Scott Speedman

Robert Scott Speedman[1] (born September 1, 1975) is a British-Canadian actor. He is known for playing Ben Covington in the coming-of-age drama television series Felicity, Lycan–Vampire hybrid Michael Corvin in the gothic horror–action Underworld films, and Barry "Baz" Blackwell in the TNT crime drama series Animal Kingdom. His other film work includes Duets, Dark Blue, XXX: State of the Union, The Strangers, Barney's Version, and The Vow.

Scott Speedman
Born (1975-09-01) September 1, 1975[1]
Hammersmith, London, England[1]
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • British
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Early life

Speedman was born in London, to Scottish parents Mary (Campbell), a primary school teacher and champion runner, and Roy Speedman (1944–1999), a department store buyer.[2][3] His sister, Tracey, died from cancer on February 8, 2016.[4] At the age of four, he and his family moved to Toronto.[1] He was a competitive swimmer who attended Earl Haig Secondary School's now defunct gifted athlete program. As a member of the Canadian Junior National Swim Team, Speedman placed ninth at the 1992 Olympic trials.[1] Suffering a neck injury soon after, he was forced to leave the sport. To find a new focus outside of athletics, Speedman became interested in acting. He went on to attend the University of Toronto and York University to study his craft.[1]

Career

Encouraged by a friend to appear on Speaker's Corner, a viewer open-forum run by Toronto's Citytv, Speedman expressed interest in auditioning for the role of Robin in the film Batman Forever, which was being cast in Toronto at the time. Though the appearance earned him an audition, Speedman was not cast in the role, which was ultimately given to Chris O'Donnell. The audition did, however, give Speedman the exposure he needed and he quickly arranged an agent and began auditioning for Canadian television and film roles.[1]

Speedman at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival

Speedman made his television debut in 1995, appearing in an episode of the series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, followed by a recurring role in the series Nancy Drew that same year. After appearing in several small TV roles, Speedman decided to go to New York City to study for a short time at the Neighborhood Playhouse before dropping out and returning home to Toronto. His big break came when he got a call from an American casting agent who wanted him to audition for a new series called Felicity. Portraying brooding college student Ben Covington opposite overnight star Keri Russell as Felicity, Speedman received much acclaim on the popular series.[5] Soon after Felicity, Speedman began to get offers for more prominent roles while working on the series. In 2000, Speedman was given the role of Billy Hannan opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in the film Duets.[6]

After ending a four-year run on Felicity, Speedman quickly found success in film. In 2002, he was cast in his first major starring role in a feature, portraying an inexperienced LAPD detective caught in a web of corruption, opposite Kurt Russell, in the police drama Dark Blue.[7] Next, Speedman portrayed the husband of a terminally ill woman opposite fellow Canadian and high-school alumna Sarah Polley in the independent drama My Life Without Me.[8] Speedman won a "Golden Wave Award" for his work on the film.[9]

Later in 2003, Speedman starred opposite Kate Beckinsale in the supernatural thriller film Underworld. Making an impression on audiences in the stylized vampire–werewolf film, Speedman was honored with a Saturn Award in the category "Cinescape Face of the Future Award".[9] Then, he went on to star alongside James Marsden in the thriller The 24th Day[10] and Ice Cube in XXX: State of the Union.[11] Upon the success of the first Underworld film, Speedman reprised his role as Michael Corvin in the 2006 sequel Underworld: Evolution.[12] He appeared alongside Willem Dafoe in Anamorph and Wes Bentley in Weirdsville. Speedman also starred with Liv Tyler in the 2008 horror–thriller The Strangers, and alongside Rachel Blanchard in the mystery drama Adoration, directed by Atom Egoyan.[13]

Speedman at the premiere of Barney's Version in January 2011

In July 2009, it was reported that Speedman was to star alongside Dustin Hoffman among others in the film adaption of Barney's Version. Pre-production began in August 2009, and filming took place in Rome, New York and Canada.[14] Speedman also starred in the independent Western The Last Rites of Ransom Pride alongside Lizzy Caplan and Dwight Yoakam.[15] Archive footage of Speedman from the previous Underworld films was used in the 2012 & 2016 sequels, Awakening and Blood Wars; his facial likeness was superimposed on a stand-in for his character's brief role in the film. He had a supporting role as Jeremy in The Vow.

Speedman last starred as XO Sam Kendal in the ABC military drama series Last Resort, which premiered on September 27, 2012.[16]

In June 2013, Speedman was selected to star in Ryan Murphy's HBO production called Open alongside Wes Bentley.[17] In 2014, he co-starred with Julia Stiles in Lluís Quílez Sala thriller film Out of the Dark.[18] He starred in various independent films such as Barefoot, The Captive, and The Monster.

He starred as Barry "Baz" Blackwell in the TNT crime drama series Animal Kingdom until the first episode of season 3.[19] In 2018, he had a guest role on Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Nick Marsh.[20]

In October 2020, it was announced that Speedman had been cast in the recurring role of Matthew on the third season of the Netflix thriller series You.[21]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Can I Get a Witness? Unknown Short film
1997 Kitchen Party Scott
1997 Ursa Major Jason Short film
2000 Duets Billy
2002 Dark Blue Detective Bobby Keough
2003 My Life Without Me Don
2003 Underworld Michael Corvin Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award – Male
2004 The 24th Day Tom
2005 XXX: State of the Union NSA Agent Kyle Christopher Steele
2006 Underworld: Evolution Michael Corvin
2007 Weirdsville Dexter
2007 Anamorph Carl Uffner
2008 Adoration Tom
2008 The Strangers James Hoyt Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Horror/Thriller
2010 Barney's Version Boogie
2010 The Last Rites of Ransom Pride Ransom Pride
2010 Good Neighbours Spencer
2011 The Moth Diaries Mr. Davies
2011 Citizen Gangster Edwin Boyd
2012 Underworld: Awakening Michael Corvin Archive footage and stand-in
2012 The Vow Jeremy
2014 Barefoot Jay Wheeler
2014 The Captive Jeffrey
2014 Out of the Dark Paul Harriman
2014 October Gale William
2016 The Monster Roy
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Michael Corvin Archive footage only
2019 Run This Town David
TBA Best Sellers Jack Sinclair Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Cam Nillson Episode: "Goodbye Mr. Caine"
1995 Nancy Drew Ned Nickerson 5 episodes
1995 Net Worth Rookie Television film
1996 Goosebumps Officer Madison Episode: "Say Cheese and Die"
1996 A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story Andy Gables Television film
1996 Giant Mine Spanky Riggs Television film
1997 Dead Silence Stevie Cardy Television film
1997 What Happened to Bobby Earl? Steve Talbert Television film
1997 Every 9 Seconds Greg Television film
1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples Patrick Television film
1998–2002 Felicity Ben Covington Main role
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Performance
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Drama
2012–2013 Last Resort XO Sam Kendal Main role
2016–2018 Animal Kingdom Barry "Baz" Blackwell Main role
2018 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Nick Marsh Episode: "One Day Like This"
2021 You Matthew Recurring role

References
  1. "Scott Speedman: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. (2004-01-23). "In the fast lane". TheAge.com.au. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  3. "Scott Speedman Biography (1975–)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  4. "Obituary of Tracey Speedman".
  5. "'The Vow': What Happened to 'Felicity' Hunk Scott Speedman?". thedailybeast.com. February 11, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. "Scott Speedman Movies". blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. Sauter, Michael (June 27, 2003). "Dark Blue (2003)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. Pomeranz, Margaret. "My Life Without Me". abc.net. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  9. "Awards for Scott Speedman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  10. "The Crushed Film Festival presents: The 24th Day". Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  11. "Scott Speedman joins the cast of XXX: State of the Union". movieweb.com. May 13, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  12. "Scott Speedman interview for Underworld Evolution". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  13. "The Strangers Scott Speedman Interview". Retrieved May 24, 2013 – via YouTube.
  14. "Scott Speedman on Barney's Version (& Felicity!)". Elle.com. January 18, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  15. Hunter, Allan (June 16, 2010). "The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride". screendaily.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  16. "Scott Speedman On A 'Felicity' Reunion, 'Last Resort' And Why He'll Never Join Twitter". HuffPost. December 13, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  17. "Scott Speedman to Star in Ryan Murphy's HBO Drama 'Open'". hollywoodreporter.com. June 27, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  18. "Exclusive poster: Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman in "OUT OF THE DARK," plus trailer". Fangoria. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  19. Mason, Charlie (March 28, 2018). "Animal Kingdom: Scott Speedman's Baz at Death's Door in Season 3 Trailer". TVLine. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  20. Andreeva, Nellie (February 6, 2018). "Scott Speedman Books 'Grey's Anatomy' Guest Stint, Eyes 'Animal Kingdom' Exit". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  21. Andreeva, Nellie (October 21, 2020). "Scott Speedman Joins Netflix's 'You' For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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