Scott Porter

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.{{cite news|last=Boedeker|first=Hal|title=Hometown bright light|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2006/10/01/hometown-bright-light/|access-date=September 23, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=October 1, 2006|archive-date=May 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523013154/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-10-01/news/PORTER_1_robin-porter-altar-boyz-lake-howell|url-status=live}} 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).{{cite news|last=Duff-Hoppes|first=Jill|title='Completely Different': A Cappella Band Discovers Harmony In Natural Voices|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/05/18/completely-different/|access-date=September 24, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=May 18, 2001}}{{cite news|last=Edwards|first=Jennifer|title=Student Talent Shines At Fund-raiser|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/12/03/student-talent-shines-at-fund-raiser/|access-date=September 24, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=December 3, 1998|quote=Called 4:2:Five, the five-member group is made up of Geoff Castellucci, Earl Elkins, Michael Kilgore and Layne Stein of Lake Howell High School and Scott Porter, a recent Lake Howell graduate who now attends the University of Central Florida.}}{{cite news|last=Rapkin|first=Mickey|title=Cappella Dreaming: 10 Voices, One Shot|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/arts/music/05rapk.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=September 24, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 3, 2008|quote=At the height of the 1990s boy-band boom, an a cappella group called 4:2:Five (featuring a young Scott Porter of NBC's Friday Night Lights) met with Sony, but when the executives suggested adding backing tracks and choreography, the members walked.}} Porter also worked as a baby-sitter and "didn't have time to party."{{cite web|title=Scott Porter on Not Partying in College, His Advice to Aspiring Actors|url=http://blog.starcam.com/post/scott-porter-college-television-awards.aspx|work=StarCam.com|access-date=September 24, 2012|date=April 10, 2012}}

File:Scott Porter at the premiere of Push (cropped).jpg 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.Stacy Dodd (June 3, 2007). [https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966200.html?categoryid=28&cs=1 Scott Porter profile], Variety.com; accessed April 23, 2010. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247662/|title=The Good Guy (2009)|date=February 19, 2010|access-date=2010-03-14|publisher=IMDb}}

Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2187603/bio|title=Scott Porter|website=IMDb|access-date=November 2, 2019}} He is a fan of HeroClix,{{cite web|url=http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/member.php?u=13428 |title=Scott Porter's account info on a Heroclix player's website |publisher=Hcrealms.com |access-date=2012-02-15}} filming unboxing videos of upcoming sets for the WizKids Facebook page.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} 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 and Mosaic. He eventually performed for Off Broadway with another a cappella band, Toxic Audio.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Porter portrayed "Randy" in the 2010 film Dear John, which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Porter portrayed Jason Street on the TV Show Friday Night Lights.

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.{{cite web|url=http://misstvgirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/scott-porter-joins-good-wife.html |title=Miss Tv Girl: Scott Porter Joins "The Good Wife" |publisher=Misstvgirl.blogspot.com |date=2010-09-21 |access-date=2012-02-15}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/07/several-pilots-remain-in-contention-with-cast-options-extensions-pickup-decision-on-cws-hms-expected-next-week-51029/|title=Several Pilots Remain In Contention With Cast Options Extensions; Pickup Decision On CW's 'HMS' Expected Next Week|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=July 1, 2010|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 29, 2011}} BuddyTV ranked him #10 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/community/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2010-96194.aspx|title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010|date=December 6, 2010|publisher=BuddyTV|access-date=January 13, 2012}} and #34 in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/white-collar/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011-29104.aspx|title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011|date=7 December 2011|publisher=BuddyTV|access-date=January 13, 2012}}

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.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

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{{'s}} Longshot mode.{{cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/news/meet-the-cast-of-longshot|title=Meet the Cast of Longshot|work=EA Sports|date=16 August 2017|access-date=September 5, 2017}} 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 where Vanessa Hudgens as "Goldfish" won the season. Both of them mentioned their work in Bandslam.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-masked-singer-season-11-finale-recap-winner-vanessa-hudgens-scott-porter-1236013687/|title='The Masked Singer' Finale Reveals Identities of Goldfish and Gumball: Here's Who Won Season 11 |website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=May 22, 2024|access-date=May 23, 2024}}

In April 2013, Porter married casting director Kelsey Mayfield, a former University of Texas cheerleader whom he met on the set of Friday Night Lights.{{cite news|title=Scott Porter Marries Kelsey Mayfield|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20693522,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422203703/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20693522,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2013|publisher=People|date=April 23, 2013}}{{Cite web |url=http://mayfieldporter.ourwedding.com/ |title=Kelsey Mayfield and Scott Porter's Wedding Website |access-date=2014-12-02 |archive-date=2015-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504052208/http://mayfieldporter.ourwedding.com/ |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite news|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/05/24/scott-porter-welcomes-son-mccoy-lee/|work=People|title=Celebrity Babies|date=May 24, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Kimble|first=Lindsay|title=Scott Porter and Wife Kelsey Welcome Daughter Clover Ash|url=https://people.com/parents/scott-porter-wife-kelsey-welcome-daughter-clover-ash/|website=People|date=August 11, 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.{{cite web |title=Heroclix for Huntington's Disease |url=https://heroclixforhuntingtons.com/ |website=heroclixforhuntingtons.com |access-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512092721/https://heroclixforhuntingtons.com/ |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}

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• {{IMDb name|2187603}}
• [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Video.aspx?ci=506853 Video Feature: In Rehearsal: Altar Boyz] at Broadway.com
• [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Video.aspx?ci=507572 Video Feature: Opening Night: Altar Boyz] at Broadway.com
• [https://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Hart-Dixie-Scott-Porter-Marries-Kelsey-Mayfield-54877.html Scott Porter] - marriage
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131205165828/http://www.nbc.com/Friday_Night_Lights/bios/Scott_Porter.shtml Scott Porter] at NBC

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