# Scott Grimes

Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the TV series ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve Smith. He is also well known by cult movie fans for his role as Bradley Brown in the first two Critters films as well as his roles in the 1984 Christmas TV movies The Night They Saved Christmas and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. From 2017 to 2022, he was a regular on the Fox/Hulu sci-fi comedy drama The Orville as Gordon Malloy.
As a singer, Grimes is best known for co-writing and performing the soft rock single "Sunset Blvd", which peaked at number 18 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart in April 2005. He is also known for being one of the four singers in Russell Crowe's band Indoor Garden Party.

## Early life

Grimes was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Pam and Rick Grimes. He lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, until he was 10, when he moved to Dracut, Massachusetts and attended Dracut Public Schools. His sister, Heather Grimes, is also an actress. He is the uncle of Camryn Grimes, who is known for her roles as Cassie Newman and Mariah Copeland on The Young and the Restless.

## Career

Grimes started acting at an early age. In 1984, at the age of 13, he co-starred with Mickey Rooney in a made-for-TV holiday movie titled It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. In 1985, he appeared in an episode of the Twilight Zone called "Little Boy Lost."
Grimes also began singing in childhood, and in March 1986 appeared on a Bob Hope TV special Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden, singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." The special was taped in Sweden with the King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in attendance. In 1987, he performed as a guest vocalist on the Time album by Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters, where Carpenter thanked the 15-year-old Grimes for his "spirited" performance on the song "That's What I Believe", commenting in the liner notes, "I believe young Scott to have quite a future in music." Grimes' first music album, Scott Grimes was released by A&M Records in 1989, with the single "I Don't Even Mind" produced by Carpenter. In 2005, he released his second album, Livin' on the Run, and in 2010 his third, Drive.
During the 1986-1987 TV season, Grimes played Jack Randall on the CBS sitcom Together We Stand, which was revamped and retitled Nothing is Easy during its only season on the air. In 1987, Grimes voiced Pinocchio in the dark animated film Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. In 1988, he appeared with Dwayne Hickman, Connie Stevens, and her daughter Tricia Leigh Fisher in the TV movie Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis; Grimes, Hickman, Stevens, and Fisher also appeared on the All-Star Super Password Special with Bert Convy. He had also guest starred on the NBC sitcom Wings. He is also known for his 1987 recurring role on Who's the Boss as Alyssa Milano's character's love interest, Chad McCann and his regular appearances in the 1994–2000 series Party of Five as Will McCorkle.
Grimes starred as Sergeant Donald Malarkey in the HBO mini series Bands of Brothers in 2001.
Grimes starred on the NBC series ER playing Dr. Archie Morris from 2003 until the series' end in 2009. Initially a recurring character on ER, he later was upgraded to a main role in season 12. The character initially provided comic relief, but grew over the years, becoming central to several episodes and story lines in the series' final seasons.
Since 2005, Grimes has voiced Steve Smith in the American animated sitcom American Dad! He has also voiced the recurring characters Midget Assassin and Frat Guy, as well as several additional characters, each of whom appear in only one episode.
Grimes' film credits include the dark comedy Who's Your Monkey and Ridley Scott's Robin Hood with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. On October 11, 2010, Grimes announced on his Twitter that he would voice a character on the animated series Family Guy, which would turn out to be Joe Swanson's previously thought-to-be-dead son, Kevin Swanson. On March 19, 2013, he was cast as Dave Flynn on the NCIS: Los Angeles episode entitled Red, the first episode of a two-part backdoor pilot to another NCIS spin-off which would have been named NCIS: Red, but it was not picked up. Grimes had previously appeared in an NCIS episode entitled "Baltimore" in 2011 as Detective Danny Price, Anthony DiNozzo's former partner at the Baltimore P.D.
From 2017 to 2022, he played cocky helmsman Gordon Malloy, the best friend of Captain Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) on the Fox/Hulu sci-fi comedy drama The Orville, created by executive producer MacFarlane.

## Personal life

Grimes has a son and a daughter with his first wife, Dawn Bailey-Grimes, whom he married on May 5, 1997. In December 2011, he married Megan Moore. She filed for divorce in October 2017. At San Diego Comic-Con in 2018, it was revealed that he was dating his Orville co-star Adrianne Palicki. The two announced their engagement in January 2019, and married in Austin, Texas, on May 19, 2019. Two months later, in July 2019, Palicki filed for divorce, but had it dismissed in November. The couple separated again in June 2020, with Palicki again filing for divorce in July.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Critters | Brad Brown | |
| 1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Pinocchio | Voice role |
| 1988 | Critters 2: The Main Course | Brad Brown | |
| 1989 | Night Life | Archie Melville | |
| 1991 | Letters from the Heart | Schroder | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Petty Officer Hilaire | |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Brian "Birdie" Burns | |
| 2002 | Couples | Owen | |
| 2003 | Dreamkeeper | Tehan/Red-Headed Stranger | |
| 2004 | To Kill a Mockumentary | Jerry | |
| 2005 | Inside the CIA | Steve Smith | Short film |
| 2007 | Who's Your Monkey | Mark | |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Will Scarlet | |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Carriage Driver | |
| 2015 | Pearly Gates | Richard Whiner | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Counsel | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Charles Wickes | Television film |
| 1984 | The Night They Saved Christmas | David Baldwin | Television film |
| 1984 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Robbie Westin | Television film |
| 1985 | Hotel | Josh Gilmour | Episode: "Detours" |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Kenny | Episode: "Little Boy Lost" |
| 1986 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Yasha | Voice role; episode: "The Nativity" |
| 1986 | Wildfire | Bobbo | Voice role; episode: "A Visit to Wonderland" |
| 1986–1987 | Who's the Boss? | Chad McCann | 2 episodes |
| 1986–1987 | Together We Stand | Jack Randall | 19 episodes |
| 1986–1987 | Potato Head Kids | Slick | Voice role; 11 episodes |
| 1987 | Foofur | Additional voices | Voice role; 13 episodes |
| 1987 | Popeye and Son | Additional voices | Voice role; 10 episodes |
| 1988 | Frog | Arlo Anderson | Television film |
| 1988 | Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis | Georgie Gillis | Television film |
| 1988 | Charles in Charge | Gary Marlin | Episode: "Sarah Steps Out" |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Eric | Episode: "Evolution" |
| 1990 | My Two Dads | Jordan | Episode: "Power Struggle" |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Christopher | Episode: "Buddy System" |
| 1992 | Wings | Marty | Episode: "Noses Off" |
| 1993 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Eric | Voice role; episode: "The Parting" |
| 1993 | Frogs! | Arlo Anderson | Television film |
| 1994 | Birdland | Scott McKenzie | 2 episodes |
| 1994–2000 | Party of Five | Will McCorkle | 70 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Goode Behavior | Garth | 22 episodes |
| 2001 | First Years | Seth Kolatch | Episode: "...And Then You Die" |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Sergeant 1st Class Donald Malarkey | 10 episodes |
| 2003–2009 | ER | Dr. Archie Morris | 112 episodes |
| 2005–present | American Dad! | Steve Smith/various voices | Voice role; 366 episodes |
| 2010 | Dexter | Alex Tilden | Episode: "In the Beginning" |
| 2011 | NCIS | Detective Danny Price | Episode: "Baltimore" |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | ADA Ben | Episode: "Purple Hearts" |
| 2011–2020 | Family Guy | Kevin Swanson/Michael Pulaski/Michael Bublé | Voice role; 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Suits | Thomas Walsh | Episode: "All In" |
| 2012 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Larry the Donut | Voice role; episode: "Generic Holiday Special" |
| 2012–2014 | Republic of Doyle | Jimmy O'Rourke | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Donnie Bidwell | Episode: "Carbon Copy" |
| 2013–2017 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Special Agent Dave Flynn | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Shameless | Doctor Zabel | Episode: "Iron City" |
| 2014 | A Lesson in Romance | Mike Mills | Television film |
| 2014 | The Santa Con | John Guthrie | Television film |
| 2015 | Justified | Seabass | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Thomas Zimmerman | Episode: "Sheltered Outcasts" |
| 2017–present | The Orville | Lieutenant Gordon Malloy | 36 episodes |
| 2024–present | Ted | Matty Bennett | 7 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Warped Kart Racers | Steve Smith | Archival Recording |

## Discography
### Albums

* 1989: Scott Grimes (A&M/PolyGram)
* 2005: Livin' on the Run (Velocity)
* 2010: Drive (Madjak)

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US AC | Album |
| 1989 | "I Don't Even Mind" | 34 | Scott Grimes |
| 1989 | "Show Me the Way to Your Heart" | — | Scott Grimes |
| 2005 | "Sunset Blvd" | 18 | Livin' on the Run |
| 2005 | "Livin' on the Run" | 34 | Livin' on the Run |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1985 | Young Artist Award | Exceptional Performance By a Young Actor in a Television Special or Mini-Series | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Nominated |
| 1986 | Young Artist Award | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Feature Film – Comedy or Drama | Critters | Nominated |
| 1986 | Young Artist Award | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a New Television Comedy or Drama Series | Together We Stand | Nominated |
| 1987 | Young Artist Award | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Nothing Is Easy | Nominated |
| 1987 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Young Actor/Actress/Ensemble in Animation Voice-Over | Potato Head Kids | Nominated |
| 1987 | Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Critters | Nominated |
| 1989 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama, or Special | Frog | Nominated |
| 1989 | Young Artist Award | Most Promising Young Vocal Recording Artist: Actor | — | Nominated |
| 1991 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Hosts for a Youth Variety or Game Show | Wide World of Kids | Nominated |