Brandon Scott (actor)
American actor
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B. Scott .
Brandon Scott
Born Brandon O'Neil Scott
Education New York University (BFA )Occupations Years active 2005–present Spouse
Brandon O'Neil Scott is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Ryan Spalding in the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), Kohut in the animated comedy film Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Henry in the action-adventure game The Last of Us (2013), Alex in the animated drama series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2015–2017), Jameson in the action-adventure game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016), Coach J.J. Kerba in the teen drama series 13 Reasons Why (2019–2020), Nick Prager in the dark comedy series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and Cory Lawrence in the romantic drama series This Is Us (2019).
Early life and education
Brandon O'Neil Scott was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama , the youngest of three children. He attended Central High School and later earned a BFA in acting from New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts .
Career
Scott began his acting career with a minor role in the 2005 short film Water , and went on to have guest roles on television series such as Law & Order , NCIS: Los Angeles , CSI: NY , Masters of Sex , Bones , and Cold Case . In 2012, he appeared in the films Knife Fight and Stand Up Guys and voiced Kohut in the Disney animated comedy film Wreck-It Ralph .[ 1] In 2013, he voiced and provided the motion capture of Henry in the action-adventure game The Last of Us , which became arguably his most notable role.[ 1] He enjoyed portraying Henry, particularly due to the fact that he was allowed to introduce elements of his own personality, and stated that "you don't have to plan [the little nuances] because you get to just be the character".[ 2] He also felt that recording the voice and motion capture simultaneously was exciting and helpful.[ 2]
From 2008 to 2009, Scott played Ryan Spalding in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy for 15 episodes. In 2016, he provided the voice and motion capture of Jameson in the action-adventure game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End [ 1] and played Peter in the horror film Blair Witch .[ 3] In 2018, he joined the cast of Channel Zero as Officer Luke Vanczyk for six episodes in the third season.[ 4] The same year, he played Tom Hodgson for six episodes in the fourth and final season of the show.[ 5] [ 6] In 2019, he played Cory Lawrence in the NBC romantic drama series This is Us ,[ 7] as well as Officer Nick Prager in the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] From 2019 to 2020, he appeared as Coach J.J. Kerba in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons Why .
In 2021, Scott is set to join the main cast in the fourth and final season of the Amazon Prime Video legal drama series Goliath .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Personal life
Scott began dating Jenn Liu in 2014, and they were married in 2017.[citation needed ]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2005
Water
Friend
Short film
2008
Harrison Montgomery
Maurice
Credited as Brandon O'Neil Scott
2010
Emergency Contact
Jarvis
Short film
2010
Air
L.J.
2011
Verbal: Revenge of the Nerds
Nerd #2
Short film
2011
Crying in Public
Sandwich Dropping Crier
Short film
2011
Engagement
Kay
Short film
2012
Knife Fight
Max
2012
Stand Up Guys
Doctor
2012
Wreck-It Ralph
Kohut (voice)
2013
His New Hands
The Man
Short film
2014
Walk of Shame
Josh
2014
Feast
Additional Characters[ 16]
Short film
2014
An American in Hollywood
Kareem
2014
Man with a Movie Camera
Dad
Short film
2015
Rita Mahtoublan Is Not a Terrorist
Rita's Co-Worker #4
Short film Producer
2015
Amaru
Fabien Coyan
2016
Hard World for Small Things
Dell
Short film
2016
Have You Seen My Boyfriend?
Screaming Man #1
Short film
2016
Blair Witch
Peter
2016
Half Kings
Rene "El Rey" Chiles
Short film Producer
2017
Manolescents
Marcus
Short film
2017
Big Brother Volcano
Alan
2017
Sean's New Groove
Roscoe Dunton (voice)
Direct-to-video
2017
Mad Genius
Zip
2017
Bad Match
Chuck
2017
Electric Room
Brandon
Short film
2018
Always Remember Me
Adam
Short film
2018
Dark Was the Night
Lucky
2018
The Amaranth
Arthur
2018
Bender
Icarus
Short film
2019
A Cohort of Guests
Patrick
Short film
2019
Hoops
Performers / Icarus
Short film
2022
Dead for a Dollar
Elijah Jones
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006
Law & Order
Alan Crockett
Episode: "Profiteer"
2007
Life Support
Markus
Television film
2007
The Unit
Bravo
Episode: "Freefall
2007
Heartland
Marcus Brand
Episode: "Picking Up Little Things"
2007
Cold Case
Arthur "Aces" Brown '53
Episode: "Devil Music"
2008–2009
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Ryan Spalding
15 episodes
2009
Bones
Bartender
Episode: "The Cinderella in the Cupboard"
2009–2010
Seattle Grace: On Call
Dr. Ryan Spalding
6 episodes
2009
Raising the Bar
Dyrell
Episode: "The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button"
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Marine LCPL. Alex Walder
Episode: "Keepin' It Real"
2009
Body Politic
Miles Jordan
Television film
2011
CSI: NY
William Dowd
Episode: "Smooth Criminal"
2012
The Middle
Cory
Episode: "The Concert"
2013
Futurestates
Isaac
Episode: "The Living"
2013–2014
Hello Cupid
Cassius
10 episodes
2013
What Would Dylan Do?
Ryan
Television film
2014
Masters of Sex
Jessie Durkin
Episode: "Giants"
2014
Roomie Lover Friends
Cassius
Episode: "#3.5"
2014
Work Mom
Craig
Television film
2015
To Hell and Back
Aaron
Television film
2015–2017
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Alex (voice) / Additional Voices
4 episodes
2015
Stitchers
George
Episode: "Finally"
2016
Imaginary Friend
Brian
Television film
2016–2017
Loosely Exactly Nicole
Raymond
5 episodes
2016–2017
Chef Julian
Cassius
2 episodes
2017
Guerrilla
Leroy
Television miniseries
2017–present
Bronzeville
Maxwell
8 episodes
2018
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
Manager Baby Hendershot (voice)[ 17]
13 episodes
2018
Channel Zero: Butcher's Block
Officer Luke Vanczyk
6 episodes[ 18]
2018
Channel Zero: The Dream Door
Tom Hodgson
6 episodes
2019
Dark/Web
Zach Callison
Episode: "Chapter One"
2019–2022
Dead to Me
Nick Prager
17 episodes
2019–2020
13 Reasons Why
Coach J.J. Kerba
10 episodes
2019
This Is Us
Cory Lawrence
3 episodes[ 19]
2020
Disconnected [ 20]
2021
Goliath
Robert Bettencourt
Season 4, main cast
2022–23
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
CEO Baby Hendershot (voice)
Recurring cast
2022
Baymax!
Additional voices
3 episodes
2023
Fantasy Island
Seth Rose
Episode: "War of the Roses (And the Hutchinsons)"[ 21]
2024
The Good Doctor
Nathan Speed
Episode: "Date Night"[ 22]
2024
The Girls on the Bus
Malcolm
Main role[ 23]
Video games
References
^ a b c "Brandon Scott (visual voice guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
^ a b Patillo, Gabe; Rauter, Tim; Hall, Tim (July 11, 2013). "Episode 43: O Henry!" . Married to the Games (Podcast). Event occurs at 32:50. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2015 .
^ "Tuscaloosa native stars in 'Blair Witch' sequel" . www.tuscaloosanews.com . Tuscaloosa News. September 15, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
^ Petski, Denise (May 25, 2017). " 'Channel Zero': Brandon Scott & Holland Roden Join season 3 Of SyFy Anthology" . Deadline Hollywood . Deadline. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Petski, Denise (May 3, 2018). " 'Channel Zero' Sets Cast, Gets Title For Fourth Installment On Syfy" . Deadline Hollywood . Deadline. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ McGrew, Shannon (November 5, 2018). "Interview: Actor Brandon Scott for CHANNEL ZERO: THE DREAM DOOR" . www.nightmarishconjurings.com . Nightmarish Conjurings. Retrieved October 11, 2020 .
^ "Who Plays Mr. Lawrence on This Is Us? What to Know About Brandon Scott" . www.oprahmag.com . Oprah Magazine. November 1, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
^ Cremona, Patrick (May 6, 2020). "Meet the cast of Dead to Me season 2" . www.radiotimes.com . Radio Times. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Persaud, Christine (May 29, 2020). "Netflix's Dead To Me: Where Else You've Seen The Cast" . www.screenrant.com . ScreenRant. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Copelton, Melissa (July 8, 2020). "Get to Know the Actors Who Play Your Favorite Characters on 'Dead to Me' Season 1 and 2" . www.lifeandstylemag.com . Life & Style Weekly. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Picard, Caroline (May 19, 2019). "This Is How You Know Everyone From the 'Dead to Me' Cast" . www.goodhousekeeping.com . Good Housekeeping. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Parker, Kate (May 13, 2020). "Dead To Me: Who is Nick in Dead To Me season 2? Meet actor Brandon Scott" . www.dailytelegraph.uk . Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ Petski, Denise (February 21, 2020). " 'Goliath' Adds Geoffrey Arend & Brandon Scott As Series Regulars, Two Recurring For Season 4" . Deadline Hollywood . Deadline. Retrieved October 11, 2020 .
^ Lewis, Bethany (February 24, 2020). "Amazon's Goliath adds Geoffrey Arend and Brandon Scott to season 4 cast" . www.showsnob.com . Show Snob. Retrieved October 11, 2020 .
^ Margie Haber Studio [@margiehaber] (February 8, 2021). "So excited for the very talented @BrandonOScott and his new role on @goliathtv ✨🙌#MondayMotivation #livethelife Goliath https://t.co/X54VugjFOS" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ Gallagher, Brian (October 16, 2014). "Disney's 'Feast' Preview Introduces Winston the Dog" . MovieWeb. Retrieved November 16, 2014 .
^ Scott, Brandon [@BrandonOScott] (November 25, 2020). "Such a fun group of folks to be babies with... Boss Baby: Back in Business is back. https://t.co/4Krkeg0hVD" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ Evangelista, Chris (October 25, 2017). " 'Channel Zero' Season 3 Teaser Announces New Cast and New Premise" . www.slashfilm.com . Slash Film. Retrieved November 14, 2020 .
^ Bobic, Chrissy (November 5, 2019). "Who Plays Mr. Lawrence on 'This Is Us'? Brandon Scott Is Used to Playing a Role Model" . www.d istractify.com . Distractify. Retrieved November 14, 2020 .
^ Molloy, Tim (May 10, 2020). "Disconnected Is a Show About the Quarantine — Shot During the Quarantine" . www.moviemaker.com . MovieMaker Magazine. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Fields, Sarah (April 13, 2023). "Fantasy Island Season 2 Episode 10 – Brandon Scott and Devika Bhise" . www.telltaletv.com . Tell Tale TV. Retrieved April 20, 2023 .
^ Nebens, Richard (March 28, 2024). "Full Cast of The Good Doctor Season 7 Episode 4: Every Main Character & Actor Who Appears (Photos)" . www.thedirect.com . The Direct. Retrieved May 14, 2024 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 30, 2022). "The Girls On The Bus Adds CNN's Abby Phillip As Consultant, Brandon Scott As Series Regular; Griffin Dunne Among 7 Set To Recur" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 5, 2023 .
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