Scott Thompson Baker

Biography

Scott Thompson Baker is an American actor whose career has centered on television, especially daytime serials. Born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, he played Captain Von Trapp in a school staging of The Sound of Music, which turned him toward acting, then studied theater at the University of Minnesota. His first professional jobs came at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, where his roles included Peer Gynt and A Christmas Carol, and after winning the grand prize on Star Search he moved to Los Angeles and trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He became known as Colton Shore on General Hospital from 1988 to 1991, earning a Soap Opera Digest award as outstanding male newcomer, and later played Craig Lawson on All My Children and Connor Davis on The Bold and the Beautiful. His screen credits include the horror film Open House (1987), the comedy film Mr. Deeds (2002), and The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006).

66years old

Turns 67 on September 15in 309 days

Born September 15, 1960Golden Valley
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 19 years1987 to 2006

Every film, newest first

2006The Cutting Edge: Going for the GoldIMDb rating 6.1
2002Mr. DeedsIMDb rating 5.8
1987Open HouseIMDb rating 4.2

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First role
At the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Scott Thompson Baker launched his professional acting career, starring there in A Christmas Carol and Peer Gynt.
Early training
Baker trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles, working with acting coach Arthur Mendoza after he moved there following his Star Search win.
First role
Baker played Captain Von Trapp in a school staging of The Sound of Music. That experience led him to want an acting career.
A role that slipped away
Baker was dismissed from General Hospital in January 1991 when executive producer Gloria Monty let him and several co-stars go, as Soap Opera Digest reported.
A role that slipped away
Baker played Craig Lawson on All My Children, the ABC soap opera, first airing in 1991. In June 1992 he was dismissed from the role for storyline dictated reasons.