Brandon Scott (actor)
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).
Brandon Scott | |
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| Born | Brandon O'Neil Scott Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | New York University (BFA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse |
Jenn Liu (m. 2017) |
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.
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–present | 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] |
| TBA | The Girls on the Bus | Main role, upcoming series[22] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Henry | Voice and motion capture |
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Additional Voices | Voice |
| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Jameson | Voice and motion capture |
| 2016 | Battlefield 1 | Narrator / Harlem Hellfighter | Voice |
| 2018 | Spyro Reignited Trilogy | Additional Voice | Voice |
| 2022 | Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection | Jameson | Archival footage Voice and motion capture |
References
- "Brandon Scott (visual voice guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- 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". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- Petski, Denise (May 3, 2018). "'Channel Zero' Sets Cast, Gets Title For Fourth Installment On Syfy". www.deadline.com. 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". www.deadline.com. 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 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. 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.
- 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.