Scott Porter

**Matthew Scott Porter** (born July 14, 1979)[1] 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 disabled. The character was inspired by high school football player David Edwards.

## Scott Porter

### Other Projects

Injustice 2Arkham Knight

Hart Of Dixie

### Characters

Felix Underwood

Porter was paired with Alyson Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film *Bandslam*. He performed the song "Pretend", which is featured on the *Bandslam* soundtrack. In 2010, he played the role of law firm investigator Blake Calamar in CBS' legal drama *The Good Wife*.

He starred as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series *Hart of Dixie*.

## Background

Porter was born in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida. At Lake Howell, he was a wide receiver on the football team and graduated in 1997.[2] While a student at the University of Central Florida, he sang vocal percussion in an a cappella vocal group, 4:2:Five.[3][4][5] Porter also worked as a baby-sitter and "didn't have time to party.

## Career

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 Wachowskis. 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.[7] 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.[8]

Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles.[9] He is also a fan of HeroClix,[10] filming unboxing videos of upcoming sets for the WizKids Facebook page. 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 film *Dear John*, which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.

In 2010, Porter joined the cast of CBS's legal drama *The Good Wife* as Blake, an investigator for a law firm.[11] Also in 2010, he starred in the pilot of the television series *Nomads*, which was developed for The CW, but it was not picked up by the network.[12] BuddyTV ranked him #10 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list[13] and #34 in 2011.[14]

Porter played a lawyer in the medical dramedy series *Hart of Dixie* alongside Rachel Bilson. The series debuted on The CW in September 2011.

In 2013, he debuted in the second season of the hugely popular video game series of *The Walking Dead* by Telltale Games as Luke, one of the main characters in the series. Porter also voiced another main character, Lukas, in *Minecraft Story Mode* by Telltale Games and Mojang. In 2017, Porter portrayed Colton "Colt" Cruise in the EA Sports game *Madden NFL 18*'s *Longshot* mode.[