James Nicholas Scully (born April 19, 1992) is an American actor, best known for portraying JD in the

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'' (2018) and Forty Quinn in the

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Early life

Scully was born and raised in

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. He attended Driscoll Middle School and LEE High School's North East School of the Arts (Class of 2010), both of which are in

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. In his youth, he spent a brief period in England when his father was stationed there as a part of the

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. He later attended

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, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater. Scully was also a cycling instructor for three and a half years at SWERVE Fitness.

Career

Prior to working in Los Angeles, Scully resided in New York performing

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. In 2016, Scully made his acting debut in the web series drama series, ''Sublets''. Following on from his first role, Scully later made appearances in television series, such as '' Quantico'' and ''

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''. He has also done commercial work for

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abuse with ''Riverdale'' actress, Camila Mendes. In 2018, Scully starred in the main role of JD on the

series ''

''. In January 2019, it was announced that Scully had been cast as Forty Quinn on the second season of the

thriller series ''

''. He also portrayed Charlie, one of the main love interests in the 2022

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Personal life

Scully is gay.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scully, James 1992 births Living people 21st-century LGBT people 21st-century American male actors American male television actors American gay actors LGBT people from Texas Male actors from San Antonio Otterbein University alumni