Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, a Genie Award, a Drama Desk Award, and the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize, among others.
The son of actors George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst, he had his film breakthrough in Longtime Companion (1989), followed by starring roles in The Sheltering Sky (1990), Dying Young (1991), and Singles (1992). He has been twice nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, for his performances in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) and Roger Dodger (2002). He was nominated Best First Feature for his directorial debut Big Night (1996), which he co-directed with Stanley Tucci.
He is also known for to television audiences for his roles as Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz on Royal Pains, Joe Tobin on Damages, and Mark Usher on House of Cards. His other film work includes roles in The Daytrippers (1996), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), and Jurassic World Dominion (2022), and playing Richard Parker, the father of Peter Parker / Spider-Man, in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). His stage work includes roles in Broadway productions like The Real Thing, Hay Fever, Long Day's Journey into Night, The Atheist and Noises Off.
Early life Scott was born on July 19, 1961, in New York City, the son of actor George C. Scott and actress Colleen Dewhurst."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 He graduated from John Jay High School with friend Stanley Tucci"Bringing 'Hamlet' Home" by John Swansburg, The New York Times (March 10, 2002) [Page 14 of the National edition] Retrieved from before graduating from Lawrence University in 1983. His brother is Alexander Scott. One of his paternal half-sisters is actress Devon Scott."George C. Scott, Celebrated for 'Patton' Role, Dies at 71" by Mel Gussow, The New York Times (September 24, 1999) Retrieved from
Career
Scott's first film appearance was in the 1987 movie Five Corners,"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 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."Longtime overdue; Hollywood breaks its silence on AIDS with Longtime Companion" by Marc Horton, Edmonton Journal (August 31, 1990) [Final Edition] Retrieved from 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. He also appeared in the 1992 Cameron Crowe movie Singles alongside Bridget Fonda and Kyra Sedgwick,Singles review by Suzan Ayscough variety.com 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"Actor Campbell Scott in 'revolutionary' show" Greenwich Time, (May 18, 2008) Retrieved from and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director.
In 2002, he was awarded the Best Actor prize from the National Board of Review for his performance in Roger Dodger."'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 Scott starred in Six Degrees on ABC in 2006."Artful 'Six Degrees' Deserves A Winning Fate" by Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Globe (September 21, 2006) [Third Edition] Retrieved from
In 2004, he starred alongside Adam Butcher, in Saint Ralph.Saint Ralph review by Joe Leydon at variety.com
In 2005–2006, Scott served as the reader for the audiobook versions of Stephen King's bestsellers The Shining"Listen at Your Own Peril: 3 Chilling Audiobooks for Halloween" by Concepción De León at www.nytimes.com and Cell, and for Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls."Ex Libris: For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Margaret Clay at columbiametro.com
In 2007, Scott lent his voice for the narration of a Chevron Corporation television ad,"Chevron's 150-Second Spot" by Stuart Elliott, The New York Times (September 28, 2007) Retrieved from 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).
In 2010, Scott provided the voice-over for a new Häagen-Dazs TV commercial called "Ode to Flavor". The ad was created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, directed by Noah Marshall with art direction by Croix Gagnon. 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. 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.
Scott portrayed Dr. Lewis Dodgson (replacing Cameron Thor) in Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the sixth film in the Jurassic Park franchise.
In 2026, he portrayed Franklin D. Roosevelt in the French film De Gaulle.
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.
Scott has three sons. He lives with his family in northwest Connecticut.
He is an Episcopalian and is apart of the Advisory Board for the Episcopal Actors Guild.https://www.actorsguild.org/officers-and-council.html
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Five Corners Policeman 1988From Hollywood to Deadwood Bobby 1989 Longtime Companion Willy 1990Ain't No Way Back Fletcher Kane George Tunner 1991 Dead Again Doug Dying Young Victor Geddes Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance 1992 Singles Steve Dunne 1993 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 Eddie Masler Also executive producer Big Night Bob Also co-producer and co-director Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New DirectorNew York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best New DirectorNominated—Deauville Film Festival Grand Special Prize AwardNominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best First FilmNominated—Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature 1997 Joseph A. "Joe" Ross 1998 Hi-Life Ray 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 Director and producer 2002 Roger Dodger Roger Swanson National Board of Review Award for Best ActorNominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor 2003 David Hurst Also producer Off the Map 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 Ethan Thomas Duma Peter 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 Various Historical Figures Voice Company Retreat 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 Richard Parker Still Mine Gary Clinton Narrator Voice 2013 Before I Sleep Young Eugene 2014 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 2026 De Gaulle Franklin D. Roosevelt
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 Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. TV miniseries 1991 The Perfect Tribute Carter Blair TV film 1997 Liberty! Thomas Jefferson Documentary miniseries 1998 Scott Corrigan TV film Ben Carlyle TV film 2000 Hamlet Hamlet TV film; also director and producer 2001 Follow the Stars Home David McCune TV film 2002 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 2025–2026 Elsbeth Captain Cyrus Tully 2 episodes2026FuriousHal Hartford2 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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