Scott Grimes

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Scott Grimes
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Grimes in 2010
Born
Scott Christopher Grimes

(1971-07-09) July 9, 1971 (age 52)
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1983–present
Spouses
Dawn Bailey
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(m. 1997;div. 2007)​
Megan Moore
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(m. 2011;div. 2017)​
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(m. 2019;sep. 2020)​
Children2
Relatives Camryn Grimes (niece)
Musical career
Genres Pop rock, soft rock
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels A&M, Velocity, Madjak

Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) [1] 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 . Since 2017, he has been a regular on the Fox/Hulu sci-fi comedy drama The Orville as Gordon Malloy.

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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. [2] He is also known for being one of the four singers in Russell Crowe's band Indoor Garden Party. [3]

Early life

Grimes was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Pam and Rick Grimes. [1] 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 . [1]

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. [4] 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, with the single "I Don't Even Mind" 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. [5] 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. [6]

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. [7]

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, [8] 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 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. [6] In December 2011, he married Megan Moore. She filed for divorce in October 2017. [9] 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, [10] and married in Austin, Texas, on May 19, 2019. [11] [12] Two months later, in July 2019, Palicki filed for divorce, but had it dismissed in November. [13] [14] The couple separated again in June 2020, with Palicki again filing for divorce in July. [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Critters Brad Brown
1987 Frog Arlo Anderson
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night PinocchioVoice role
1988 Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis Georgie Gillis
Critters 2: The Main Course Brad Brown
1989 Night Life Archie Melville
1991Letters from the HeartSchroder
1995 Crimson Tide Petty Officer Hilaire
1999 Mystery, Alaska Brian "Birdie" Burns
2002CouplesOwen
2003 Dreamkeeper Tehan / Red-Headed Stranger
2004To Kill a MockumentaryJerry
2005Inside the CIA Steve Smith Short film
2007Who's Your Monkey (aka: Throwing Stars)Mark
2010 Robin Hood Will Scarlet
2014 Winter's Tale Carriage Driver
2015 Pearly Gates Richard Weiner
2023 Oppenheimer Counsel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984A Doctor's StoryCharles Wickes Television film
The Night They Saved Christmas David Baldwin
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Robbie Westin
1985 The Twilight Zone KennyEpisode: "Little Boy Lost"
1986–1987 Who's the Boss? Chad McCann2 episodes
Together We Stand Jack Randall19 episodes
1987 Foofur Additional voices13 episodes
Popeye and Son Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood/Prince of a Fellow"
1988 Charles in Charge Gary MarlinEpisode: "Sarah Steps Out"
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation EricEpisode: "Evolution"
1990 My Two Dads JordanEpisode: "Power Struggle"
21 Jump Street ChristopherEpisode: "Buddy System"
1991Frogs!Arlo AndersonTelevision film
1992 Wings MartyEpisode: "Noses Off"
1994 Birdland Scott McKenziePremiere episode
1994–2000 Party of Five Will McCorkle70 episodes
1995 McDonalds HimselfDouble Cheeseburger Commercial
1996–1997 Goode Behavior Garth22 episodes
2001 First Years Seth KolatchEpisode: "...And Then You Die"
Band of Brothers Sergeant 1st Class Donald Malarkey 10 episodes
2003–2009 ER Dr. Archie Morris112 episodes
2005–present American Dad! Steve Smith, various voicesMain role
2010 Dexter Alex TildenEpisode: "In the Beginning"
2011 NCIS Detective Danny PriceEpisode: "Baltimore"
Harry's Law ADA BenEpisode: "Purple Hearts"
2012 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Larry the Donut (voice)Episode: "Generic Holiday Special"
Republic of Doyle Jimmy O'Rourke4 episodes
2011–present Family Guy Kevin Swanson, various voicesRecurring role
2012 Suits Thomas WalshEpisode: "All In"
2013 Criminal Minds Donnie BidwellEpisode: "Carbon Copy"
2013–2017 NCIS: Los Angeles Special Agent Dave Flynn3 episodes
2014 Shameless Doctor ZabelEpisode: "Iron City"
2015 Justified Seabass6 episodes
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Thomas ZimmermanEpisode: "Sheltered Outcasts"
2017–2022 The Orville Lieutenant Gordon MalloyMain role
2024 Ted Matty BennettMain role

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Warped Kart Racers Steve SmithArchival Recording

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSingleChart PositionsAlbum
US AC
1989"I Don't Even Mind"34Scott Grimes
"Show Me the Way to Your Heart"—
2005"Sunset Blvd"18Livin' on the Run
"Livin' on the Run"34

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1985 Young Artist Award Exceptional Performance By a Young Actor in a Television Special or Mini-Series It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Nominated [16]
1986Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Feature Film – Comedy or Drama Critters Nominated [17]
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a New Television Comedy or Drama Series Together We Stand Nominated
1987Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series Nothing Is Easy Nominated [18]
Outstanding Young Actor/Actress/Ensemble in Animation Voice-Over [lower-alpha 1] Potato Head Kids Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor CrittersNominated [19]
1989Young Artist AwardBest Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama, or Special Frog Nominated [20]
Most Promising Young Vocal Recording Artist: Actor—Nominated
1991Outstanding Hosts for a Youth Variety or Game Show [lower-alpha 2] Wide World of KidsNominated [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Young Artist Award nomaination shared with Ian Fried, Susie Garbo, Christina Lange, Scott Menville, Kellie Martin, Anne Marie McEvoy, David Mendenhall, Breckin Meyer and Laura Moone.
  2. ↑ Young Artist Award nomination shared with Jason Hervey.

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