Scott Cavalheiro

{{Short description|Canadian actor and filmmaker}}

Scott Anthony Cavalheiro (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, best known for his regular role as Adam Hawkins on the television series Good Witch.Carissa Pavlica, [https://www.tvfanatic.com/scott-cavalheiro-on-adams-relationships-and-good-witch-season-6/ "Scott Cavalheiro on Adam’s Relationships and Good Witch Season 6 Journey Into the Finale"]. TV Fanatic, June 13, 2020.

A native of Bradford, Ontario, he took an acting class in high school, but concentrated primarily on science after the class was cancelled when his school's drama teacher died, and no community theatre program was available to pursue acting outside of school.Jenni Dunning, [https://www.elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/an-actor-explains-what-its-like-starring-in-a-christmas-movie-1170425 "An actor explains what it’s like starring in a Christmas movie"]. Elliot Lake Today, December 24, 2018. He took theatre classes in university, also completing a degree in neuroscience at York University. After struggling to establish himself as an actor in his early career, he considered leaving the profession to become a doctor, until being convinced by his friend Tom Cavanagh to stick with acting.

In 2018 he married comedian and actress Claire Stollery, with whom he has collaborated on various projects including the web series Triggered.Jenni Dunning, [https://www.newmarkettoday.ca/local-news/real-life-malpractice-inspires-digital-revenge-series-1357859 "Real-life malpractice inspires digital revenge series"]. Newmarket Today, April 4, 2019. In the same year, he directed the short film Take Your Mark.

In 2024 he entered production on his feature film directing debut, Plan C.Naman Ramachandran, [https://variety.com/2024/film/global/schitts-creek-actor-crime-thriller-plan-c-1236084484/ "‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actor Scott Anthony Cavalheiro Helms New Crime Thriller ‘Plan C’"]. Variety, July 26, 2024.