Reid Scott Weiner (born November 19, 1977), known professionally as Reid Scott, is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Brendan "Brando" Dorff in the TBS comedy series ''

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'' (2006–2010), Dan Egan in the

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comedy series ''

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'' (2012–2019), Gordon Ford in '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2022–2023), and

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Detective Vincent Riley on ''

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'' (2024–present). He also appeared in the romantic comedy film '' Home Again'' (2017), the superhero film ''

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'' (2018), and the comedy-drama film '' Late Night'' (2019).

Early life

Scott was born Reid Scott Weiner on November 19, 1977. He grew up in Clifton Park, New York. He attended La Salle Institute in

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and

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, graduating in 2000, before moving to

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to pursue his acting/writing career.

Career

Scott began his career with roles in the off-Broadway play ''Cargo'' and several television commercials. In 2002, he won the lead role in the Fox pilot ''With You in Spirit'', for which he received his

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card. Scott recalls, "I remember thinking that the money from the pilot was a fortune. It wasn't. After renting a car to get around L.A., paying off some debt and maybe buying a new pair of shoes, I was broke. I had to borrow money from my father just to join SAG." Since then he has appeared in television and film, most notably ''

'', an original series on TBS. He appeared in an episode of ''

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'', on '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' as Dr. Jeff Tseguay, as Mike in '' Motorcity'' and in '' CSI: NY'' as Seth Riggin. Scott joined the cast of Showtime's '' The Big C'' in 2010. He played Dr. Todd Mauer, oncologist for the main character (played by

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). He appeared on the big screen in films such as ''

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'' and '' Losing Control''. Scott co-starred as Dan Egan on HBO's political comedy series ''

''. He also voiced Turbo in the

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original animated series '' Turbo FAST''. The series is based on the 2013 film ''

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''. In June 2014, it was reported that Scott had joined the

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film '' The Intern'', as a "smooth-talking, cocky young businessman." However, Scott's character is not in the final cut of the film. In 2020, Scott played the lead role of David in the

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drama pilot ''Echo'' which was written by JJ Bailey. He played a supporting role as Ben in the 2022 drama film ''Wildflower''. In November 2023, it was announced that Scott would join ''

'' as Detective Vincent Riley for season 23, after replacing former star

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, who exited the show over creative differences.

Personal life

On June 21, 2014, Scott married his longtime girlfriend Elspeth Keller. They have two sons, born in 2015 and 2018. Scott’s adoptive sister is chef Katianna Hong, who appeared on season 22 of ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Reid 1977 births Living people American people of Jewish descent American people of French-Canadian descent American male television actors American male film actors American male voice actors Syracuse University alumni Male actors from Albany, New York 21st-century American male actors