing the Time Kevin Short
2009 Amusement Dan
2009 My Two Fans Kyle
2011 Losing Control Ben
2013 North Bay Kirk Floyd Short
2013 Beside Still Waters Henry
2014 Missing William William Leeds
2014 Sister Billy Presser
2014 A Better You Handsome Model
2014 Bad Summer Max
2015 I'll See You in My Dreams Officer Shumaker
2015 Dean Brett
2015 The Veil Nick

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2002 That '70s Show Ted 1 episode: "Over the Hills and Far Away"
2002-2005 American Dreams Andy Eaton/Brian 4 episodes
2003 What I Like About You Hunter 1 episode: "Girls Night Out"
2003 With You In Spirit Ben Fisher TV Movie
2003-2004 It's All Relative Bobby O'Neil Main cast
22 episodes
2004 Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Sam TV Movie
2004 F2: Forensic Factor Frank Black 1 episode: "No Body, No Crime"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dax Blanchard 1 episode: "Snakes"
2006-2010 My Boys Brendan 'Brando' Dorff Main cast
49 episodes
2007 Bones Robert Frazier 1 episode: "The Man in the Mansion"
2008 CSI: NY Seth Riggin 1 episode: "Playing with Matches"
2008 Unhitched Bobby 1 episode: "Woman Marries Horse"
2009 Celebrities Anonymous Johnny Web series
2009 Hawthorne Jared 1 episode: "No Guts, No Glory"
2009 The Ex List Steve Bolla 1 episode: "Daphne's Idealized Wedding"
2009-2010 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Dr. Jeff Zegay 9 episodes
2010 The Big C Dr. Todd Mauer 10 episodes
2011 Mad Love Dave Evans 1 episode: "The Spy Who Loved Me"
2012 Hot in Cleveland Sam 1 episode: "Hot & Heavy"
2012 Best Friends Forever Peter "The Butt Dial"
2012-2013 Motorcity Mike Chilton Main cast
16 episodes
2012-Present Veep Dan Egan Main cast
38 episodes
2013 How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) Scott 3 episodes: "How to Live with the Academy Awards Party", "How to Run the Show", "How to Fix Up Your Ex"
2013 Perception Dr. Hutchins 1 episode: "Neuropositive"
2013-Present Turbo FAST Turbo Main cast
39 episodes
2014 New Girl Ted 1 episode: "The Last Wedding"
2015-Present Dawn of the Croods Guy One of main casts
Season 2

References

  1. Moynihan, Rob (January 18, 2016). "How I Got My SAG-AFTRA Card", TV Guide. p. 12.
  2. "My Boys' Reid Scott Joins Showtime's The Big C". TVGuide.com.
  3. "We Talked to Reid Scott About Love ...". howaboutwe.com.
  4. "Meet Reid Scott the resident baddie on HBO's new show Veep". gotham-magazine.com.
  5. McNary, Dave (July 24, 2013). "Reid Scott, Barbara Hershey to Star in ‘Sister’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  6. Hughes, Jason. "‘Veep’ Star Reid Scott Joins Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in ‘The Intern’". The Wrap. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. Takeda, Allison (June 22, 2014). "Reid Scott Is Married! Veep Star Weds Elspeth Keller". US Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

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