Scott Porter was born on July 14, 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA as Matthew Scott Porter. He is an actor, known for Speed Racer (2008), Prom Night (2008) and Dear John (2010). He has been married to Kelsey Mayfield since April 20, 2013. They have two children.
Scott Porter
Movies
Rock On
Will centers on a high school outcast and a popular girl who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. Assembling a like-minded crew of misfits, the friends form a rock group and perform in the battle of the bands competition at their school.
Fun Facts
Attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida.
He was in a acapella group in high school called 4:2 Five. They have a number of albums, Scott was actually featured on two of them. He was also a major part of other A Cappella groups, Mosaic, Toxic Audio and The Doo-Wop Shop.
He has two younger siblings. A little brother, Brendan, and a little sister, Ariana.
Is pictured on the brochures and billboards for Pirates Dinner adventure in Orlando, Florida as Benjamin the Blue Pirate.
Lived in Austin, Texas (filming locations for 'Friday Night Lights' and Rock On') with his girlfriend.
He played the character of Matthew in the original off-Broadway cast of the musical Altar Boyz.
Is a big comic book fan, especially X-Men comics. His favorite X-characters are Nightcrawler, Psylocke and Havok. If he were to pick a Marvel hero to play, he'd choose Hawkeye.
Because Scott is such an X-Men fan, Taylor Kitsch came to him to ask for tips about Gambit, while preparing for his role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).
Attended the University of Central Florida and was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Tried out for Superman in Justice League: Mortal but was canceled, Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
He is an avid player of the Wizkids superhero miniature game Heroclix and records unboxing videos on YouTube for them with the release of each new expansion. He mentions this hobby in a segment on Whose Line Is It Anyways.
Quotes
At any given time, no matter how deeply you are in love with one person, they're appealing to a very specific side of you.
I was raised around music.
I don't play racing games, unless it's 'Mario Kart.'
I watch a lot of TV, and I'd like to think what I watch is good TV.
I don't just want to be another cog in the gears of Hollywood.
The great thing about 'Friday Night Lights,' unlike so many other shows and movies, is that it doesn't take the obvious beats to pull your heartstrings or manipulate you.
I know plenty of actresses in their early thirties who look amazing, although there's that old saying: 'Ladies get older, men get more distinguished.'
If any of you have ever lived down south of the Mason-Dixon line, you know that late September still means summer heat.