Scott Christopher Last updated November 08, 2025 Early life and education Christopher was born Scott Christopher-Clafin on January 13, 1967 in Ferndale, Michigan. [ 2] [ 5] He attended Brigham Young University where he won the Irene Ryan Award in 1991 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., an award annually presented to the nation's top collegiate actor. He was the first student from BYU to have won it. [ 6] He received a master's degree in human resources management from the University of Connecticut . [ 7]
Career Christopher made his screen acting debut as Chuck Lundgreen in a 1990 film At Gunpoint. [ 8] In the early parts of his career, he primarily played supporting or guest roles in various films and television programs. [ 8] From 2002 to 2003, he had a recurring role as Coach Austin in Everwood . [ 2]
In 2002, he played two cameo roles in The Singles Ward Mormon cinema for which he is best known today. [ 4] He starred as Kyle Anderson in The Best Two Years and as Michael Jaymes in Mobsters and Mormons . [ 9] [ 10] In 2011, he had a supporting role as Brigadier General Alexander Doniphan in Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration , a biopic about the life of Joseph Smith , the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement . [ 8] He portrayed Joseph Smith III , founder of the Community of Christ , in the film In Emma's Footsteps . [ 8] In 2016, he narrated Hidden in the Heartland , a documentary series investigating the Heartland Model , a proposed theory about the geographic setting of the Book of Mormon . He portrayed Peter Whitmer Sr. in two unrelated history films about early Mormonism. [ 2] [ 11]
From 2011 to 2015, he starred in Granite Flats as Lt. Frank Quincy, a hospital patient who is being used as a test subject for MKUltra . [ 12] [ 13] Since the 2020s, he has played in various Hallmark films and other lifestyle movies. [ 2]
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Miracles & Other Wonders Jack Knowles Episode: Pilot 1998 Promised Land Rice, Talley 2 episodes 1997--2002 Touched by an Angel Peter Darnell, Cop 2 episodes 2002--2003 Everwood Coach Austin 5 episodes 2004 Going to the Mat Mr. Kamins Television film 2007 Saving Sarah Cain Jerry Kitchel Television film 2013--2015 Granite Flats Frank Quincy Main cast 2016 Modern Family Victor Episode: Thunk in the Trunk 2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Glenn Peters Episode: The Matchmaker 2016--2019 Hidden in the Heartland Narrotor Main cast 2017 An Hour Behind Tom Television film 2018 Christmas Wonderland Television film 2018 Christmas Made to Order Davis Television film 2019 Love, Fall & Order Kevin Television film 2019 Matchmaker Christmas Marvin Television film 2019 Timeless Love Dr. Yeats Television film 2021 Christmas Hotel Mr. Baker Television film 2020 NCIS Detective Edmund Kerrigan Episode: Blarney 2021--2023 NCIS: Los Angeles CIA Officer Chris Behr 2 episodes 2021 A Dangerous Defense Brice Television film 2022 Hot Chocolate Holiday Landlord Television film 2022 Temptation Under the Sun Chief Inspector Dexter Television film 2022 A Cozy Christmas Inn Ed Television film 2023 The Rookie: Feds Peter Episode: The Remora 2023 Journey to Christmas Executive Television film
References 1 2 3 LDSPMA (2024-12-13). "A Conversation with Scott Christopher" . LDSPMA . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . 1 2 3 4 5 "Scott Christopher | Actor, Writer, Producer" . IMDb . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ reports, Staff (2013-12-04). "Jennifer Paige to perform at Orchard Supply Hardware" . Valley Times . Retrieved 2025-10-28 . 1 2 Staff, LDS Living (2014-01-01). "Q&A with Mormon Actor & Granite Flats Star Scott Christopher" . LDS Living . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . 1 2 "Christopher, Scott 1967– | Encyclopedia.com" . www.encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ "Irene Ryan Previous Winners" . The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ "Scott Christopher Speaker Profile" . Speakers.com . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . 1 2 3 4 "Scott Christopher | Actor, Writer, Producer" . IMDb . Retrieved 2025-11-07 . ↑ Vice, Jeff (2004-02-19). "Film review: Best Two Years, The" . Deseret News . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ McKeever, Bill (2007-02-04). "Movie Review: Mobsters and Mormons" . Mormonism Research Ministry . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ "Scott Christopher" . TVGuide.com . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ "Speakers Spotlight – Spotlight On: Scott Christopher, Actor and Co-Author of The Levity Effect" . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ "Granite Flats" . TVGuide.com . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . ↑ T, Richie (2024-04-01). "790 Scott Christopher - A Marvelous Work" . The Cultural Hall Podcast . Retrieved 2025-10-27 . This page is based on this
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