Scott Porter
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Matthew Scott Porter better known as Scott Porter, is an American actor and occasional singer known for his role as Jason Street
in the NBC
television drama Friday Night Lights
. His character was injured during a football game in the pilot episode and became a paraplegic. The character was inspired by David Edwards
, a high school football player.
Porter was paired with Alyson Michalka
and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam featuring his song "Pretend" in the album. In 2010, he joined the cast of CBS
's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake, an investigator for a law firm.
, but later moved to Winter Park, Florida
and attended Lake Howell High School. Prior to joining the cast of Friday Night Lights
, Porter played Matthew in the original cast of the Off-Broadway
hit Altar Boyz
in 2004. In 2006, he temporarily took over the role of Casey Hughes
in the soap opera As the World Turns
, a role originally performed by Zach Roerig
. Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the movie Music and Lyrics
(2007). Porter also played the character Rex in the film Speed Racer
(2008), which was directed and written by the Wachowski brothers. He played Bobby in the remake
of Prom Night and Ben Wheatly in Bandslam, released in August 2009. In the latter film, he co-starred alongside Aly Michalka
, Gaelan Connell
, Vanessa Hudgens, and Lisa Kudrow
. In the same year, he was also paired with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
star Alexis Bledel
in the romantic comedy film The Good Guy
, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
.
Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles. He is also purportedly a fan of HeroClix
. Porter performed and sang the song "Someone to Fall Back On" in Bandslam, and his song "Pretend" was included in the soundtrack
. He was part of his high school's choral department and was a founding member of the groups 4:2:Five and Mosaic. He eventually performed for Off Broadway with another A Cappella band named Toxic Audio.
Porter portrayed Randy in the 2010 feature film Dear John, which was adapted from the book of the same name
.
In 2010, Porter joined the cast of CBS
's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake, an investigator for a law firm. Also in 2010, Porter starred in the pilot of the television series Nomads
, which was developed for The CW, but it was not picked up by the network.
Porter is scheduled to star in the medical drama series Hart of Dixie
that will debut on The CW in fall 2011.
Jason Street
Jason Mitchell Street is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV television drama Friday Night Lights, portrayed by Scott Porter...
in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television drama Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
. His character was injured during a football game in the pilot episode and became a paraplegic. The character was inspired by David Edwards
David Edwards (football player and motivational speaker)
David Edwards was an American high school football player whose paralysis following an injury suffered during play led to work as a motivational speaker.-Biography:Edwards was born in Austin, Texas...
, a high school football player.
Porter was paired with Alyson Michalka
Alyson Michalka
Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka , often credited as Aly, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. Michalka gained fame for playing the role of Marti Perkins in the CW television drama Hellcats...
and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam featuring his song "Pretend" in the album. In 2010, he joined the cast of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake, an investigator for a law firm.
Life and career
Porter was born in Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, but later moved to Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and attended Lake Howell High School. Prior to joining the cast of Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
, Porter played Matthew in the original cast of the Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
hit Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila . Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands and the popularity of Christian-themed music in...
in 2004. In 2006, he temporarily took over the role of Casey Hughes
Casey Hughes
Casey Robert Hughes is a fictional character on the soap opera As the World Turns. He is the only child of Margo Montgomery and Tom Hughes. He was last played by Zach Roerig from January 18, 2005 to May 2, 2007. Since January 29, 2008, newcomer Billy Magnussen has taken over the role.- Character...
in the soap opera As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
, a role originally performed by Zach Roerig
Zach Roerig
Zachary George "Zach" Roerig is an American actor who is best known for roles of Casey Hughes on As the World Turns, Hunter Atwood on One Life to Live and Matt Donovan on The Vampire Diaries.-Early life:...
. Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the movie Music and Lyrics
Music and Lyrics
Music and Lyrics is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for the reigning pop diva.-Plot:Alex Fletcher enjoyed...
(2007). Porter also played the character Rex in the film Speed Racer
Speed Racer (film)
Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis...
(2008), which was directed and written by the Wachowski brothers. He played Bobby in the remake
Prom Night (2008 film)
Prom Night is a 2008 horror film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film is a re-imagining of the 1980 Canadian horror film of the same name.-Plot:...
of Prom Night and Ben Wheatly in Bandslam, released in August 2009. In the latter film, he co-starred alongside Aly Michalka
Alyson Michalka
Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka , often credited as Aly, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. Michalka gained fame for playing the role of Marti Perkins in the CW television drama Hellcats...
, Gaelan Connell
Gaelan Connell
Gaelan Alexander Connell is an American actor and musician.-Life and career:Connell was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has two brothers, Brendan and Shawn, and his first name is Gaelic. He graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and attended the Tisch...
, Vanessa Hudgens, and Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress, best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends, for which she received many accolades including an Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards...
. In the same year, he was also paired with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a 2005 American film, based on the novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Ken Kwapis and written by Delia Ephron.The film's production budget was $25 million...
star Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Rory Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.-Early life:Bledel was born Kimberly Alexis Bledel in Houston, Texas...
in the romantic comedy film The Good Guy
The Good Guy (film)
The Good Guy is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Julio DePietro starring Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, and Bryan Greenberg.-Plot:Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one...
, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
.
Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles. He is also purportedly a fan of HeroClix
HeroClix
HeroClix is a collectible miniatures game that uses the Clix system. Originally designed and produced by WizKids, it is now owned and marketed by NECA. Players construct teams of comic book heroes, villains, and other characters from popular video games such as Street Fighter, Gears of War, and Halo...
. Porter performed and sang the song "Someone to Fall Back On" in Bandslam, and his song "Pretend" was included in the soundtrack
Bandslam (soundtrack)
Bandslam is the soundtrack album for Summit Entertainment's movie of the same name. The soundtrack was released on August 11, 2009 through Hollywood Records.Despite its good reviews, the soundtrack album failed to chart within the Billboard 200...
. He was part of his high school's choral department and was a founding member of the groups 4:2:Five and Mosaic. He eventually performed for Off Broadway with another A Cappella band named Toxic Audio.
Porter portrayed Randy in the 2010 feature film Dear John, which was adapted from the book of the same name
Dear John (novel)
Dear John is a novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks, released in 2006.-Exposition:The story starts by explaining John Tyree's childhood in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was raised by a single dad who suffers with Asperger's syndrome and also an extreme obsession with coins. Sometimes, this is...
.
In 2010, Porter joined the cast of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake, an investigator for a law firm. Also in 2010, Porter starred in the pilot of the television series Nomads
Nomads (TV series)
Nomads is an American action–adventure television pilot that was developed by Ken Sanzel for The CW in 2010. The pilot starred Luke Ford and Scott Porter, and the producers included Ridley Scott and Tony Scott...
, which was developed for The CW, but it was not picked up by the network.
Porter is scheduled to star in the medical drama series Hart of Dixie
Hart of Dixie
Hart of Dixie is an American medical-drama television series, created by Leila Gerstein. On May 17, 2011, The CW officially picked up the series...
that will debut on The CW in fall 2011.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Music and Lyrics Music and Lyrics Music and Lyrics is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for the reigning pop diva.-Plot:Alex Fletcher enjoyed... |
Colin Thompson | |
| 2008 | Speed Racer Speed Racer (film) Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis... |
Rex Racer | |
| Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing | Rex Racer | Short film | |
| Prom Night Prom Night (2008 film) Prom Night is a 2008 horror film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film is a re-imagining of the 1980 Canadian horror film of the same name.-Plot:... |
Bobby | ||
| 2009 | Bandslam | Ben Wheatly | |
| The Good Guy The Good Guy (film) The Good Guy is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Julio DePietro starring Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, and Bryan Greenberg.-Plot:Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one... |
Tommy Fielding | ||
| 2010 | Dear John | Randy | |
| Hit Me Hit Me Hit Me may represent:* Hit Me by Groove Coverage* Hit Me, a game on the gameshow, The Price is Right, see List of The Price Is Right pricing games* Hit Me, a 2010 short film starring Scott Porter-See also:Not to be confused with... |
Keith | Short film | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty Ugly Betty Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea... |
Guy | Episode 1.01: "Pilot" |
| The Bedford Diaries The Bedford Diaries The Bedford Diaries is an American television series that premiered March 29, 2006 on The WB and concluded its first season on May 10, 2006. It was canceled on May 18, 2006. The series was created by Tom Fontana and Julie Martin.... |
Jason Miller | 2 episodes | |
| As The World Turns As the World Turns As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light... |
Casey Hughes | 4 episodes | |
| 2006–2010 | Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights (TV series) Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team... |
Jason Street Jason Street Jason Mitchell Street is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV television drama Friday Night Lights, portrayed by Scott Porter... |
Series regular (Seasons 1–5; 40 episodes) |
| 2009 | Robot Chicken Robot Chicken Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show... |
Giant Man, Racer X, NASCAR President, Kimble | 1 episode (voice only) |
| Master Work | Sean Fetters | Made-for-television film | |
| 2010 | Caprica Caprica (TV series) Caprica is a science fiction drama television series. It is a spin-off prequel of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, taking place about 58 years prior to the events of Battlestar Galactica. Caprica shows how humanity first created the robotic Cylons who would later plot to destroy humans in... |
Nestor Willow | 9 episodes |
| The Good Wife | Blake Calamar | Recurring star, 14 episodes | |
| 2011–present | Marvel Anime: X-Men Marvel Anime Marvel Anime is a four-part anime project with collaborations from both Marvel Entertainment and Madhouse. The project took famous Marvel characters and reintroduced them for a Japanese audience in a 12-part series. The announcement was confirmed at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con... |
Scott Summers / Cyclops Cyclops (comics) Cyclops is a fictional character, the leader of the X-Men superhero team in the . A mutant, Cyclops emits a powerful energy beam from his eyes... |
Series regular, Voice: English dub |
| Hart of Dixie Hart of Dixie Hart of Dixie is an American medical-drama television series, created by Leila Gerstein. On May 17, 2011, The CW officially picked up the series... |
George Tucker | Main cast | |
Videogames
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| X-Men: Destiny X-Men: Destiny X-Men: Destiny is a video game based on the X-Men comic book series. It was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Activision. The game was released in North America on September 27, 2011 for the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS consoles... |
Adrian | One of the game's protagonists | |
Singles
| Year | Single | USA Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... |
Los Angeles | New York | New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... |
Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south... |
Washington | |||
| 2009 | "Pretend" | 53 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 | Bandslam Bandslam (soundtrack) Bandslam is the soundtrack album for Summit Entertainment's movie of the same name. The soundtrack was released on August 11, 2009 through Hollywood Records.Despite its good reviews, the soundtrack album failed to chart within the Billboard 200... |
Off Broadway
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2004 | Altar Boyz Altar Boyz Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila . Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands and the popularity of Christian-themed music in... |
Matthew |
External links
- Video Feature: In Rehearsal: Altar Boyz at Broadway.com
- Video Feature: Opening Night: Altar Boyz at Broadway.com