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 a major audio double for James Earl Jones, voicing

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in several ''

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since 1994.

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 ''

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''. 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

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1993 horror film '' Doppelganger.'' Other credits include the

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vehicle '' Timecop'' and Howard Stern's '' Private Parts''. From 1994 to 2006, Lawrence voiced

in the ''

'' video game series produced by

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. After his performance in '' Star Wars: Empire at War'', he was succeeded by Matt Sloan. Lawrence returned to the role for a number of recent releases, starting with the ''Vader Immortal'' VR Series. He also played Vader in the game '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' in 2019. In 2011, Lawrence made an appearance in '' NCIS'', 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 ''

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'' and 2010's ''

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'' marathon fundraiser episode of ''

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Selected filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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