Scott Elrod | |
Birth Name: | Scott Michael Elrod |
Birth Date: | February 10, 1975 |
Birth Place: | Bitburg, Germany[1] |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 2005–present |
Children: | Lilli & Easton |
Scott Michael Elrod[2] (born February 10, 1975) is an American actor.
Elrod was born into an American military family in Bitburg, Germany. After moving around the Philippines with his family, he was raised in Parker, Colorado. His father was an F-16 pilot and Elrod wanted to become a pilot himself. He earned his pilot license after graduation and became an air traffic controller.[3]
After seeing the film Top Gun, Elrod decided to become an actor. He relocated to Los Angeles, in April 2004, to pursue a career in acting. Eventually, his performances in small parts in , Days of Our Lives, and the “Nothing In This World” music video by Paris Hilton, brought him to the attention of the casting crew of Men in Trees, in which he played the part of Anne Heche's friend, occasional roommate, and sometimes love interest "Cash". In 2013, he starred in the films Home Run and Lone Survivor. In 2016 he played Meredith's new man in Grey's Anatomy. On August 1, 2016, he was cast as celebrity Travis Brenner in Chicago Fire.
In December 2015, Elrod announced he and fiancée, Vanessa Vazart, were expecting a child together.[4] [5] Their son, Easton, was born in June 2016.[6] [7]
2008 | Tricks of a Woman | Rex Waverly | Hellhounds (2009) with Amanda Brooks. | |
2010 | Declan | |||
2010 | Death and Cremation | Matt Fairchild | ||
2010 | Hard Breakers | Bobby | ||
2011 | Knifepoint | Adam | ||
2011 | Escapee | Officer Carter Thomas | Credited as Scott Michael Elrod | |
2012 | Vanished | Brio | Short film | |
2012 | Stolen Child | John | Direct-to-video | |
2012 | Argo | Achilles Crux | ||
2013 | Home Run | Cory | ||
2014 | Lone Survivor | Peter Musselman |
2005 | Young male | Episode: "Grand Murder at Central Station" | ||
2006 | Desire | Daniel | ||
2007–2008 | Men in Trees | Leonard "Cash" Morrissey | 14 episodes | |
2008 | Jim Farber | Episode: "Rock and a Hard Place" | ||
2008 | Mother Goose Parade | Television film | ||
2009 | Hellhounds | Kleitos | Television film | |
2009 | Uncorked | Andrew Browning | Television film | |
2010 | True Blue | Kevin Ulster | Television film | |
2010 | Castle | Brad Dekker | Episode: "The Third Man" | |
2012 | Brett Turner | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" | ||
2014 | Anger Management | Tim | Episode: "Charlie Catches Jordan in the Act" | |
2014–2015 | The Young and the Restless | Joe Clark | 93 episodes | |
2015 | How To Get Away With Murder | Gideon Holt | Episode: "It's Called the Octopus" | |
2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Major Will Thorpe | 4 episodes | |
2016 | Chicago Fire | Travis Brenner | recurring role | |
2017 | Sun, Sand & Romance | Eric | Television film |