Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. His roles include Steve Dunne in Singles, Mark Usher in House of Cards, Joseph Tobin in Damages, Richard Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz in Royal Pains, as well as narration in The Men Who Built America.

Early life

Scott was born on July 19, 1961, in New York City,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> the son of actor George C. Scott and actress Colleen Dewhurst.<ref name=NewsdayTributesRef>"At Carnegie Hall, Martin Beck Theatre Tributes to Rudolf Serkin, Colleen Dewhurst" by Allan Wallach, Newsday (September 24, 1991) [Nassau and Suffolk edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> He graduated from John Jay High School with friend Stanley Tucci<ref>"Bringing 'Hamlet' Home" by John Swansburg, The New York Times (March 10, 2002) [Page 14 of the National edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> before graduating from Lawrence University in 1983.<ref name=people1996>Template:Cite news</ref> His brother is Alexander Scott.<ref name=NewsdayTributesRef/><ref name="netglimse.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> One of his paternal half-sisters is actress Devon Scott.<ref>"George C. Scott, Celebrated for 'Patton' Role, Dies at 71" by Mel Gussow, The New York Times (September 24, 1999) Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref>

Career

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Scott at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

Scott's first film appearance was in the 1987 movie Five Corners,<ref>"Dark corners suit Scott: Top of the Food Chain's dim-witted scientist is played by an actor who relishes smaller, strange roles in film." by Katherine Monk, The Vancouver Sun (March 14, 2000) [Final Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> as a policeman. 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.<ref>"Longtime overdue; Hollywood breaks its silence on AIDS with Longtime Companion" by Marc Horton, Edmonton Journal (August 31, 1990) [Final Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> In the following year he appeared briefly in Kenneth Branagh-directed, Dead Again, and co-starred in the movie Dying Young (in which his mother also appeared) alongside Julia Roberts.<ref name=interview_2011>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also appeared in the 1992 Cameron Crowe movie Singles alongside Bridget Fonda and Kyra Sedgwick,<ref>Singles review by Suzan Ayscough variety.com</ref> 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<ref name=GreenwichRef>"Actor Campbell Scott in 'revolutionary' show" Greenwich Time, (May 18, 2008) Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director.<ref name=GreenwichRef/>

In 2002, he was awarded the Best Actor prize from the National Board of Review for his performance in Roger Dodger.<ref>"'The Hours' earns season's first nod; The Board of Review also honors Campbell Scott and Julianne Moore" by Susan King, Los Angeles Times (December 5, 2002) [Home Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> Scott starred in Six Degrees on ABC in 2006.<ref>"Artful 'Six Degrees' Deserves A Winning Fate" by Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Globe (September 21, 2006) [Third Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref>

In 2004, he starred alongside Adam Butcher, in Saint Ralph.<ref>Saint Ralph review by Joe Leydon at variety.com</ref>

In 2005–2006, Scott served as the reader for the audiobook versions of Stephen King's bestsellers The Shining<ref>"Listen at Your Own Peril: 3 Chilling Audiobooks for Halloween" by Concepción De León at www.nytimes.com</ref> and Cell, and for Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.<ref>"Ex Libris: For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Margaret Clay at columbiametro.com</ref>

In 2007, Scott lent his voice for the narration of a Chevron Corporation television ad,<ref>"Chevron's 150-Second Spot" by Stuart Elliott, The New York Times (September 28, 2007) Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> as well as the Iraq War documentary film, No End in Sight. He also appeared in the romantic comedy Music and Lyrics, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Next up for Scott was the 2009 drama Handsome Harry. Scott also had a recurring role on the USA drama Royal Pains, as Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz.

From 2009 to 2010, Scott had a recurring role in the third season of Damages, playing Joe Tobin, the son of indicted Bernie Madoff-like Louis Tobin (Len Cariou).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2010, Scott provided the voice-over for a new Häagen-Dazs TV commercial called "Ode to Flavor".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The ad was created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, directed by Noah Marshall with art direction by Croix Cagnon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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. From 2015 to 2016, Scott appeared as Lloyd Dallas in the Broadway revival of Noises Off. In 2017, he collaborated with Dutch DJ and producer Ferry Corsten on Blueprint, an album combining Trance music and science fiction, in which he can be heard as the story's narrator.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2019 Scott portrayed the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a Broadway adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol written by Jack Thorne and directed by Matthew Warchus.<ref name= "Scrooge">Template:Cite news</ref>

Scott plays Dr. Lewis Dodgson (replacing Cameron Thor) in Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the sixth film in the Jurassic Park franchise.

Personal life

Scott has been married twice.

Scott met his current wife Kathleen McElfresh, in 2007 when the two were working on separate plays at the Huntington Theater, in Boston. Scott was working on The Atheist, while McElfresh was working on Brenden.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Scott has three sons. He lives with his family in northwest Connecticut.<ref name="netglimse.com" />Template:Better source needed

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Five Corners	Policeman
1988	From Hollywood to Deadwood	Bobby
1989	Longtime Companion	Willy
1990	Ain't No Way Back	Fletcher Kane
	Template:Sortname	George Tunner
1991	Dead Again	Doug
	Dying Young	Victor Geddes	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
1992	Singles	Steve Dunne
1993	Template:Sortname	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	Template:Sortname	Eddie Masler	Also executive producer
	Big Night	Bob	Also co-producer and co-director Template:Small 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	Template:Sortname	Joseph A. "Joe" Ross
1998	Hi-Life	Ray
	Template:Sortname	Meistrich
1999	Top of the Food Chain	Dr. Karel Lamonte
	Spring Forward	Fredrickson
	Lush	Lionel 'Ex' Exley
2000	Other Voices	John
2001	Delivering Milo	Kevin
	Final	Template:N/a	Director and producer
2002	Roger Dodger	Roger Swanson	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor
2003	Template:Sortname	David Hurst	Also producer
	Off the Map	Template:N/a	Director and producer
2004	Saint Ralph	Father George Hibbert	Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
	Marie and Bruce	Tommy
2005	Loverboy	Paul
	Template:Sortname	Ethan Thomas
	Duma	Peter
	Template:Sortname	Jeffery Tishop	Also producer
2007	Music and Lyrics	Sloan Cates
	Crashing	Richard McMurray
	No End in Sight	Narrator
2008	Phoebe in Wonderland	Principal Davis
	One Week	Narrator	Voice
2009	Handsome Harry	David Kagan
	Template:Sortname	Various Historical Figures	Voice
	Company Retreat	Template:N/a	Director
2010	Beware the Gonzo	Arthur Gilman
	God in America	Narrator	Voice
	Eye of the Hurricane	Bill Folsom
2011	Love, Lots of It	The Man
2012	Template:Sortname	Richard Parker
	Still Mine	Gary
	Clinton	Narrator	Voice
2013	Before I Sleep	Young Eugene
2014	Template:Sortname	Richard Parker
2016	Manhattan Night	Simon Crowley
2017	A Lotus 'Til Reckoning	Pete
	A Long Time for Lovers	News Reporter
2018	The Chaperone	Alan Carlisle
2020	The 11th Green	Jeremy Rudd
2022	Jurassic World Dominion	Dr. Lewis Dodgson
2024	Millers in Marriage	Nick
2025	Nonnas	Edward Durant

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	L.A. Law	Officer Clayton	Episode: "Sidney, the Dead-Nosed Reindeer"
1987	Family Ties	Eric Matthews	Episode: "Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers"
1990	Template:Sortname	Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.	TV miniseries
1991	The Perfect Tribute	Carter Blair	TV film
1997	Liberty!	Thomas Jefferson	Documentary miniseries
1998	Template:Sortname	Scott Corrigan	TV film
	Template:Sortname	Ben Carlyle	TV film
2000	Hamlet	Hamlet	TV film; also director and producer
2001	Follow the Stars Home	David McCune	TV film
2002	Template:Sortname	Roger Hart	TV film
2006	Six Degrees	Steven Caseman	13 episodes
	Final Days of Planet Earth	William Phillips	TV film
2009–2016	Royal Pains	Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz	TV series
2010	Damages	Joe Tobin	13 episodes
2012	The Men Who Built America	Narrator	Four part miniseries docudrama
2014	The Blacklist	Owen Mallory / Michael Shaw	Episode: "The Cyprus Agency"
2015	Allegiance	Mysterious Date	Episode: "Pilot" (uncredited)
2016	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	Himself (Campbell Scott)	Recurring
2017	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Election Party Guest	Segment: "Harding"
	Lore	George Brown	Episode: "They Made a Tonic"
2017–2018	House of Cards	Mark Usher	Main role; 19 episodes
2018	Dietland	Stanley Austen	Recurring role; 3 episodes
	The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen	Narrator	Four part miniseries docudrama
2019	At Home with Amy Sedaris	Yves St Au Jus	Episode: "Creativity"
	Instinct	Pasternack	Episode: "Grey Matter"
	Soundtrack	Frank	Main cast
2019–present	The Food That Built America	Narrator	TV series
2021	Prodigal Son	Professor Delaney	Episode: "Alma Mater"
2022	Billions	Colin Drache	Recurring
	WeCrashed	Jamie Dimon	Miniseries; 4 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Jurassic World Evolution 2	Lewis Dodgson	Biosyn Dominion expansion

Music albums

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Notes
2017	Blueprint	Ferry Corsten	Narrator

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