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Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

32 movies on Netflix

Biography

Tom Everett Scott is an American actor who was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and studied drama at Syracuse University, graduating in 1992. His first notable role was as Matthew on the sitcom Grace Under Fire. In 1996 he landed the role of Guy Patterson in That Thing You Do! He went on to lead An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) and Dead Man on Campus (1998), and appeared in Boiler Room (2000), One True Thing (1998), The Love Letter (1999), Because I Said So (2007), Danger One (2018), La La Land (2016), and Clouds (2020). On television, he played Detective Russell Clarke in Southland and Charles Garnett in Z Nation, with recurring parts in ER, Beauty and the Beast, Scream, Reign, 13 Reasons Why, and The Summer I Turned Pretty. He also starred on Broadway in The Little Dog Laughed and co-starred in the sitcom I'm Sorry.

56years old

Turns 57 on September 7in 330 days

  • Born East Bridgewater
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as Thomas Everett Scott

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
28 years1996 to 2024

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  1. Early training

    Scott began at Syracuse University as a communications major, then switched to drama, and he graduated from Syracuse University in 1992.

Tom Everett Scott movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. La La Land2016 Comedy, Drama, Musicalas David

    IMDb rating 8.0779K votes

  2. That Thing You Do!1996 Comedy, Drama, Musicas Guy Patterson

    IMDb rating 7.079K votes

  3. An American Werewolf in Paris1997as Andy McDermott

    IMDb rating 5.129K votes

  4. Because I Said So2007as Jason

    IMDb rating 5.642K votes

  5. Race to Witch Mountain2009as Matheson

    IMDb rating 5.767K votes

  6. Dead Man on Campus1998as Josh

    IMDb rating 6.016K votes

  7. Parental Guidance2012as Phil Simmons

    IMDb rating 6.028K votes

  8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul2017as Frank Heffley

    IMDb rating 4.313K votes

Most often with

Andy Fickman directed three of these films. Eleven 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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Films together

Box office

What Tom Everett Scott's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$994 million

13 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 13 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 9Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    La La Land2016as David
    $509M51.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Parental Guidance2012as Phil Simmons
    $120M12.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Race to Witch Mountain2009as Matheson
    $106M10.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Because I Said So2007as Jason
    $69M7.0% of the total
  5. 5
    $40M4.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Mars Needs Moms2011as Dad
    $39M3.9% of the total
  7. 7
    That Thing You Do!1996as Guy Patterson
    $35M3.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Boiler Room2000as Michael Brantley
    $29M2.9% of the total
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), $26.6 millionDead Man on Campus (1998), $15.1 millionFinding You (2021), $3.3 millionThe Last Word (2017), $1.8 millionOne True Loves (2023), $37,820

$46.8 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total