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

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'', Joseph Tobin in ''

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'', and Richard Parker in ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as narration in ''

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''.

Early life

Scott was born on July 19, 1961, in New York City, the son of American actor

George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director, and producer who had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his port ...

(1927–1999) and Canadian-American actor Colleen Dewhurst (1924–1991). He graduated from John Jay High School with friend

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before graduating from

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in 1983. His brother is Alexander Scott. He also has one paternal half-sister, actress Devon Scott.

Career

Scott's first role was in the 1987 film '' Five Corners'', as a policeman. In 1990, Scott played a lead role in the ground-breaking film ''

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'', 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, ''

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'', and co-starred in the movie ''

Dying Young ''Dying Young'' is a 1991 American romance film directed by Joel Schumacher. It is based on a novel of the same name by Marti Leimbach, and stars Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott with Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby, and Ellen B ...

'' (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

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, and in 1996, he teamed up with

to direct the film ''

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''. The film met with critical acclaim and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. For their work, Scott and Tucci won both the

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and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award 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 Saint Ralph. In 2005–2006 Scott served as the reader for the audiobook versions of Stephen King's bestsellers '' The Shining'' and ''

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'', and for

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's ''

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''. In 2007 Scott lent his voice for the narration of a Chevron Corporation television ad, as well as the

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documentary film, ''

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''. He also appeared in the romantic comedy '' Music and Lyrics'', starring

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and

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. Next up for Scott was the 2009 drama '' Handsome Harry''. Scott also had a recurring role on the USA drama ''

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'', as Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz. On August 28, 2009 TVGuide.com confirmed Scott was cast for the third season of ''

''. Scott was a series regular, playing Joe Tobin, the son of indicted Bernie Madoff-like Louis Tobin (

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). The season aired from January to April 2010. In May 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

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, in the 2012 film ''

''. Scott reprised his role in the 2014 film ''

''. From December 2015 to March 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 Ebenezer Scrooge in a Broadway adaptation of

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's '' A Christmas Carol'' written by

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and directed by

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. Scott plays Dr. Lewis Dodgson (replacing Cameron Thor) in '' Jurassic World Dominion'', the sixth film in the '' Jurassic Park'' franchise, which was released in June 2022.

Personal life

Scott has two 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 American film directors 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