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Tom Everett Scott

Highest Rated: 93% That Thing You Do! (1996)

Lowest Rated: 0% Attraction (2000)

Birthday: Sep 7, 1970

Birthplace: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

A winning young player of films and TV, tall, curly haired actor Tom Everett Scott grew up being told of his resemblance to Tom Hanks whom he adored watching on the sitcom "Bosom Buddies." Sharing the same laid back affability and easy smile as well as similar physical attributes, the two would come together, with Scott fittingly making his big screen debut co-starring with his childhood idol in Hanks' feature directorial bow "That Thing You Do!" (1996). The newcomer proved well cast as Guy Patterson, the charismatic drummer whose band climbs the 1964 pop charts in the amiable period comedy. A Massachusetts native who started out acting in high school productions and worked at a Rhode Island Renaissance fair, Scott began his college career with practicality in mind, and started out as a communications major before switching to drama studies during his second year. The die cast, he moved to NYC and started a theater company (aTheaterCo) with three college chums. Scott supported himself waiting tables before finding work in TV commercials. Episodic guest shots followed, with NBC's popular legal series "Law & Order" hosting his small screen debut. A 1995 recurring role on "Grace Under Fire" featured him as the son that Brett Butler's title character gave up for adoption and made him a familiar face to viewers of the highly rated sitcom.

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Highest rated movies

93% 78% That Thing You Do!
Watchlist
91% 82% La La Land Watchlist 90% 76% All Square Watchlist
87% 71% One True Thing
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83% 88% Clouds Watchlist
79% 29% Enemies Closer
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66% 78% Boiler Room
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55% 98% Back Roads Watchlist 53% 91% Finding You Watchlist 50% 21% Sister of the Groom Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paper Flowers Dr. Baxter (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rockbottom Jesse Rockbottom (Character) - 2024
28% 35% One True Loves Michael (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 38% Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas Sam Haskell (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 20% The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story Dr. MacNeill (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Collusions Martin (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone Benedict Stone (Character) - 2021
53% 91% Finding You Montgomery Rush (Character) $2.8M 2020
50% 21% Sister of the Groom Ethan (Character) - 2020
83% 88% Clouds Rob Sobiech (Character) - 2020
25% 78% I Hate Kids Nick Pearson (Character) - 2018
55% 98% Back Roads Brad Mercer (Character) - 2018
90% 76% All Square Adam (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 90% Danger One Dean (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Monster Challenge Tom (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 57% Christmas Connection Jonathan (Character) - 2017
19% 29% Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Frank Heffley (Character) $20.7M 2017
41% 64% The Last Word Ronald Odom (Character) $1.8M 2017
91% 82% La La Land David (Character) $151.1M 2016
No Score Yet 54% Vanished: Left Behind -- Next Generation Damon (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 81% Sister Cities Chief Brady (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 58% Pup Star Charlie (Voice) - 2016
No Score Yet 29% Forever Fred (Character) - 2015
29% 47% Bravetown Jim (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 100% Love Finds You in Sugarcreek Joe Matthews (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 22% Independence Day-saster Sam Garcette (Character) - 2013
79% 29% Enemies Closer Henry (Character) - 2013
19% 59% Parental Guidance Phil Simmons (Character) $77.3M 2012
No Score Yet 40% 2nd Take Peter (Character) - 2011
35% 40% Mars Needs Moms Dad (Voice) $21.4M 2011
No Score Yet 33% The Devil's Teardrop Parker Kincaid (Character) - 2010
16% 26% Tanner Hall Gio (Character) $5.0K 2009
42% 44% Race to Witch Mountain Matheson (Character) $67.1M 2009
3% 65% Because I Said So Jason (Character) $42.6M 2007
No Score Yet 40% Surrender Dorothy Adam (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 42% Sexual Life Todd (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 52% Karroll's Christmas Allen Karroll (Character) - 2004
0% 13% Attraction Garrett (Character) - 2000
66% 78% Boiler Room Michael (Character) $16.9M 2000
No Score Yet 67% Inherit the Wind Bertram Cates (Character) - 1999
33% 39% The Love Letter Johnny (Character) $8.3M 1999
No Score Yet 66% Top of the Food Chain Guy Fawkes, Sandy's Bro (Character) - 1999
15% 55% Dead Man on Campus Josh Miller (Character) $15.1M 1998
87% 71% One True Thing Brian Gulden (Character) $23.3M 1998
No Score Yet 12% River Red Dave Holden (Character) $2.2K 1998
7% 30% An American Werewolf in Paris Andy McDermott (Character) $26.6M 1997
93% 78% That Thing You Do! Guy "Skitch" "Shades" Patterson (Character) $25.9M 1996

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2021
50% 59% Council of Dads Scott Perry (Guest Star) 2020
No Score Yet 89% The Healing Powers of Dude Unknown (Character) 2020
59% 87% God Friended Me Paul (Guest Star) 2019
75% 84% I'm Sorry Mike (Character) 2017 2019
95% 89% Elementary Henry Baskerville (Guest Star) 2016 2018
61% 59% Scream Unknown (Guest Star) 2015-2016
86% 83% Reign Lord William (Guest Star) 2015-2016
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
88% 85% How to Get Away With Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 69% Z Nation Charles Garnett (Character) 2014
51% 73% Beauty and the Beast Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
90% 97% Southland Detective Russell Clarke (Character) 2009-2013
42% 69% GCB Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
87% 90% Sons of Anarchy Rosen (Guest Star) 2008-2009
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 2008-2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cashmere Mafia Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
47% No Score Yet Saved Wyatt Cole (Character) 2006
No Score Yet 88% Will & Grace Alex (Guest Star) 2003
42% No Score Yet The $treet Unknown (Character) 2000 2003
No Score Yet 85% ER Eric Wyczenski (Guest Star) 2002-2003
64% No Score Yet Philly Will Froman (Character) 2001-2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grace Under Fire Unknown (Guest Star) 1995 1997