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Biography
Reid Scott (born November 19, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Brendan "Brando" Dorff on the comedy series My Boys and for his role as Deputy Director of Communications Dan Egan on HBO's comedy series Veep.
Early life
Scott was born on November 19, 1977, in Albany, New York, and attended Syracuse University before moving to New York City to pursue his acting/writing career.
Career
After Scott began his career with roles in the off-Broadway play Cargo and several television commercials. In 2002 he won the lead role in the Fox pilot With You in Spirit, for which he received his Screen Actors Guild card. Scott recalls, "I remember thinking that the money from the pilot was a fortune. It wasn't. After renting a car to get around L.A., paying off some debt and maybe buying a new pair of shoes, I was broke. I had to borrow money from my father just to join SAG."
Since then he has appeared in television and film, most notably My Boys, an original series on TBS. He appeared in an episode of Bones, on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Dr. Jeff Tseguay, as Mike in Motorcity, and in CSI:NY as Seth Riggin (Season 4, Episode 14). Scott joined the cast of Showtime's The Big C in 2010. He played Dr. Todd Mauer, oncologist for the main character (played by Laura Linney). He appeared on the big screen in films such as Amusement and Losing Control.
Scott is currently co-starring as Dan Egan on HBO's political comedy series Veep.
He is voicing Turbo in the Netflix original animated series Turbo FAST. The series is based on the 2013 film Turbo.
In June 2014, Scott joined the Nancy Meyers film, The Intern. The film also stars Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. The film was released on September 25, 2015.
Personal life
On June 21, 2014, Scott married his longtime girlfriend Elspeth Keller, with whom he has one son, Conrad (born 2015).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Trent | |
| 2007 | Passing the Time | Kevin | Short |
| 2009 | Amusement | Dan | |
| 2009 | My Two Fans | Kyle | |
| 2011 | Losing Control | Ben | |
| 2013 | North Bay | Kirk Floyd | Short |
| 2013 | Beside Still Waters | Henry | |
| 2014 | Missing William | William Leeds | |
| 2014 | Sister | Billy Presser | |
| 2014 | A Better You | Handsome Model | |
| 2014 | Bad Summer | Max | |
| 2015 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Officer Shumaker | |
| 2016 | The Veil | Nick | |
| 2016 | Nerdland | Brett Anderson | |
| 2016 | Dean | Brett | |
| 2017 | Home Again | Justin Miller | In post-production |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | That '70s Show | Ted | 1 episode: "Over the Hills and Far Away" |
| 2002–2005 | American Dreams | Andy Eaton/Brian | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | What I Like About You | Hunter | 1 episode: "Girls Night Out" |
| 2003 | With You In Spirit | Ben Fisher | TV Movie |
| 2003–2004 | It's All Relative | Bobby O'Neil | Main cast 22 episodes |
| 2004 | Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman | Sam | TV Movie |
| 2004 | F2: Forensic Factor | Frank Black | 1 episode: "No Body, No Crime" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dax Blanchard | 1 episode: "Snakes" |
| 2006–2010 | My Boys | Brendan 'Brando' Dorff | Main cast 49 episodes |
| 2007 | Bones | Robert Frazier | 1 episode: "The Man in the Mansion" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Seth Riggin | 1 episode: "Playing with Matches" |
| 2008 | Unhitched | Bobby | 1 episode: "Woman Marries Horse" |
| 2009 | Celebrities Anonymous | Johnny | Web series |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Jared | 1 episode: "No Guts, No Glory" |
| 2009 | The Ex List | Steve Bolla | 1 episode: "Daphne's Idealized Wedding" |
| 2009–2010 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Dr. Jeff Zegay | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | The Big C | Dr. Todd Mauer | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Mad Love | Dave Evans | 1 episode: "The Spy Who Loved Me" |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Sam | 1 episode: "Hot & Heavy" |
| 2012 | Best Friends Forever | Peter | "The Butt Dial" |
| 2012–2013 | Motorcity | Mike Chilton | Main cast 16 episodes |
| 2012–present | Veep | Dan Egan | Main cast 48 episodes |
| 2013 | How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) | Scott | 3 episodes: "How to Live with the Academy Awards Party", "How to Run the Show", "How to Fix Up Your Ex" |
| 2013 | Perception | Dr. Hutchins | 1 episode: "Neuropositive" |
| 2013–present | Turbo FAST | Turbo (voice) | Main cast 39 episodes |
| 2014 | New Girl | Ted | 1 episode: "The Last Wedding" |
| 2015 | Zoo | Ethan Boyd | 1 episode: "First Blood" |