Scott Foley

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Scott Foley
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Foley in 2015
Born
Scott Kellerman Foley

(1972-07-15) July 15, 1972 (age 52)
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer
Years active1995–present
Spouses
  • (m. 2000;div. 2004)
  • (m. 2007)
Children3

Scott Kellerman Foley (born July 15, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for roles in television shows such as The Unit , Scrubs , Felicity , and Scandal . In film, he is most commonly known for playing Roman Bridger in the slasher franchise Scream. He has also guest starred in series including Grey's Anatomy , Dawson's Creek , and House .

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Early life

Foley was born on July 15, 1972, in Kansas City, Kansas, the first of three boys for Constance and Hugh Foley. [1] His father was an international banker, and the family lived in Japan and Australia during Foley's childhood. [2] The family settled in St. Louis, Missouri when Scott was 15 years old. His mother died from ovarian cancer when he was 15 years old. Foley attended Ladue High School, before graduating from Clayton High School. [3] His ancestry is Northern European: English, German, Irish and Scottish. [4]

Career

Foley's breakthrough role was playing Noel Crane on Felicity . He had recurring guest appearances on Scrubs as Elliot Reid's boyfriend, Sean Kelly, and on Dawson's Creek as Cliff.

In 2000, Foley appeared as Roman Bridger in Scream 3 (2000). He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for his role.

Aside from acting, Foley directed one episode of Felicity (called "The Graduate") and three episodes of Scandal . In addition, he had a starring role as Sergeant First Class Bob Brown in the CBS military drama The Unit , during its four-season run, and directed one episode. He guest-starred as a drug-addicted baseball pitcher on House . He also produced the sitcom A.U.S.A. , on which he appeared.

Foley appeared in three episodes of ABC's comedy Cougar Town . He signed on to play a businessman being shown houses by the show's resident real estate agent, Jules, played by Courteney Cox, reuniting with her nine years after Scream 3 . Foley and Cox's characters began dating, but it ended quickly. [5]

After appearing on Grey's Anatomy , Foley appeared as a guest star on the second season of the hit show Scandal as Captain Jake Ballard. [6] Later that year he was added as a regular to the cast.

Foley portrayed the lead character in ABC's drama Whiskey Cavalier , which ran for one season starting on February 27, 2019, and guest starred in the ABC police drama The Rookie in 2020.

Directing

Foley made his feature film writing and directing debut in 2013 with Let's Kill Ward's Wife . Foley's wife, Marika Domińczyk, his sister-in-law Dagmara Domińczyk, and brother-in-law Patrick Wilson star in the film, along with Donald Faison, Amy Acker and Nicollette Sheridan. [7]

Personal life

On October 19, 2000, Foley married actress Jennifer Garner, whom he met when she guest-starred on Felicity. Foley and Garner separated in March 2003 and Garner filed for divorce in May 2003. [8]

Foley became engaged to Polish-born actress Marika Dominczyk in 2006, and in June 2007, the two wed in a private ceremony in Hawaii. [9] They have three children: daughter Malina (b. November 2009) and sons Keller (b. April 2012) and Konrad (b. November 13, 2014). [10] Foley's sister-in-law is actress Dagmara Domińczyk, who is married to the actor Patrick Wilson.

In the seventh season's second episode of the genealogy reality program Who Do You Think You Are? , it was revealed that Foley had an ancestor, Samuel Wardwell, who was a defendant in the Salem witch trials. Another ancestor, Simon Wardwell, was a member of then General George Washington's "Life Guard" during the Revolutionary War. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Scream 3 Roman Bridger
2000Self StorageZack GriffeyShort film
2001 Stealing Time Casey Shepard
2002 Below Steven Coors
2014 Let's Kill Ward's Wife Tom BradfordAlso writer, director, and producer
2014Mr Maple LeafMax WexlerShort film
2017 Naked Cody Favors
2022 Scream Roman Bridger/Cliff ElliotRepurposed archival footage from Dawson's Creek (uncredited)
2023 Scream VI Roman BridgerPhotograph only (uncredited)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Sweet Valley High ZackEpisode: "Blunder Alley"
1997 Crowned and Dangerous MattTV film
1997 Step by Step Jeremy BeckEpisode: "A Star Is Born"
1998 Dawson's Creek Cliff Elliot5 episodes
1998Someone to Love MeIan HallTV film
1998 Forever Love DavidTV film
1998–2002 Felicity Noel Crane 84 episodes
1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane Montana Kennedy2 episodes
2002 Girls Club Wayne HenryEpisode: "Pilot"
2002–2009 Scrubs Sean Kelly 12 episodes
2003 A.U.S.A. Adam Sullivan8 episodes
2004 Jack & Bobby Lars ChristopherEpisode: "Election Night"
2005 House Hank WiggenEpisode: "Sports Medicine"
2006Firestorm: Last Stand at YellowstoneClay HardingTV film
2006–2009 The Unit Bob Brown 69 episodes
2009 The Last Templar Sean DaleyMiniseries
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dalton RindellEpisode: "Hammered"
2009–2010 Cougar Town Jeff4 episodes
2010True BluePeter CallahanTV film
2010Open BooksDylanTV film
2010–2012 Grey's Anatomy Henry Burton15 episodes
2011The DoctorDavidTV film
2011–2012 True Blood Patrick Devins10 episodes
2013 The Goodwin Games Henry Goodwin8 episodes
2013–2018 Scandal Jake Ballard100 episodes
2015–2016 Undateable TV's Scott Foley4 episodes
2016 Goldie & Bear Prince Charming2 episodes
2017 Insecure Master Turnfellow2 episodes
2017Final VisionJeffrey MacDonaldTV film
2019 Whiskey Cavalier Will ChaseLead role
2021 Ellen's Next Great Designer Co-Host & Judge
2021 The Big Leap Nick BlackburnMain role
2024 The Girls on the Bus Hayden Wells GarrettRecurring role

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleRef.
2014"Imagine" (UNICEF: World version)VariousHimself [12]

Stage

YearTitleRoleLocation
2003 The Violet Hour Denis McCleary Biltmore Theatre, Broadway
2005 The Cherry Orchard Peter Trofimov Atlantic Theater Company, off-Broadway
2014 The Country House Michael Astor Geffen Playhouse, Westwood
2023 The Thanksgiving Play Jaxton Hayes Theater, Broadway

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