Scott Elrod

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Scott Elrod (2010)

Scott Michael Elrod (born February 10, 1975 in Bitburg , Germany ) is an American actor .

life and career

Scott Elrod was born into a US military family in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate. He later grew up in the Philippines , among others , before the family settled in Parker , Colorado , USA . During his time in high school, Elrod was very active in sports, such as baseball and athletics . Upon graduation, he attended Metro State College and initially wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who was a General Dynamics F-16 pilot. Therefore Elrod acquired his pilot's license and after graduation initially worked as an air traffic controller for the United States Air Force . After six years, he turned his back on the Air Force.

Around 2004 Elrod decided to pursue an acting career and therefore moved to Los Angeles , where he took on his first acting role in an episode of the CSI: NY series in 2005 . As an inspiration for the way into the acting business, he gives Tom Cruise 's portrayal in the film Top Gun - You fear neither death nor the devil . Soon after joining, Elrod was cast in a supporting role in a series, from 2007 to 2008 he could be seen as Leonard "Cash" Morrissey in Men in Trees . He became known to a larger audience primarily through his film roles. He was in 2008 in the lead role in Tricks of a Woman to see which on the Monaco International Film Festival as Best Film was awarded the Angel Awards Trophy. Other engagements include, for example , Argo in love , as well as the leading role in the sports drama Home Run: The 2nd Chance and a supporting role in the war film Lone Survivor .

In addition to his series appearances, Elrod can also be seen regularly in guest roles on US television, including CSI: Miami , Castle , Navy CIS: LA , Anger Management , How to Get Away with Murder , Grey's Anatomy and Chicago Fire . From 2014 to 2015 Elrod was part of the cast of the soap opera Shadow of Passion as Joe Clark .

Private

In December 2015, he and his fiancée Vanessa Vazart announced that they were expecting a child. In June 2016, their son Easton was born.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2005: CSI: NY (TV series, episode 2x02)
  • 2006: Desire (TV series, one episode)
  • 2007–2008: Men in Trees (TV series, 14 episodes)
  • 2008: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode 6x19)
  • 2008: Tricks of a Woman
  • 2009: The Guardian of Hades ( Hellhounds , TV movie)
  • 2009: Uncorked (TV movie)
  • 2010: Castle (TV series, episode 2x14)
  • 2010: Awkwardly in love (The Switch)
  • 2010: Death and Cremation
  • 2010: Hard Breakers
  • 2011: Knifepoint
  • 2011: Escapee - Nothing can stop him (Escapee)
  • 2012: Navy CIS: LA ( NCIS Los Angeles , TV Series, Episode 3x22)
  • 2012: Argo
  • 2012: Vanished (short film)
  • 2013: Home Run: The 2nd Chance (Home Run)
  • 2013: Lone Survivor
  • 2014: Anger Management (TV series, episode 2x57)
  • 2014–2015: Shadow of Passion ( The Young and the Restless , TV series, 59 episodes)
  • 2015: How to Get Away with Murder (TV series, episode 2x03)
  • 2016: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 2016: Good Friday (short film)
  • 2016: Chicago Fire (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2017: Sun, Sand & Romance (TV movie)
  • 2019: Atone

Web links

Commons : Scott Elrod  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.scottelrodactor.com/biography
  2. ^ Monaco International Film Festival . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. Young, Candace: Scott Elrod Baby News . Soaps.sheknows.com . June 22, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.