Early life

Scott was born on July 19, 1961, in New York City, the son of actors George C. Scott and Canadian-born Colleen Dewhurst. He graduated from Lawrence University in 1983. His brother is Alexander Scott.

Career

In 1990, Scott played a lead role in the ground-breaking film Longtime Companion, which chronicles the early years of the AIDS/HIV epidemic and its impact upon a group of American friends. In the following year, Scott co-starred in the movie Dying Young (in which his mother also appeared) alongside Julia Roberts. He also appeared in the 1992 Cameron Crowe movie Singles alongside Bridget Fonda and Kyra Sedgwick, and in 1996, he teamed up with Stanley Tucci to direct the film Big Night. The film met with critical acclaim and was nominated for the "Grand Jury Prize" at the Sundance Film Festival. For their work, Scott and Tucci won both the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director.

In 2002, he was awarded the Best Actor prize from the National Board of Review for his notable performance in Roger Dodger. Scott starred in Six Degrees on ABC in 2006.

In 2005-2006, Scott served as the reader for the audiobook versions of Stephen King's bestsellers The Shining and Cell.

In 2007, Scott lent his voice for the narration of a Chevron Corporation television ad, as well as the critically acclaimed Iraq War documentary film, No End in Sight. Next up for Scott was the 2009 drama Handsome Harry. Scott also has a recurring role on the USA drama Royal Pains, as Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz.

On August 28, 2009, TVGuide.com confirmed Scott was cast for the third season of Damages. Scott was a series regular, playing Joe Tobin, the son of indicted Bernie Madoff-like Louis Tobin (Len Cariou). The season aired from January to April 2010.

In May 2010, Scott provided the voice-over for a new Häagen-Dazs TV commercial called "Ode to Flavor". The ad was created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, directed by Noah Marshall with art direction by Croix Cagnon. He played the role of Richard Parker, the father of Peter Parker, in the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man. Scott reprised his role in the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Personal life

Scott has two sons, Malcolm and Callan. He lives with his family in northwest Connecticut.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Five Corners	Policeman
1990	Sheltering Sky, TheThe Sheltering Sky	George Tunner
1990	Kennedys of Massachusetts, TheThe Kennedys of Massachusetts	Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.	TV miniseries
1990	Longtime Companion	Willy
1991	Dead Again	Doug
1991	Dying Young	Victor Geddes	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
1992	Singles	Steve Dunne
1993	Innocent, TheThe Innocent	Leonard
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Robert Benchley	Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor
1995	Let It Be Me	Dr. Gabriel Rodman
1996	Daytrippers, TheThe Daytrippers	Eddie Masler	Also executive producer
1996	Big Night	Bob	Also co-producer and co-director Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best New Director Nominated — Deauville Film Festival Grand Special Prize Award Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best First Film Nominated — Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature
1997	Spanish Prisoner, TheThe Spanish Prisoner	Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Ross
1998	Hi-Life	Ray
1998	Love Letter, TheThe Love Letter	Scott Corrigan	TV film
1998	Tale of Sweeney Todd, TheThe Tale of Sweeney Todd	Ben Carlyle	TV film
1998	Impostors, TheThe Impostors	Meistrich
1999	Top of the Food Chain	Dr. Karel Lamonte
1999	Spring Forward	Fredrickson
1999	Lush	Lionel 'Ex' Exley
2000	Other Voices	John
2000	Hamlet	Hamlet	TV film; also director and producer
2001	Delivering Milo	Kevin
2001	Follow the Stars Home	David McCune	TV film
2001	Final	N/A	Director and producer
2002	Pilot's Wife, TheThe Pilot's Wife	Roger Hart	TV film
2002	Roger Dodger	Roger Swanson	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor
2003	Secret Lives of Dentists, TheThe Secret Lives of Dentists	David Hurst	Also producer
2003	Off the Map	N/A	Director and producer
2004	Saint Ralph	Father George Hibbert	Nominated — Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
2004	Marie and Bruce	Tommy
2005	Loverboy	Paul's Father
2005	Exorcism of Emily Rose, TheThe Exorcism of Emily Rose	Ethan Thomas
2005	Duma	Peter
2005	Dying Gaul, TheThe Dying Gaul	Jeffery Tishop	Also producer
2006	Final Days of Planet Earth	William Phillips	TV film
2007	Music and Lyrics	Sloan Cates
2007	Crashing	Richard McMurray
2007	No End in Sight	Narrator
2008	Phoebe in Wonderland	Principal Davis
2008	One Week	Narrator	Voice
2009	Handsome Harry	David Kagan
2009	National Parks: America's Best Idea, TheThe National Parks: America's Best Idea	Various Historical Figures	Voice
2009-present	Royal Pains	Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz	TV series
2010	Damages	Joe Tobin	TV series (13 episodes)
2010	Beware the Gonzo	Arthur Gilman
2010	God in America	Narrator	Voice
2010	Eye of the Hurricane	Bill Folsom
2011	Love, Lots of It	The Man
2012	Amazing Spider-Man, TheThe Amazing Spider-Man	Richard Parker
2012	Still Mine	Gary
2012	The Men Who Built America	Narrator	Four part miniseries docudrama
2012	Clinton	Narrator	Voice
2014	Amazing Spider-Man 2, TheThe Amazing Spider-Man 2	Richard Parker
2014	The Blacklist	Owen Mallory / Michael Shaw	TV series (1 episode: "The Cyprus Agency")
2016	Manhattan Night	Simon Crowley

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