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Tom Everett Scott : biography

September 7, 1970 –

Thomas "Tom" Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970) is an American film, theatre and television actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do! (1996) and as detective Russell Clarke in Southland for the first three seasons of the show.

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Law & Order Charles Wilson 1 episode
1994 CBS Schoolbreak Special Matt Hansen 1 episode
1995–1997 Grace Under Fire Matthew 5 episodes
1999 Inherit the Wind Bertram Cates television film
2000–2001 The $treet Jack T. Kenderson 12 episodes
2001–2002 Philly Will Froman 11 episodes
2002–2003 Do Over Joel (voice) 13 episodes (uncredited)
2002–2003 ER Eric Wyczenski 8 episodes
2003 Platonically Incorrect Scott television film
Will & Grace Alex 1 episode
2004 Justice League Unlimited Booster Gold 1 episode
Karroll’s Christmas Allen Karroll television film
2006 Surrender, Dorothy Adam television film
Saved Wyatt Cole main role
2008 Cashmere Mafia Jack Cutting 3 episodes
Sons of Anarchy Rosen 3 episodes
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Booster Gold 2 episodes
Southland Detective Russell Clarke 14 episodes
Law & Order Governor Donald Shalvoy 4 episodes
2011 GCB (TV series) Andrew Remington 3 episodes

Life and career

Scott was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the son of Cindy and Bill Scott. His first notable role was appearing as Matthew on the television situation comedy Grace Under Fire (1995–1997). He played the title character’s out-of-wedlock son, whom she had placed for adoption. After several seasons on the show in a recurring role, Scott landed the role of Guy Patterson in That Thing You Do!. He was almost passed over because of his resemblance to the film’s director, actor Tom Hanks, but Hanks’s wife, Rita Wilson, encouraged Hanks to cast Scott in the role.Adams, Thelma (September 2000). Interview (hosted at FindArticles); accessed January 9, 2010

Scott had several other notable roles; he was the lead in the film An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) as well as Dead Man on Campus (1998). Scott also had a recurring role on the television series ER (2002–2003), and has played numerous minor parts in other films and television shows. He starred in Saved (2006), a medical-drama series on the TNT cable channel. He appeared as one of Mandy Moore’s boyfriends in the comedy Because I Said So (2007).

He appeared in a Broadway-theatre production as the closeted film star Mitchell Green in the comedy The Little Dog Laughed, written by Douglas Carter Beane. He also appeared as Zip in an Off-Broadway production of The Country Club, also written by Beane.