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Scott Bakula

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Scott Bakula at an event for Life as a House (2001)
Centers on two mysterious brothers, who abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery.
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Divinity (2023)
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Scott Stewart Bakula was born on October 9, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Sally (Zumwinkel) and J. Stewart Bakula, a lawyer. He is of German, as well as Czech, Austrian, Scottish and English ancestry. He comes from a musical family. In the fourth grade, he started a rock band and wrote songs for them, he later sang with the St. Louis Symphony. He studied Law at the University of Kansas until his sophomore year when he left to pursue acting. In 1976, he was first hired professionally in the role of Sam in "Shenandoah" and went to New York. After several small roles on television, he starred opposite Dean Stockwell in the science fiction series Quantum Leap (1989). Bakula played Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who was trapped by a malfunction of his time machine to correct things gone wrong in the past. He won a Golden Globe in 1992 for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series - Drama for Quantum Leap (1989) and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1988. He also starred in the prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Jonathan Archer, the captain of Earth's first long-range starship. Today, he lives in Los Angeles, California and has a farm in upstate New York.
BornOctober 9, 1954
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    • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
    Quantum Leap
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Dr. Sam Beckett
    • Captain Tom Stratton
    • Jimmy LaMotta
    • John Beckett
    • Lee Harvey Oswald
    • Andrew Ross
    • Arnold Watkins
    • Billie Jean Crockett
    • Billy Beaumont
    • Bobo
    • Buster
    • Butchie Rickett
    • Cameron Wilson
    • Captain John Beckett
    • Chad Stone
    • Chance Cole
    • Charles Lee MacKenzie
    • Charlie 'Black Magic' Walters
    • Cheree
    • Chick Howell
    • Chuck Danner
    • Clarence 'Kid' Cody
    • Clyde
    • Darlene Monty
    • Davey Parker
    • Dennis Boardman
    • Deputy Sheriff Will Kinman
    • Detective Jack Stone
    • Detective Jake Rawlins
    • Dr. Dale Conway
    • Dr. Daniel Young
    • Dr. Gerald Bryant
    • Dr. Ruth Westheimer
    • Dr. Timothy Mintz
    • Dylan Powell
    • Eddie Brackett
    • Eddie Elroy
    • Eddie Vega
    • Elizabeth 'Liz' Tate
    • Elvis Presley
    • Ensign Al 'Bingo' Calavicci
    • Father Frank Pistano
    • Frank Bianca
    • Frankie La Palma
    • Geno Frascotti
    • Geoffrey 'Tonic' Mole
    • George Washakie
    • Gilbert LaBonte
    • Gordon O'Reilly
    • Harry Spontini
    • Henry Adams
    • Herbert 'Magic' Williams
    • Jesse Tyler
    • Jesus Ortega
    • Joe Thurlow
    • Joey DeNardo
    • Joshua Rey
    • Karl Granson
    • Katie McBain
    • Kenny 'Future Boy' Sharp
    • Knut 'Wild Thing' Wileton
    • Kyle Hart
    • Larry Stanton III
    • Leon Stiles
    • Leonard Dancey
    • Lester Fuller
    • Lieutenant Tom McBride
    • Linda Bruckner
    • Lord Nigel Corrington
    • Margaret Sanders
    • Marty Elroy
    • Max Greenman
    • Max Stoddard
    • Melvin Spooner
    • Nick Allen
    • Nikos Stathatos
    • Peter Langley
    • Phillip Dumont
    • Rabbi David Basch
    • Ray Harper
    • Ray Hutton
    • Reginald Pearson
    • Roberto Gutierrez
    • Rod 'Rod the Bod' McCarty
    • Ronald Miller
    • Sam Bederman
    • Samantha Stormer
    • Shane 'Funny Bone' Thomas
    • Sheriff Archie Necaise
    • Sheriff Clayton Fuller
    • Terry 'Nikolai Russkie' Sammis
    • Tim Fox
    • Tommy York
    • Tyler Means
    • Victor Panzini
    • Willie Walters
    Behind the Candelabra (2013)
    Behind the Candelabra
    7.0
    • Bob Black
    • 2013
    Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)
    American Beauty
    8.3
    • Jim Olmeyer
    • 1999
    The Informant! (2009)
    The Informant!
    6.5
    • FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
    • 2009

    Credits

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    • Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Molly Shannon, Selena Gomez, and Kumail Nanjiani in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
      Only Murders in the Building
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Scott Bakula
      • 2024
    • Scott Bakula, Stephen Dorff, Steven Soderbergh, DJ Muggs, Michael O'Hearn, Eddie Alcazar, Dean Hurley, Moises Arias, Bella Thorne, Emily Willis, Karrueche Tran, Jason Genao, and Caylee Cowan in Divinity (2023)
      Divinity
      5.3
      • Sterling Pierce
      • 2023
    • Unbroken
      TV Series
      • Ash Holleran
      • 2022
    • What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
      What We Do in the Shadows
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Scott Bakula
      • 2021
    • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
      NCIS: New Orleans
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Dwayne Pride
      • Dwayne Cassius Pride
      • 2014–2021
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Scott Bakula (voice)
      • 2019
    • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
      The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Special Agent Dwayne Pride
      • 2018
    • Brie Larson and Utkarsh Ambudkar in Basmati Blues (2017)
      Basmati Blues
      3.9
      • Eric
      • 2017
    • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
      NCIS
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Dwayne Pride
      • 2014–2017
    • Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Glenn Howerton in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
      It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Scott Bakula
      • 2017
    • Brando Pacitto, Taylor Frey, Matilda Lutz, and Joseph Haro in Summertime (2016)
      Summertime
      6.2
      • Paul's Father
      • 2016
    • Me Him Her (2015)
      Me Him Her
      5.2
      • Mr. Ehrlick
      • 2015
    • Looking (2014)
      Looking
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Lynn
      • 2014–2015
    • Caper (2014)
      Caper
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Pete Blue
      • 2014
    • Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer in Elsa & Fred (2014)
      Elsa & Fred
      6.5
      • Raymond
      • 2014

    Producer



    • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
      NCIS: New Orleans
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2016–2021
    • Joesph Gonzales in The Boatman (2017)
      The Boatman
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Two Cities (2015)
      Two Cities
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • New Orleans, Here and Now
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2015)
      The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
      6.7
      TV Special
      • producer: SAG-AFTRA
      • 2015
    • 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014)
      20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
      6.7
      TV Special
      • producer: SAG-AFTRA
      • 2014
    • 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013)
      19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
      6.6
      TV Special
      • producer: SAG-AFTRA
      • 2013
    • 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012)
      18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
      5.1
      TV Special
      • SAG producer
      • 2012
    • 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011)
      17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
      5.9
      TV Special
      • producer: Screen Actors Guild
      • 2011
    • 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010)
      16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
      6.7
      TV Special
      • producer: Screen Actors Guild
      • 2010
    • Scott Bakula and Elizabeth Perkins in What Girls Learn (2001)
      What Girls Learn
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Scott Bakula, Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson, Lachlan Murdoch, Kimberley Warnat, and Brandon James Olson in Papa's Angels (2000)
      Papa's Angels
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2000
    • Scott Bakula and Maria Bello in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
      Mr. & Mrs. Smith
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1996–1997
    • The Bachelor's Baby (1996)
      The Bachelor's Baby
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1996
    • Prowler
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1995

    Director



    • Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
      Quantum Leap
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1991–1992

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    Elsa & Fred
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    Elsa & Fred
    The Informant!
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    The Informant!
    The Informant!
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    The Informant!
    The Informant!
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    The Informant!
    The Informant!
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    The Informant!

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    • Height
      • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
    • Born
      • October 9, 1954
      • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • Spouses
        Chelsea Field2009 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Chelsy Bakula
    • Parents
        Stewart J. Bakula
    • Other works
      TV commercial (PSA): Welcoming home USS Enterprise CVN-65 from Iraq war.
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      • 10 Interviews
      • 5 Articles
      • 13 Magazine Cover Photos

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      The white streak in his hair appeared when he was four years old. He had been helping a neighbor paint, and his mother thought he had gotten paint in his hair.
    • Quotes
      When I used to do tours, I'd be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the reaction was because I was coming back unemployed. Actors are constantly being put to the test.
    • Nickname
      • Bak

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