Scott Porter
Matthew Scott Porter (born July 14, 1979[1]) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights.
For the Australian rugby league player, see Scott Porter (rugby league).
Scott Porter
July 14, 1979
Actor
2004–present
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Porter starred alongside Alyson Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam. 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.
He starred as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie.
He stars as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia.
Porter is also a voice actor, lending his voice to superhero projects such as Marvel Anime, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Harley Quinn, Batman: Arkham Knight, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, and Injustice 2.
Background[edit]
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.[2] 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).[3][4][5] Porter also worked as a baby-sitter and "didn't have time to party."[6]
Personal life[edit]
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.[17][18] 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.[19][20]
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.[21]