Scott Caan Biography

Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor. He currently stars as Detective Danny "Danno" Williams in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0 (2010-), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Caan is also known for his recurring role as manager Scott Lavin in the HBO television series Entourage (2009-2011). He was also a part of 1990s rap group The Whooliganz with The Alchemist. The duo went by the names Mad Skillz and Mudfoot, respectively.

Early life

Caan was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor James Caan and Sheila Marie Ryan, an actress and former model. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Germany. He has an older half-sister named Tara Caan and three younger half-brothers named Alexander James Caan (born 1991), Jacob Nicholas Caan (born 1995), and James Arthur Caan (born 1998).

Career

Caan was a roadie for the rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain. Caan was also a member of the hip-hop group The Whooliganz (with producer and fellow MC the Alchemist). The Alchemist and he, when performing as the rap duo the Whooliganz in the early '90s, received a record deal with Tommy Boy records. They recorded the album Make Way for the W., but after their first single "Put Your Handz Up", the album was shelved and the duo was dropped by Tommy Boy. In 1995, the Whooliganz' song "Whooliganz" was released as a single in the UK, but Caan and the Alchemist had already parted ways. In 2014, Caan reunited with his former partner The Alchemist on the Step Brothers project with Evidence Lord Steppington on the song "Byron G".

After enrolling at the Playhouse West acting school in Los Angeles, Caan began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in a number of independent films and low-budget films. His first role in a major motion picture was that of Charlie Tweeder, a reckless Texas football player in Varsity Blues (1999). In the same year, he played the role of Drew in the film Saturn (also known as Speed of Life). Caan subsequently appeared in several studio films, including Ready to Rumble (2000) co-starring David Arquette, Boiler Room (2000) co-starring Vin Diesel, and American Outlaws (2001), co-starring Colin Farrell, in which Caan played 19th-century outlaw Cole Younger. In 2003, Caan made his directorial debut with the film Dallas 362, which won a prize at the 2003 Las Vegas Film Festival.

Caan appeared in the feature film trilogy Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen. In 2005, he co-starred with Paul Walker (with whom he appeared in Varsity Blues) in the action film Into the Blue. Caan wrote and directed the 2006 comedy The Dog Problem. He appeared as a supporting character in the film, as well. He appeared on the television series Entourage in a recurring role as talent manager Scott Lavin from seasons six to eight.

Caan plays Detective Danny "Danno" Williams in Hawaii Five-0 (a remake of Hawaii Five-O). The series premiered on September 20, 2010. In 2011, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film for this performance.

BuddyTV ranked him 95th on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".

In addition to acting, Caan has also pursued a career in photography. Inspired and trained by cinematographer Phil Parmet while working together on the 2003 film Dallas 362, Caan has been shooting ever since. "In preparing for the film," Caan said, "Phil inspired me to learn about lenses, lights, frames, and the operation of a 250 millimeter camera. By the time the film was over, I wanted to shoot the next one." In 2009, he published his first collection of photographs in a 256-page book entitled Scott Caan Photographs, Vol. 1. The book was edited and designed by Howard Nourmand, and includes an introduction by Steve Olson.

Volunteer work

Caan has been an active volunteer with Surfers Healing, an organization which introduces children with autism to the joy of surfing, as well as similar groups such as A Walk On Water, TheraSURF, and Life Rolls On.

Personal life

Caan is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In 2014, it was announced that Caan was expecting his first child with his girlfriend, Kacy Byxbee.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	A Boy Called Hate	Steve / Hate
1996	Aaron Gillespie Will Make You a Star	Sean
1996	Last Resort	Strut	Nominated - Critics Award at CineVegas (shared with Harvey Silver)
1997	Nowhere	Ducky
1997	Bongwater	Bobby
1998	Nowhere to Go	Romeo
1998	Enemy of the State	Jones
1999	Varsity Blues	Charlie Tweeder
1999	Saturn	Drew
1999	Black and White	Scotty
2000	Boiler Room	Richie O'Flaherty
2000	Ready to Rumble	Sean Dawkins
2000	Gone in 60 Seconds	Timmy "Tumbler" Tummel
2001	American Outlaws	Cole Younger
2001	Novocaine	Duane Ivey
2001	Ocean's Eleven	Turk Malloy	Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble
2002	Sonny	Jesse
2003	Dallas 362	Dallas	Also writer and director Critics Award at CineVegas
2004	In Enemy Hands	Lt. Cmdr. Randall Sullivan
2004	Ocean's Twelve	Turk Malloy
2005	Into the Blue	Bryce
2006	Friends with Money	Mike
2006	Lonely Hearts	Detective Reilly
2006	The Dog Problem	Casper	Also writer and director
2007	Brooklyn Rules	Carmine Mancuso
2007	Ocean's Thirteen	Turk Malloy	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry
2007	Stories USA	Hayden Field	Segment "Life Makes Sense If You're Famous"
2008	Meet Dave	Officer Dooley
2009	Mercy	Johnny Ryan	Also writer and producer
2009	Deep in the Valley	Rod Cannon
2010	A Beginner's Guide to Endings	Cal White
2013	3 Geezers!	Scott
2015	Rock the Kasbah	Jake
2016	Two for One	Alexander Clarke
2017	Untogether	Ellis	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Learning to Fly	Dick	Unsold ABC pilot
2009	Cop House	Brian Ford	Unsold Fox pilot
2009-11	Entourage	Scott Lavin	19 episodes
2010-present	Hawaii Five-0	Danny "Danno" Williams	Main cast TV Guide Award for Favorite Bromance (shared with Alex O'Loughlin) (2013) Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2011) Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action (2013) 161 episodes
2012	NCIS: Los Angeles		Episode: "Touch of Death"