Scott Bakula

Biography

Scott Bakula is an American actor whose career began on the stage. He relocated to New York in 1976, and his first professional work came on a national tour of Shenandoah in 1977. He later understudied on Broadway in Is There Life After High School and earned a shared Drama Desk nomination for Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down, then a Tony nomination for Romance/Romance. On television he played the time traveler Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap, which won him a Golden Globe and brought four Emmy nominations, and Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise. He voiced Danny Cat in Cats Don't Dance and appeared as Jim Olmeyer in American Beauty. He also had roles in Men of a Certain Age and Looking, and from 2014 to 2021 played Dwayne Pride on NCIS: New Orleans.

72years old

Turns 73 on October 9in 362 days

Born October 9, 1954St. Louis
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Scott Stewart Bakula

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 30 years1987 to 2017

Genres

Comedy53%, 9 films
Drama41%, 7 films
Romance41%, 7 films
Thriller18%, 3 films
Action12%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
In 1982, Bakula first appeared on Broadway. He was an understudy in Is There Life After High School?, a musical that had a short run.
First role
Bakula's first professional theatrical role came in 1976 in the musical Shenandoah, and he starred in the same show at Ford's Theatre in 2006.

Scott Bakula movies on Netflix

Basmati Blues2017IMDb rating 4.0as Eric
Elsa & Fred2014IMDb rating 6.5as Raymond
Behind the Candelabra2013IMDb rating 7.0as Bob Black
Geography Club2013IMDb rating 6.5as Carl Land
The Captains2011IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
The Informant!2009IMDb rating 6.5as FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke2007IMDb rating 5.5as John Minger
Life as a House2001IMDb rating 7.4as Officer Kurt Walker
American Beauty1999IMDb rating 8.3as Jim Olmeyer
NetForce1999IMDb rating 5.0as Alex Michaels
Major League: Back to the Minors1998IMDb rating 4.7as Gus Cantrell
Cats Don't Dance1997IMDb rating 6.9as Danny (voice)
Lord of Illusions1995IMDb rating 6.1as Harry D'Amour
Color of Night1994IMDb rating 5.2as Bob Moore
Necessary Roughness1991IMDb rating 6.2as Paul Blake
Sibling Rivalry1990IMDb rating 5.4as Harry Turner
The Last Fling1987IMDb rating 6.0as Drew

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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American Beauty1999 Drama, Romanceas Jim Olmeyer
IMDb rating 8.31.3M votes
The Informant!2009 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
IMDb rating 6.570K votes
Lord of Illusions1995as Harry D'Amour
IMDb rating 6.120K votes
Behind the Candelabra2013as Bob Black
IMDb rating 7.048K votes
Necessary Roughness1991as Paul Blake
IMDb rating 6.214K votes
Cats Don't Dance1997as Dannyvoice
IMDb rating 6.99.4K votes
Color of Night1994as Bob Moore
IMDb rating 5.228K votes
Major League: Back to the Minors1998as Gus Cantrell
IMDb rating 4.78.8K votes

Most often with

Steven Soderbergh directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Christopher Plummer

Matt Damon

Rene Auberjonois

Kevin J. O'Connor

Sam Robards

Eddie Jemison

Steven SoderberghDirector, 2 films

Films together

Christopher Plummer2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Christopher Plummer's page
- Elsa & Fred2014IMDb rating 6.5Bakula as RaymondPlummer as Fred
- The Captains2011IMDb rating 6.8Bakula as HimselfPlummer as Himself
Matt Damon2 films together, 2009 to 2013
Matt Damon's page
- Behind the Candelabra2013IMDb rating 7.0Bakula as Bob BlackDamon as Scott Thorson
- The Informant!2009IMDb rating 6.5Bakula as FBI Special Agent Brian ShepardDamon as Mark Whitacre
Rene Auberjonois2 films together, 1997 to 2011
Rene Auberjonois's page
- The Captains2011IMDb rating 6.8Bakula as HimselfAuberjonois as Himself
- Cats Don't Dance1997IMDb rating 6.9Bakula as DannyvoiceAuberjonois as Flaniganvoice
Kevin J. O'Connor2 films together, 1994 to 1995
Kevin J. O'Connor's page
- Lord of Illusions1995IMDb rating 6.1Bakula as Harry D'AmourO'Connor as Philip Swann
- Color of Night1994IMDb rating 5.2Bakula as Bob MooreO'Connor as Casey
Sam Robards2 films together, 1999 to 2001
Sam Robards's page
- Life as a House2001IMDb rating 7.4Bakula as Officer Kurt WalkerRobards as David Dokos
- American Beauty1999IMDb rating 8.3Bakula as Jim OlmeyerRobards as Jim Berkley
Eddie Jemison2 films together, 2009 to 2013
Eddie Jemison's page
- Behind the Candelabra2013IMDb rating 7.0Bakula as Bob BlackJemison as Assistant Director
- The Informant!2009IMDb rating 6.5Bakula as FBI Special Agent Brian ShepardJemison as Kirk Schmidt
Steven SoderberghDirector, 2 films, 2009 to 2013
All films by Steven Soderbergh
- Behind the Candelabra2013IMDb rating 7.0Bakula as Bob Black
- The Informant!2009IMDb rating 6.5Bakula as FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
Also two films together2 more actors
- Tom PapaBehind the Candelabra (2013) and The Informant! (2009)
- Barry Del ShermanAmerican Beauty (1999) and Lord of Illusions (1995)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Scott Bakula's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$496 million

9 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
2US gross only
3Never in cinemas
3Figure not found

Top grosser

American Beauty1999Jim Olmeyer$356 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

1
American Beauty1999as Jim Olmeyer
$356M71.9% of the total
2
The Informant!2009as FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
$42M8.4% of the total
3
Life as a House2001as Officer Kurt Walker
$24M4.8% of the total
4
Color of Night1994as Bob Moore
$20M4.0% of the total
5
Sibling Rivalry1990as Harry Turner
$18M3.6% of the total
6
Behind the Candelabra2013as Bob Black
$16M3.1% of the total
7
Lord of Illusions1995as Harry D'Amour
$13M2.7% of the total
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Cats Don't Dance1997as Danny (voice)
$3.6M0.7% of the total