# Brandon Scott (actor)

Brandon O'Neil Scott is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Ryan Spalding in the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), Kohut in the animated comedy film Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Henry in the action-adventure game The Last of Us (2013), Alex in the animated drama series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2015–2017), Jameson in the action-adventure game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016), Coach J.J. Kerba in the teen drama series 13 Reasons Why (2019–2020), Nick Prager in the dark comedy series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and Cory Lawrence in the romantic drama series This Is Us (2019).

## Early life and education

Brandon O'Neil Scott was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the youngest of three children. He attended Central High School and later earned a BFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

## Career

Scott began his acting career with a minor role in the 2005 short film Water, and went on to have guest roles on television series such as Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI: NY, Masters of Sex, Bones, and Cold Case. In 2012, he appeared in the films Knife Fight and Stand Up Guys and voiced Kohut in the Disney animated comedy film Wreck-It Ralph. In 2013, he voiced and provided the motion capture of Henry in the action-adventure game The Last of Us, which became arguably his most notable role. He enjoyed portraying Henry, particularly due to the fact that he was allowed to introduce elements of his own personality, and stated that "you don't have to plan [the little nuances] because you get to just be the character". He also felt that recording the voice and motion capture simultaneously was exciting and helpful.
From 2008 to 2009, Scott played Ryan Spalding in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy for 15 episodes. In 2016, he provided the voice and motion capture of Jameson in the action-adventure game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and played Peter in the horror film Blair Witch. In 2018, he joined the cast of Channel Zero as Officer Luke Vanczyk for six episodes in the third season. The same year, he played Tom Hodgson for six episodes in the fourth and final season of the show. In 2019, he played Cory Lawrence in the NBC romantic drama series This is Us, as well as Officer Nick Prager in the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me. From 2019 to 2020, he appeared as Coach J.J. Kerba in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons Why.
In 2021, Scott is set to join the main cast in the fourth and final season of the Amazon Prime Video legal drama series Goliath.

## Personal life

Scott began dating Jenn Liu in 2014, and they were married in 2017.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Water | Friend | Short film |
| 2008 | Harrison Montgomery | Maurice | Credited as Brandon O'Neil Scott |
| 2010 | Emergency Contact | Jarvis | Short film |
| 2010 | Air | L.J. | |
| 2011 | Verbal: Revenge of the Nerds | Nerd #2 | Short film |
| 2011 | Crying in Public | Sandwich Dropping Crier | Short film |
| 2011 | Engagement | Kay | Short film |
| 2012 | Knife Fight | Max | |
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | Doctor | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Kohut (voice) | |
| 2013 | His New Hands | The Man | Short film |
| 2014 | Walk of Shame | Josh | |
| 2014 | Feast | Additional Characters | Short film |
| 2014 | An American in Hollywood | Kareem | |
| 2014 | Man with a Movie Camera | Dad | Short film |
| 2015 | Rita Mahtoublan Is Not a Terrorist | Rita's Co-Worker #4 | Short film Producer |
| 2015 | Amaru | Fabien Coyan | |
| 2016 | Hard World for Small Things | Dell | Short film |
| 2016 | Have You Seen My Boyfriend? | Screaming Man #1 | Short film |
| 2016 | Blair Witch | Peter | |
| 2016 | Half Kings | Rene "El Rey" Chiles | Short film Producer |
| 2017 | Manolescents | Marcus | Short film |
| 2017 | Big Brother Volcano | Alan | |
| 2017 | Sean's New Groove | Roscoe Dunton (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2017 | Mad Genius | Zip | |
| 2017 | Bad Match | Chuck | |
| 2017 | Electric Room | Brandon | Short film |
| 2018 | Always Remember Me | Adam | Short film |
| 2018 | Dark Was the Night | Lucky | |
| 2018 | The Amaranth | Arthur | |
| 2018 | Bender | Icarus | Short film |
| 2019 | A Cohort of Guests | Patrick | Short film |
| 2019 | Hoops | Performers / Icarus | Short film |
| 2022 | Dead for a Dollar | Elijah Jones | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Law & Order | Alan Crockett | Episode: "Profiteer" |
| 2007 | Life Support | Markus | Television film |
| 2007 | The Unit | Bravo | Episode: "Freefall |
| 2007 | Heartland | Marcus Brand | Episode: "Picking Up Little Things" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Arthur "Aces" Brown '53 | Episode: "Devil Music" |
| 2008–2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Ryan Spalding | 15 episodes |
| 2009 | Bones | Bartender | Episode: "The Cinderella in the Cupboard" |
| 2009–2010 | Seattle Grace: On Call | Dr. Ryan Spalding | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Raising the Bar | Dyrell | Episode: "The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button" |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Marine LCPL. Alex Walder | Episode: "Keepin' It Real" |
| 2009 | Body Politic | Miles Jordan | Television film |
| 2011 | CSI: NY | William Dowd | Episode: "Smooth Criminal" |
| 2012 | The Middle | Cory | Episode: "The Concert" |
| 2013 | Futurestates | Isaac | Episode: "The Living" |
| 2013–2014 | Hello Cupid | Cassius | 10 episodes |
| 2013 | What Would Dylan Do? | Ryan | Television film |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Jessie Durkin | Episode: "Giants" |
| 2014 | Roomie Lover Friends | Cassius | Episode: "#3.5" |
| 2014 | Work Mom | Craig | Television film |
| 2015 | To Hell and Back | Aaron | Television film |
| 2015–2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Alex (voice) / Additional Voices | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Stitchers | George | Episode: "Finally" |
| 2016 | Imaginary Friend | Brian | Television film |
| 2016–2017 | Loosely Exactly Nicole | Raymond | 5 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Chef Julian | Cassius | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Guerrilla | Leroy | Television miniseries |
| 2017–present | Bronzeville | Maxwell | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Manager Baby Hendershot (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2018 | Channel Zero: Butcher's Block | Officer Luke Vanczyk | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Channel Zero: The Dream Door | Tom Hodgson | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Dark/Web | Zach Callison | Episode: "Chapter One" |
| 2019–2022 | Dead to Me | Nick Prager | 17 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | 13 Reasons Why | Coach J.J. Kerba | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | This Is Us | Cory Lawrence | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Disconnected | | |
| 2021 | Goliath | Robert Bettencourt | Season 4, main cast |
| 2022–23 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | CEO Baby Hendershot (voice) | Recurring cast |
| 2022 | Baymax! | Additional voices | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Fantasy Island | Seth Rose | Episode: "War of the Roses (And the Hutchinsons)" |
| 2024 | The Good Doctor | Nathan Speed | Episode: "Date Night" |
| 2024 | The Girls on the Bus | Malcolm | Main role |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Henry | Voice and motion capture |
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Additional Voices | Voice |
| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Jameson | Voice and motion capture |
| 2016 | Battlefield 1 | Narrator / Harlem Hellfighter | Voice |
| 2018 | Spyro Reignited Trilogy | Additional Voice | Voice |
| 2022 | Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection | Jameson | Archival footage Voice and motion capture |