Scott Foley

Biography

Scott Foley is an American actor, director, writer, screenwriter. Scott is well known for roles of Noel Crane(Felicity), Sean Kelly(Scrubs), Bob Brown(The Unit), Jake Ballard(Scandal), Henry Burton(Grey's Anatomy)

His latest works include playing Nick Blackburn in the Big Leap, Daniel in The storied Lifes of A. J. Fikry, Will Chase in Whiskey Cavalier and others.

Childhood- Family

Scott Foley was born on 15th July 1972 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States to Hugh Foley(Father)- an international banker (who moved all over the world, Scott moved along) & Connie Foley(Mother). He grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri with his 2 brothers.

His mother died when he was just 15 years old from ovarian cancer. 

European Ancestry: Scott is of is English, German, Irish, Scottish, Portuguese descent.

Education

Scott spent his childhood mostly in Japan and Australia, he had basic education there. When his family permanently returned to United States, they settled in Saint Louis where Scott continued his education.

• School: He went to Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Missouri.
• High SChool: He graduated from Clayton Public High School, Missouri.

He did not go to college, he was in hurry to get into acting.

Marriage-Relationship

Marika Dominczyk

Scott and Marika Dominczyk met in 2004 and started dating soon after. They got engaged on 6th November of 2006. The couple got married on 5th June 2007 in Hawaii in a private event after the 7 month engagement.

The couple have three children, a daughter & two boys named- Malina Jean Foley(2009), Keller Aleksander Foley(2012), Konrad Foley(2014) 

Marika appeared in the movie Let's Kill Ward's Wife(2014) directed by Scott. It also starred Marika's relatives- Dagmara Dominczyk, Veronika Dominczyk, Patrick Wilson.

Image: Scott Foley with wife Marika Dominczyk

The proposal: Scott had an unusual proposal plan for Marika, he got her worked up intentionally, he got her angry with a fight of words. When she was almost emotional he pulls up the ring and proposed.

Jennifer Garner

Scott foley met his future wife Jennifer Garner on the sets of the TV series Felicity (1998) where he was a regular and she was a guest star in a few episodes. They got married on 19th October 2000. They separated in early 2003, Jennifer filed for divorce in May 2003, the couple got divorced on 30th March 2004.

Image: Scott Foley with Jennifer Garner

Facts & Trivia

• He loves animals, has two dogs named Frankie & Lucy, he is also close to the dog named wolf on the sets of Scandal.
• Mrs. Fields Cookies: He used to work at Mrs. Fields Cookies before the big break in the movie industry.
• He likes horror and thriller movies. He likes to get the wife scared.
• As a director: Scott has directed episodes in Felicity (The Graduate), Monk(Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month), The Unit(The Spear of Destiny), Let's Kill Ward's Wife(2014) movie, Scandal(Day 101, Fates Worse Than Death, The Miseducation of Susan Ross)
• As producer: Scott has produced projects- Let's Kill Ward's Wife(2014), A.U.S.A.(multiple episodes), Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
• One of his ancestors named Simon Wardwell was part of the body guard team of George Washington.
• He is the eldest of 3 children of his parents, Chris Foley & Sean Foley are his younger brothers.
• He broke a bone and a ligament in his feet while shooting for the episode of the show Scandal.
• He has been critical of Donald Trump's presidency.
• He goes to a crossfit gym, he loves it.
• His daughter make s him laugh like no one else
• He drinks protein shake in the morning.
• His usual diet: protein shake, bananas, egg whites, protein powder, salad greens.
• He speaks Japanese fluently, Scott has previously lived in Tokyo, Japan for 4.5 years [2]
• He lived in Sydney, Australia for 3 years. [2]
• SAG- AFTRA strike: He supported the SAG- AFTRA strikes of 2023, for the fair wages of the actors.

Career

Music Video

In the recreation of the iconic John Lennon song 'Imagine', created for UNICEF by Universal Music India, Scott featured alongside dozens of stars and singers. 

Filmography

Movies

TV Series

Theater

Awards

Quotes

• One of the hardest things to figure out in life is what your calling is, and what truly makes you happy
• I've always wanted to be a working actor, I work long hours, it's amazing, I get to kiss Keri Russell, and that isn't too bad.
• I have a feeling I may be one of the most emotional people,
• You forget that for every Friends, there’s a Joey. For every Friends, there’s 1,000 other comedies that never made it past a pilot
• I have a much drier sense of humor than people think
• I'm a blusher. And it's something that happens to me regularly
• I first felt like a grown up when I was driving my second child back from maternity hospital, I realized I have a full family, and I can't drive the way I used to drive before.
• So, avocado toast. When did this become a thing?

Sources

1. Scott Foley on wikipedia
2. Scott Foley on imdb bio
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