Scott Grimes Biography

Scott Richard Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor, voice artist, singer, and songwriter. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve Smith. He is also well known by cult movie fans for his role as Bradley Brown in the first two Critters films. As of September 10, 2017, he has been a regular on the Fox sci-fi comedy-drama The Orville.

As a singer, Grimes is best known for co-writing and performing the soft rock single "Sunset Blvd", which spent several weeks on the Billboard charts.

Early life and career

Grimes was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Pam and Rick Grimes. He lived in neighboring Dracut for much of his youth, and attended Dracut Public Schools. His sister, Heather Grimes, is also an actress. He is the uncle of Camryn Grimes, who is known for her role as Cassie Newman (now Mariah Copeland) in The Young and the Restless.

Grimes started acting at an early age. In 1984, at the age of 13, he co-starred with Mickey Rooney in a made-for-TV holiday movie entitled It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. In 1985, he appeared in an episode of the Twilight Zone called "Little Boy Lost".

Grimes also began singing in childhood, and in March 1986 appeared on a Bob Hope TV special, singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". The special was taped in Sweden with the King and Queen in attendance. In 1987, he performed as a guest vocalist on the Time album by Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters, where Carpenter thanked the 15-year-old Grimes for his "spirited" performance, commenting in the liner notes, "I believe young Scott to have quite a future in music." Grimes' first music album, Scott Grimes, was released by A&M Records in 1989, and produced by Carpenter. In 2005, he released his second album, Livin' on the Run, and in 2010 his third, Drive.

In 1987, Grimes voiced Pinocchio in the dark animated film Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. In 1988, he appeared with Dwayne Hickman, Connie Stevens, and her daughter Tricia Leigh Fisher in the TV movie Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis; Grimes, Hickman, Stevens, and Fisher also appeared on the All-Star Super Password Special with Bert Convy. He had also guest starred on the NBC sitcom Wings. He is also known for his 1987 recurring role on Who's the Boss as Alyssa Milano's character's love-interest, Chad McCann and his regular appearances in the 1994-2000 series Party of Five as Will McCorkle.

Grimes starred on the NBC series ER playing Dr. Archie Morris from 2003 until the series' end in 2009. Initially a recurring character on ER, he later was upgraded to a main role in season 12. The character initially provided comic relief, but grew over the years, becoming central to several episodes and story lines in the series' final seasons.

Since September 10, 2017, he has played cocky helmsman Gordon Malloy, the best friend of Captain Ed Mercer (Seth McFarlane) on Fox's sci-fi comedy-drama The Orville, created by executive producer McFarlane.

Grimes' film credits include the dark comedy Who's Your Monkey and Ridley Scott's Robin Hood with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. On October 11, 2010, Grimes announced on his Twitter website that he would voice a recurring character on the animated series Family Guy. That recurring character is Joe Swanson's previously thought-to-be-dead son, Kevin Swanson. On March 19, 2013, the actor was cast as Dave Flynn on the NCIS: Los Angeles episode entitled Red, the first episode of a two-part backdoor pilot to another NCIS spin-off to be named NCIS: Red, which was not picked up. Grimes had previously appeared in an NCIS episode entitled Baltimore in 2011 as Detective Danny Price, Anthony DiNozzo's former partner at the Baltimore P.D.

Personal life

Grimes has a son and a daughter with his ex-wife, Dawn Bailey-Grimes.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	A Doctor's Story	Charles Wickes
	The Night They Saved Christmas	David Baldwin
1986	Critters	Brad Brown
1987	Frog	Arlo Anderson
	Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night	Pinocchio	Voice role
1988	Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis	Georgie Gillis
	Critters 2: The Main Course	Brad Brown
1989	Night Life	Archie Melville
1995	Crimson Tide	Petty Officer Hilaire
1999	Mystery, Alaska	Brian "Birdie" Burns
2002	Couples	Owen
2003	Dreamkeeper	Tehan / Red-Headed Stranger
2004	To Kill a Mockumentary	Jerry
2007	Who's Your Monkey (aka: Throwing Stars)	Mark
2010	Robin Hood	Will Scarlet
2014	Winter's Tale	Carriage Driver
2015	Pearly Gates	Richard Weiner

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	It Came Upon the Midnight Clear	Robbie Westin	Movie
1985	The Twilight Zone	Kenny	Episode: "Little Boy Lost"
1986-1987	Who's the Boss	Chad McCann	2 episodes
	Together We Stand	Jack Randall	19 episodes
1988	Charles in Charge	Gary Marlin	Episode: "Sarah Steps Out"
1989	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Eric	Episode: "Evolution" (uncredited)
1990	My Two Dads	Jordan	Episode: "Power Struggle"
	21 Jump Street	Christopher	Episode: "Buddy System"
1991	Frogs!	Arlo Anderson	Movie
1992	Wings	Marty	Episode: "Noses Off"
1994	Birdland	Scott McKenzie	Premiere episode
1994-2000	Party of Five	Will McCorkle	70 episodes
1996-1997	Goode Behavior	Garth	Regular role (22 episodes)
2001	First Years	Seth Kolatch	Episode: "...And Then You Die"
	Band of Brothers	Sergeant 1st Class Donald Malarkey	Miniseries (10 episodes)
2003-2009	ER	Dr. Archie Morris	Regular role (112 episodes)
2005-present	American Dad!	Steve Smith, various other voices	Regular role
2010	Dexter	Alex Tilden	Episode: "In the Beginning"
2011	NCIS	Detective Danny Price	Episode: "Baltimore"
	Harry's Law	ADA Ben	Episode: "Purple Hearts"
2012	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Larry the Donut (voice)	Episode: "Generic Holiday Special"
	Republic of Doyle	Jimmy O'Rourke	4 episodes
2011-present	Family Guy	Kevin Swanson, various other voices	Recurring role
2012	Suits	Thomas Walsh	Episode: "All In"
2013	Criminal Minds	Donnie Bidwell	Episode: "Carbon Copy"
2013, 2017	NCIS: Los Angeles	Special Agent Dave Flynn	3 episodes
2014	Shameless	Doctor Zabel	Episode: "Iron City"
2014	Hell's Kitchen	Himself	Season 13 premiere: "18 Chefs Compete"
2015	Justified	Seabass	6 episodes
2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Thomas Zimmerman	Episode: "Sheltered Outcasts"
2017	The Orville	Gordon Malloy	Main role

Discography

Albums

• 1989: Scott Grimes (A&M)
• 2005: Livin' on the Run
• 2010: Drive

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions	Album
		US AC
1989	"I Don't Even Mind"	34	Scott Grimes
	"Show Me the Way to Your Heart"	"?
2005	"Sunset Blvd"	18	Livin' on the Run
	"Livin' on the Run"	34