Scott Lawrence

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Scott Lawrence
Scott Lawrence visiting aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg
Lawrence during a visit to the USS Nimitz
Born (1963-09-27) September 27, 1963 (age 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Children2

Scott Lawrence (born September 27, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series JAG . Lawrence played the role from 2001 until 2005, when the series ended. [1] He is also known for being a major audio double for James Earl Jones, voicing Darth Vader in several Star Wars video games since 1994.

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Career

Lawrence began his career in Hollywood in the late 1980s with supporting TV and film appearances. He debuted as a perpetrator defended by James Earl Jones in L.A. Law . He had a recurring role on Murphy Brown and in the early 1990s was a semi-regular on the Whoopi Goldberg series Bagdad Cafe .

In film, his first appearance was in the 1990 thriller The First Power with Lou Diamond Phillips. He next appeared in the Drew Barrymore 1993 horror film Doppelganger. Other credits include the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Timecop and Howard Stern's Private Parts .

From 1994 to 2006, Lawrence voiced Darth Vader in the Star Wars video game series produced by LucasArts. [2] After his performance in Star Wars: Empire at War , he was succeeded by Matt Sloan.[ citation needed ] Lawrence returned to the role for a number of recent releases, starting with the Vader Immortal VR Series. [3] He also played Vader in the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in 2019. [4]

In 2011, Lawrence made an appearance in NCIS , a spin-off of JAG in the Season 8 episode, "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." albeit as a different character.

His film appearances include the blockbuster film Avatar and 2010's The Social Network . [5]

In 2019, Lawrence appeared as Special Agent Billy Taggart in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Unbelievable .

In 2020, Lawrence appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 The First Power Gang Member #2
1992 Ruby Dillon
1993 Doppelganger Male Nurse
1994 When the Bough Breaks Sergeant Footman
1994 Timecop George Spota
1996 Celtic Pride Unknown
1997 Turbulence Felix
1997 Private Parts News Guy
2004Party WagonLewis Clark Jefferson / Cowpoke #3Voice
2008 Cloverfield Lead Soldier
2009 Avatar Venture Star Crew Chief
2010 The Social Network Maurice
2012 A Green Story Eric
2013 The Host Doc
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness U.S.S. Vengeance Officer
2014 Into the Storm Principal Thomas Walker
2015 Quitters Todd
2015 Danny Collins Dr. Ryan Kurtz
2015 Equals Mark
2019 Stuber Dr. Branch

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Murphy Brown Man In Elevator (uncredited)Episode: "I Would Have Danced All Night"
1989 Midnight Caller Dwight HooverEpisode: "Take Back the Streets"
1991 Growing Pains Webster WinslowEpisode: "Not with My Carol You Don't"
1993 Quantum Leap 'Tibby' JohnsonEpisode: "Shock Theater: October 3, 1954"
1996 Law & Order Michael WaltersEpisode: "Custody"
2001–2005 JAG Commander Sturgis Turner Main cast (seasons 7–10)
2001 The West Wing Congressional Committee ChairEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising"
2001 Star Trek: Voyager GaronEpisode: "The Void"
2001 NYPD Blue Anthony MackeyEpisode: "In the Still of the Night"
2009 American Dad! Unknown Voice role; Episode: "Brains, Brains and Automobiles"
2009 The Mentalist De Shaun BraemerEpisode: "Carnelian, Inc."
2009–2010 24 CDC Director Ben Landry2 episodes
2011 American Horror Story Detective WebbEpisode: "Home Invasion"
2015 Fear the Walking Dead Art Costa2 Episodes
2016 Rectify Avery4 Episodes
2017 Legion Dr. Henry Poole3 Episodes
2017 Suits James Palmer2 Episodes
2017–2018 Mr. Mercedes Detective Peter DixonMain cast (season 1–season 2 premiere)
2018–2020 Star Wars Resistance Jarek YeagerMain cast; voice role
2019 Unbelievable Billy TaggartRecurring role
2019 Carol's Second Act Dr. On RoofEpisode "Blocking"
2022 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Judge Malcolm KeenEpisode: "The Game"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Ground Zero: Texas Pike
1994 Star Wars: TIE Fighter Darth Vader Voice [6]
1995 Star Wars: Dark Forces [6]
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
1998 Star Wars: Rebellion [6]
2000 Star Wars: Force Commander Darth Vader / Rebel Dignitary #1Voice
2001 Star Trek: Away Team SlovaakVoice
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing Darth VaderVoice [6]
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader [6]
2002 Star Wars Racer Revenge Darth Vader / Anakin SkywalkerVoice [6]
2003 Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Darth Vader / Transport Captain 2Voice [6]
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Darth VaderVoice [6]
EverQuest II: Desert of Flames UnknownVoice
Star Wars: Battlefront II Darth VaderVoice [6]
2006 Star Wars: Empire at War [6]
2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars UnknownVoice
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath UnknownVoice
2016 Mafia III Additional voices
2019 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 General Antwon RidgewayVoice
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode IDarth VaderVoice
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode IIVoice
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode IIIVoice
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Voice
2020 Star Wars: Squadrons Voice
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Voice [6]

References

  1. ↑ JAG at USA Network Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Scott Lawrence (voice of Darth Vader), In Real Life - Kotaku.com
  3. ↑ Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series credits
  4. ↑ "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order voice actors and cast". Shacknews. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Scott Lawrence credits at TVguide.com
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Scott Lawrence (Visual voices guide)".
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