Scott Porter
Matthew Scott Porter (born July 14, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights, as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie and as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia. Porter starred alongside Alyson Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam.
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Scott Porter

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- Name
- Scott Porter
- Birth Name
- Matthew Scott Porter
- Born
- 14 July 1979
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
- Education
- Lake Howell High School
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Matthew Scott Porter (born July 14, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights, as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie and as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia. Porter starred alongside Alyson Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam.
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Biography
Biography
He performed the song "Pretend", featured on the Bandslam soundtrack. In 2010, he played the role of law firm investigator Blake Calamar in CBS' legal drama The Good Wife. Porter is also a voice actor, lending his voice to various projects based on comic books. These include Marvel Anime, Harley Quinn, Batman: Arkham Knight, The Walking Dead: Season Two, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, and Injustice 2.

Scott Porter speaking at the 2016 WonderCon in Los Angeles, California.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Scott Porter • Birth Name — Matthew Scott Porter • Born — 14 July 1979 • Birthplace — Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. • Education — Lake Howell High School • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2004–present • Children — 2
Background
Background
Porter grew up in Winter Park, Florida, where he attended Lake Howell High School. He was a wide receiver on the football team at Lake Howell and graduated in 1997. While a student at the University of Central Florida, he sang vocal percussion in an a cappella vocal group, 4: 2: Five (currently known as VoicePlay). Porter also worked as a baby-sitter and "didn't have time to party."
Career
Career
• Illustration — Porter at the Push premiere in January 2009 Prior to joining the cast of Friday Night Lights, Porter played Matthew in the original cast of the Off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz in 2004. In 2006, he temporarily took over the role of Casey Hughes in the soap opera As the World Turns, a role originally performed by Zach Roerig. Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the film Music and Lyrics (2007). Porter also played the character Rex in the film Speed Racer (2008), which was directed and written by the Wachowskis. He played Bobby in the remake of Prom Night and Ben Wheatly in Bandslam, released in August 2009. That same year, he was paired with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star Alexis Bledel in the romantic comedy film The Good Guy, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles. He is a fan of HeroClix, filming unboxing videos of upcoming sets for the WizKids Facebook page. Porter performed and sang the song "Someone to Fall Back On" in Bandslam, and his song "Pretend" was included in the soundtrack. He was part of his high school's choral department and was a founding member of the groups 4:2:Five (now known as VoicePlay) and Mosaic. He eventually performed for Off Broadway with another a cappella band, Toxic Audio. Porter portrayed "Randy" in the 2010 film Dear John, which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. In 2010, Porter joined the cast of CBS's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake Calamar, an investigator for Lockhart & Gardner, a law firm. His character appeared in 14 episodes. Also in 2010, he starred in the pilot of the television series Nomads, which was developed for The CW, but it was not picked up by the network. BuddyTV ranked him #10 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list and #34 in 2011. Porter played a lawyer in the medical dramedy series Hart of Dixie alongside Rachel Bilson (who also co-starred with him in The To Do List). The series debuted on The CW in September 2011. In 2013, he debuted in the second season of the video game series of The Walking Dead by Telltale Games as Luke, one of the main characters in the series. Porter also voiced another main character, Lukas, in Minecraft Story Mode by Telltale Games and Mojang. In 2017, Porter portrayed Colton "Colt" Cruise in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 18 Longshot mode. In 2022, he also provided the voice for Heimdall, one of the main antagonists in Santa Monica studio's God of War: Ragnrarok. In 2024, Porter competed in season eleven of The Masked Singer as "Gumball". He finished in second place, with Vanessa Hudgens as "Goldfish" winning the season.
Personal life
Personal life
In April 2013, Porter married Kelsey Mayfield, a casting director and former University of Texas cheerleader whom he met on the set of Friday Night Lights. One of his groomsmen was screenwriter and director Jamie Linden, a schoolmate at Lake Howell. In May 2015, Mayfield gave birth to their son, McCoy Lee. Their daughter, Clover Ash, was born in August 2017. Porter is also known for playing and promoting HeroClix, a tabletop miniatures game featuring Marvel and DC Comics characters. He films preview videos of upcoming product releases and hosts "HeroClix for Huntington's", an annual charity tournament supporting the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Porter was also created as a 'bystander' token and two separate figures playable in the HeroClix game. Porter is a big fan of Pokémon and plays Pokémon Go with his kids, sister, and father.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — As the World Turns — Casey Hughes — 4 episodes • The Bedford Diaries — Jason Miller — 2 episodes • Ugly Betty — Guy — Episode: "Pilot" • 2006–2008; 2010 — Friday Night Lights — Jason Street — 42 episodes Main role (seasons 1–3) Special guest star (season 5) • 2009, 2015 — Robot Chicken — Giant Man, Racer X, Kimble — Voice, 2 episodes • 2010 — Caprica — Nestor Willow — Recurring 8 episodes • 2010–2011 — The Good Wife — Blake Calamar — Recurring (season 2) 14 episodes • 2011 — Marvel Anime: Wolverine — Scott Summers / Cyclops — Voice, English dub • Marvel Anime: X-Men • 2011–2015 — Hart of Dixie — George Tucker — Lead role • 2013 — The Eric Andre Show — Himself — Season 2 episode 10 • 2015 — Master Work — Sean Fetters — Television film • Parenthood — Amber's Significant Other — Uncredited cameo Episode: "May God Bless and Keep You Always" • 2016–2017 — Ultimate Spider-Man — Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider, Synth Spiders — Voice, main role (season 4) • 2016 — Rosewood — Detective Russ Hame — Episode: "Ballistics & BFFs" • Scorpion — Timothy "Tim" Armstrong — 13 episodes • Outcast — Donald "Donnie" Hamel — 2 episodes • 2018 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Nick Hunter — 1 episode • Avengers Assemble — White Wolf — Voice, 6 episodes • 2019 — Charmed — Levi (Heaven's Vice) — 1 episode • Why Women Kill — Ralph Vlasin — 2 episodes • 2020 — Harley Quinn — Flash — Voice, episode: "A Fight Worth Fighting For" • 2020 — Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts — Francis — Voice, 2 episodes • 2021–present — Ginny & Georgia — Mayor Paul Randolph — Main role • 2021 — Lucifer — Carol Corbett — Season 5 guest; Season 6 recurring cast • 2021 — Taking the Reins — Luke — Television film (Hallmark) • 2022 — Spidey and His Amazing Friends — George Stacy — Voice • 2023 — Up Here — Orson — Recurring role • 2024 — The Masked Singer — Himself / Gumball — Season 11 runner-up • 2024 — Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition — Moon Knight, Iceman — Voice, Disney+ special
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Role • 2011 — X-Men: Destiny — Adrian Luca • 2013 — Marvel Heroes — Cyclops • 2013–2014 — The Walking Dead: Season Two — Luke • 2014 — Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham — Aquaman, Superboy • 2015 — Batman: Arkham Knight — Nightwing • 2015–2017 — Minecraft: Story Mode — Lukas • 2016 — Lego Marvel's Avengers — Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier • 2017 — Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Peter Quill / Star-Lord • Injustice 2 — Damian Wayne / Robin • Madden NFL 18 — Colt Cruise • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite — Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier • 2018 — Madden NFL 19 — Colt Cruise • Lego DC Super-Villains — Aquaman • Spider-Man — Harry Osborn • 2019 — Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order — Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Scott Summers / Cyclops • 2022 — God of War Ragnarök — Heimdall • Marvel's Avengers — Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier • 2023 — Starfield — Other You (male) • 2024 — Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League — Flash • 2024 — Marvel Rivals — Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Eddie Brock • 2026 — Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls — Peter Quill / Star-Lord
Theatre credits
Theatre credits
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005-2006 — Altar Boyz — Matthew — Off-Broadway • 2009 — Heathers: The Musical — Jason Dean — Workshop • 2019 — The Last Five Years — Jamie Wellerstein — After Hours Theatre Company
Identity
Identity
Scott Porter is recorded with the occupation television actor. Established in Library of Congress under no2007051442. Established in VIAF under 7167611. Recorded as having studied at University of Central Florida and Lake Howell High School. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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Scott Porter was born on 14 July 1979.
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007 — Music and Lyrics — Colin Thompson • 2008 — Speed Racer — Young Rex Racer • Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing — Rex Racer — Short film • Prom Night — Bobby Jones • 2009 — Bandslam — Ben Wheatly • The Good Guy — Tommy Fielding • 2010 — Dear John — Randy • Hit Me — Keith — Short film • 2011 — 10 Years — Scott • 2013 — The To Do List — Rusty Waters • 2021 — Taking the Reins — Luke Travers
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