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Scott Lawrence
Lawrence during a visit to the USS Nimitz
Born (1963-09-27) September 27, 1963 (age 61)
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Children2

Scott Lawrence (born September 27, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series JAG. Lawrence played the role from 2001 until 2005, when the series ended.[1] He is also known for being a major audio double for James Earl Jones, voicing Darth Vader in several Star Wars video games since 1994.

Career

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Lawrence began his career in Hollywood in the late 1980s with supporting TV and film appearances. He debuted as a perpetrator defended by James Earl Jones in L.A. Law. He had a recurring role on Murphy Brown and in the early 1990s was a semi-regular on the Whoopi Goldberg series Bagdad Cafe.

In film, his first appearance was in the 1990 thriller The First Power with Lou Diamond Phillips. He next appeared in the Drew Barrymore 1993 horror film Doppelganger. Other credits include the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Timecop and Howard Stern's Private Parts.

From 1994 to 2006, Lawrence voiced Darth Vader in the Star Wars video game series produced by LucasArts.[2] After his performance in Star Wars: Empire at War, he was succeeded by Matt Sloan.[citation needed] Lawrence returned to the role for a number of recent releases, starting with the Vader Immortal VR Series.[3] He also played Vader in the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in 2019.[4]

In 2011, Lawrence made an appearance in NCIS, a spin-off of JAG in the Season 8 episode, "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." albeit as a different character.

His film appearances include the blockbuster film Avatar and 2010's The Social Network.[5]

In 2019, Lawrence appeared as Special Agent Billy Taggart in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Unbelievable.

In 2020, Lawrence appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 The First Power Gang Member #2
1992 Ruby Dillon
1993 Doppelganger Male Nurse
1994 When the Bough Breaks Sergeant Footman
1994 Timecop George Spota
1996 Celtic Pride Unknown
1997 Turbulence Felix
1997 Private Parts News Guy
2004 Party Wagon Lewis Clark Jefferson / Cowpoke #3 Voice
2008 Cloverfield Lead Soldier
2009 Avatar Venture Star Crew Chief
2010 The Social Network Maurice
2012 A Green Story Eric
2013 The Host Doc
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness U.S.S. Vengeance Officer
2014 Into the Storm Principal Thomas Walker
2015 Quitters Todd
2015 Danny Collins Dr. Ryan Kurtz
2015 Equals Mark
2019 Stuber Dr. Branch

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Murphy Brown Man In Elevator (uncredited) Episode: "I Would Have Danced All Night"
1989 Midnight Caller Dwight Hoover Episode: "Take Back the Streets"
1991 Growing Pains Webster Winslow Episode: "Not with My Carol You Don't"
1993 Quantum Leap 'Tibby' Johnson Episode: "Shock Theater: October 3, 1954"
1996 Law & Order Michael Walters Episode: "Custody"
2001–2005 JAG Commander Sturgis Turner Main cast (seasons 7–10)
2001 The West Wing Congressional Committee Chair Episode: "Bad Moon Rising"
2001 Star Trek: Voyager Garon Episode: "The Void"
2001 NYPD Blue Anthony Mackey Episode: "In the Still of the Night"
2009 American Dad! Unknown Voice role; Episode: "Brains, Brains and Automobiles"
2009 The Mentalist De Shaun Braemer Episode: "Carnelian, Inc."
2009–2010 24 CDC Director Ben Landry 2 episodes
2011 American Horror Story Detective Webb Episode: "Home Invasion"
2015 Fear the Walking Dead Art Costa 2 Episodes
2016 Rectify Avery 4 Episodes
2017 Legion Dr. Henry Poole 3 Episodes
2017 Suits James Palmer 2 Episodes
2017–2018 Mr. Mercedes Detective Peter Dixon Main cast (season 1–season 2 premiere)
2018–2020 Star Wars Resistance Jarek Yeager Main cast; voice role
2019 Unbelievable Billy Taggart Recurring role
2019 Carol's Second Act Dr. On Roof Episode "Blocking"
2022 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Judge Malcolm Keen Episode: "The Game"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Ground Zero: Texas Pike
1994 Star Wars: TIE Fighter Darth Vader Voice[6]
1995 Star Wars: Dark Forces [6]
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
1998 Star Wars: Rebellion [6]
2000 Star Wars: Force Commander Darth Vader / Rebel Dignitary #1 Voice
2001 Star Trek: Away Team Slovaak Voice
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing Darth Vader Voice[6]
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader [6]
2002 Star Wars Racer Revenge Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker Voice[6]
2003 Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Darth Vader / Transport Captain 2 Voice[6]
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Darth Vader Voice[6]
EverQuest II: Desert of Flames Unknown Voice
Star Wars: Battlefront II Darth Vader Voice[6]
2006 Star Wars: Empire at War [6]
2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Unknown Voice
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Unknown Voice
2016 Mafia III Additional voices
2019 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 General Antwon Ridgeway Voice
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode I Darth Vader Voice
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode II Voice
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode III Voice
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Voice
2020 Star Wars: Squadrons Voice
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Voice[6]
2024 Star Wars Outlaws Voice[7]

References

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  1. ^ JAG at USA Network Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Scott Lawrence (voice of Darth Vader), In Real Life - Kotaku.com
  3. ^ Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series credits
  4. ^ "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order voice actors and cast". Shacknews. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Scott Lawrence credits at TVguide.com
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Scott Lawrence (Visual voices guide)".
  7. ^ https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/_img/games/credits_star-wars-outlaws-15.7.jpg
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