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Scott Lawrence (born September 27, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series '' JAG''. Lawrence played the role from 2001 until 2005, when the series ended. He is also known for being the major audio double for James Earl Jones, voicing Darth Vader in
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video games since 1995.


Career

Lawrence began his career in
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in the late 1980s with supporting TV and film appearances. He debuted as a perpetrator defended by James Earl Jones in LA Law. He had a recurring role on ''
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'' and in the early 1990s was a semi-regular on the Whoopi Goldberg series '' Bagdad Cafe''. In film, his first appearance was in the 1990 thriller '' The First Power'' with Lou Diamond Phillips. He next appeared in the Drew Barrymore 1993 horror film '' Doppelganger.'' Other credits include the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle '' Timecop'' and Howard Stern's '' Private Parts''. From 1994 to 2006, Lawrence voiced Darth Vader in the ''
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'' video game series produced by LucasArts. After his performance in '' Star Wars: Empire at War'', he was succeeded by Matt Sloan. Lawrence returned to the role in the game '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' in 2019. In 2011, Lawrence made an appearance in ''
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'', a spin-off of ''JAG'' in the Season 8 episode, " A Man Walks Into a Bar..." albeit as a different character. His film appearances include the blockbuster film '' Avatar'' and 2010's '' The Social Network''.Scott Lawrence credits at TVguide.com
/ref> In 2019, Lawrence appeared as Special Agent Billy Taggart in the critically acclaimed Netflix series '' Unbelievable''. In 2020, Lawrence appeared as a guest on the '' Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' marathon fundraiser episode of '' The George Lucas Talk Show.''


Selected filmography


Film


Television


Video games


References


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