Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. His roles include Steve Dunne in '' Singles'', Mark Usher in ''

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'', Joseph Tobin in ''

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'', Richard Parker in ''

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'' and '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz in ''

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'', as well as narration in '' The Men Who Built America''.

Early life

Scott was born on July 19, 1961, in New York City, the son of actor George C. Scott and actress Colleen Dewhurst."At Carnegie Hall, Martin Beck Theatre Tributes to Rudolf Serkin, Colleen Dewhurst" by Allan Wallach, ''

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'' (September 24, 1991) assau and Suffolk editionRetrieved from He graduated from John Jay High School with friend Stanley Tucci before graduating from

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in 1983. His brother is Alexander Scott. One of his paternal half-sisters is actress Devon Scott.

Career

Campbell Scott at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

Scott's first film appearance was in the 1987 movie '' Five Corners'', as a policeman. In 1990, Scott played a lead role in the ground-breaking film '' Longtime Companion'', which chronicles the early years of the AIDS/HIV epidemic and its impact upon a group of American friends. In the following year he appeared briefly in

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-directed, '' Dead Again'', and co-starred in the movie '' Dying Young'' (in which his mother also appeared) alongside

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. He also appeared in the 1992

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movie '' Singles'' alongside Bridget Fonda and Kyra Sedgwick, and in 1996, he teamed up with Stanley Tucci to direct the film '' Big Night''. The film met with critical acclaim and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the

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. For their work, Scott and Tucci won both the New York Film Critics Circle Award"Actor Campbell Scott in 'revolutionary' show" '' Greenwich Time'', (May 18, 2008) Retrieved from and the

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for Best New Director. In 2002, he was awarded the Best Actor prize from the National Board of Review for his performance in '' Roger Dodger''. Scott starred in '' Six Degrees'' on ABC in 2006. In 2004, he starred alongside Adam Butcher, in ''

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''. In 2005–2006, Scott served as the reader for the audiobook versions of

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's bestsellers '' The Shining'' and '' Cell'', and for

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's ''

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''. In 2007, Scott lent his voice for the narration of a

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television ad, as well as the

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documentary film, ''

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''. He also appeared in the romantic comedy ''

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'', starring

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and

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. Next up for Scott was the 2009 drama ''

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''. Scott also had a recurring role on the USA drama ''

'', as Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz. From 2009 to 2010, Scott had a recurring role in the third season of ''

'', playing Joe Tobin, the son of indicted

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-like Louis Tobin (

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). In 2010, Scott provided the voice-over for a new

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TV commercial called "Ode to Flavor". The ad was created by

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, directed by Noah Marshall with art direction by Croix Cagnon. He played the role of Richard Parker, the father of Peter Parker, in the 2012 film ''

''. Scott reprised his role in the 2014 film '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2''. From 2015 to 2016, Scott appeared as Lloyd Dallas in the Broadway revival of ''

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''. In 2017, he collaborated with Dutch DJ and producer

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on ''Blueprint'', an album combining

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and science fiction, in which he can be heard as the story's narrator. In 2019 Scott portrayed the lead role of

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in a Broadway adaptation of

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's ''

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'' written by

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and directed by

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. Scott plays Dr. Lewis Dodgson (replacing Cameron Thor) in ''

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'' (2022), the sixth film in the ''

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'' franchise.

Personal life

Scott has been married twice. Scott met his current wife Kathleen McElfresh, in 2007 when the two were working on separate plays at the Huntington Theater, in Boston. Scott was working on '' The Atheist'', while McElfresh was working on ''Brenden.'' Scott has three sons. He lives with his family in northwest

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music albums

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Campbell 1961 births American male film actors Film directors from New York City American male stage actors American male television actors American people of Canadian descent Lawrence University alumni Living people Male actors from New York City Audiobook narrators Film producers from New York (state) John Jay High School (Cross River, New York) alumni