Scott Grimes

Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor, voice artist, singer, and songwriter. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in 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. Since 2017, he has been a regular on the Fox sci-fi comedy-drama The Orville.
As a singer, Grimes is best known for co-writing and performing the soft rock single "Sunset Blvd", which spent several weeks on the Billboard charts.
==Early life and career==
Grimes was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Pam and Rick Grimes. He lived in neighboring Dracut for much of his youth, 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 role as Cassie Newman (now Mariah Copeland) in The Young and the Restless.
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 entitled 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, singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". The special was taped in Sweden with the King and Queen 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, 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, and produced by Carpenter. In 2005, he released his second album, Livin' on the Run, and in 2010 his third, Drive.
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 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.
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.
Since September 10, 2017, he has played cocky helmsman Gordon Malloy, the best friend of Captain Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) on Fox's 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 the 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.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	
1986	Critters 	Brad Brown 	 	
1987	Frog 	Arlo Anderson 	 	
1987	Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 	Pinocchio 	Voice role 	
1988	Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis 	Georgie Gillis 	 	
1988	Critters 2: The Main Course 	Brad Brown 	 	
1989	Night Life 	Archie Melville 	 	
1991	Letters from the Heart 	Schroder 	Protagonist	
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 	 	
2007	Who's Your Monkey (aka: Throwing Stars)	Mark 	 	
2010	Robin Hood 	Will Scarlet 	 	
2014	Winter's Tale 	Carriage Driver 	 	
2015	Pearly Gates 	Richard Weiner 	 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1984 	A Doctor's Story 	Charles Wickes 	Movie
1984 	The Night They Saved Christmas 	David Baldwin 	Movie
1984 	It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 	Robbie Westin 	Movie
1985 	The Twilight Zone 	Kenny 	Episode: "Little Boy Lost"
1986–1987 	Who's the Boss? 	Chad McCann 	2 episodes
1986–1987 	Together We Stand 	Jack Randall 	19 episodes
1988 	Charles in Charge 	Gary Marlin 	Episode: "Sarah Steps Out"
1989 	Star Trek: The Next Generation 	Eric 	Episode: "Evolution" (uncredited)
1990 	My Two Dads 	Jordan 	Episode: "Power Struggle"
1990 	21 Jump Street 	Christopher 	Episode: "Buddy System"
1991 	Frogs! 	Arlo Anderson 	Movie
1992 	Wings 	Marty 	Episode: "Noses Off"
1994 	Birdland 	Scott McKenzie 	Premiere episode
1994–2000 	Party of Five 	Will McCorkle 	70 episodes
1996–1997 	Goode Behavior 	Garth 	Regular role (22 episodes)
2001 	First Years 	Seth Kolatch 	Episode: "...And Then You Die"
2001 	Band of Brothers 	Sergeant 1st Class Donald Malarkey 	Miniseries (10 episodes)
2003–2009 	ER 	Dr. Archie Morris 	Regular role (112 episodes)
2005–present	American Dad! 	Steve Smith, various other voices 	Regular role
2010 	Dexter 	Alex Tilden 	Episode: "In the Beginning"
2011 	NCIS 	Detective Danny Price 	Episode: "Baltimore"
2011 	Harry's Law 	ADA Ben 	Episode: "Purple Hearts"
2012 	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Larry the Donut (voice) 	Episode: "Generic Holiday Special"
2012 	Republic of Doyle 	Jimmy O'Rourke 	4 episodes
2011–present	Family Guy 	Kevin Swanson, various other voices	Recurring role
2012 	Suits 	Thomas Walsh 	Episode: "All In"
2013 	Criminal Minds 	Donnie Bidwell 	Episode: "Carbon Copy"
2013–present	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Special Agent Dave Flynn 	3 episodes
2014 	Shameless 	Doctor Zabel 	Episode: "Iron City"
2014 	Hell's Kitchen 	Himself 	Season 13 premiere: "18 Chefs Compete"
2015 	Justified 	Seabass 	6 episodes
2016 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Thomas Zimmerman 	Episode: "Sheltered Outcasts"
2017–present	The Orville 	Lieutenant Gordon Malloy 	Main role
==Discography==
===Albums===
*1989: Scott Grimes (A&M)
*2005: Livin' on the Run 
*2010: Drive
===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
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