Who is actor Scott Porter from “Friday Night Lights”? His Bio: Wife Kelsey Mayfield, Singing, Wedding, Net Worth, Affair
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• Matthew Scott Porter is an actor born in 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska.
• He studied at Lake Howell High School, and was part of an a cappella group at the University of Central Florida.
• He initially gained fame through the series “Friday Night Lights”, and has since appeared in films such as “Speed Racer” and “Dear John”.
• He has done voice work in video games such as “Madden NFL 18” and “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series”.
• His net worth is estimated at over $2 million.



Known for movies

Colin Thompson

Music and Lyrics (2007)
as Colin Thompson

George Tucker

Hart of Dixie (2011-2015)
as George Tucker

Randy

Dear John (2010)
as Randy

Rex Racer

Speed Racer (2008)
as Rex Racer

Short Info

Date Of Birth July 14, 1979
Spouse Kelsey Mayfield
Fact He played the character of Matthew in the original off-Broadway cast of the musical Altar Boyz.



Who is Scott Porter?

Matthew Scott Porter was born on 14 July 1979, in Omaha, Nebraska USA, and is an actor, best known initially earning popularity through the series “Friday Night Lights” in which he played Jason Street. He also appeared in the film “Bandslam”, and the drama series “The Good Wife”.

Education and Acting Beginnings

Scott attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida, where he also played for the school’s football team as a wide receiver. After matriculating in 1997, he enrolled in the University of Central Florida, where he joined an a cappella voice group called “4:2:Five” in which he sang vocal percussion. He also took up baby-sitting jobs during his free time, to help support himself through college. In 2004, he was one of the original cast members in his first professional acting endeavor in the off-Broadway production of “Altar Boyz”, then had one of his first notable roles in “Friday Night Lights”, a series following the story of a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas based on the 1990 non-fiction book written by H. G. Bissinger. Around the same time, he took a temporary role in the soap opera “As the World Turns” playing Casey Hughes, and also appeared in the film “Music and Lyrics” playing the character Colin Thompson, a member of the fictional band PoP!

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Acting Prominence

In 2008, Porter joined the cast of the film “Speed Racer” in which he played Rex, before appearing in the remake of “Prom Night”. The following year, he was cast in the film “Bandslam” joining Vanessa Hudgens and Alyson Michalka, and then became the star of the romantic comedy film entitled “The Good Guy”, opposite Alexis Bledel, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also become known as a big fan of comic books, auditioning several times for comic book hero roles. He is also a fan of the superhero collectible miniature game HeroClix, often collaborating with the game creator WizKids for unboxing videos.

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His next project was joining another off-Broadway production with an a capella band called Toxic Audio. In 2010, he was cast in the Nicholas Sparks novel-based film “Dear John”, playing the role of Randy. During the same year, he played the law firm investigator Blake in the drama series “The Good Wife”, and at this time was ranked as one of the 100 Sexiest Men of 2010 by the publication “TV”.

Recent Projects

In 2011, Scott portrayed a lawyer in the series “Hart of Dixie”, which starred Rachel Bilson in the comedy series which focuses on Dr. Zoe Heart who fails to fulfill her dream of becoming a heart surgeon, so becomes a general practitioner. In recent years, he’s concentrated more on video game projects, joining the cast of the second season of the video game series “The Walking Dead” in 2013, playing one of the main characters named Luke, then continued to work with developer Telltale Games in “Minecraft Story Mode”, playing a main character in Lukas.

In 2017 portrayed Colton “Colt” Cruise in the video game “Madden NFL 18”, under the game’s Longshot mode, and did voice work for the character Scarlet Spider in the animated television show “Ultimate Spider-Man”, in a recurring role during its fourth season. The following year, he had a guest role in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, and reprised his role of Colt Cruise for “Madden NFL 19”. Other projects he’s had include the video game “Injustice 2” in which he voiced Damian Wayne or Robin, and worked on another Telltale game entitled “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series”, playing Star-Lord or Peter Quill

Personal Life

For his personal life, it is known that Porter married casting director and former University of Texas cheerleader Kelsey Mayfield, whom he met while on the set of “Friday Night Lights”; one of his groomsmen at the wedding was director Jamie Linden, who was Porter’s schoolmate at Lake Howell. Kelsey and Scott have two children together. He is known to be a big fan of the comic book superhero team, the X-Men, but failed in an audition for the character Gambit in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, but was still approached by Taylor Kitsch for tips while he worked on the role of Gambit.

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The Wealth of Scott Porter

How rich is Scott Porter? As of mid-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is over $2 million, earned through a successful career in acting. He’s also done a lot of voice acting work, particularly in video games, and as he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

General Info

Full Name Scott Porter
Date Of Birth July 14, 1979
Height 1.82 m
Profession Actor, Singer
Education Lake Howell High School
Nationality American

Family

Spouse Kelsey Mayfield
Children McCoy Lee Porter
Siblings Ariana Porter, Brendan Porter

Accomplishments

Movies The To Do List, 10 Years, Dear John, Bandslam, The Good Guy, Speed Racer, Prom Night, Music and Lyrics, Nomads, Masterwork
TV Shows Hart of Dixie, Friday Night Lights, X-Men

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Quotes

# Quote
1 If any of you have ever lived down south of the Mason-Dixon line, you know that late September still means summer heat.
2 I know plenty of actresses in their early thirties who look amazing, although there’s that old saying: ‘Ladies get older, men get more distinguished.’
3 The great thing about ‘Friday Night Lights,’ unlike so many other shows and movies, is that it doesn’t take the obvious beats to pull your heartstrings or manipulate you.
4 I don’t just want to be another cog in the gears of Hollywood.
5 I watch a lot of TV, and I’d like to think what I watch is good TV.
6 I don’t play racing games, unless it’s ‘Mario Kart.’
7 I was raised around music.
8 At any given time, no matter how deeply you are in love with one person, they’re appealing to a very specific side of you.

Facts

# Fact
1 Tried out for Superman in Justice League: Mortal but was canceled, Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
2 Attended the University of Central Florida and was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
3 Because Scott is such an X-Men fan, Taylor Kitsch came to him to ask for tips about Gambit, while preparing for his role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).
4 Is a big comic book fan, especially X-Men comics. His favorite X-characters are Nightcrawler, Psylocke and Havok. If he were to pick a Marvel hero to play, he’d choose Hawkeye.
5 He played the character of Matthew in the original off-Broadway cast of the musical Altar Boyz.
6 Lived in Austin, Texas (filming locations for ‘Friday Night Lights’ and Rock On’) with his girlfriend.
7 Is pictured on the brochures and billboards for Pirates Dinner adventure in Orlando, Florida as Benjamin the Blue Pirate.
8 He has two younger siblings. A little brother, Brendan, and a little sister, Ariana.
9 He was in a acapella group in high school called 4:2 Five. They have a number of albums, Scott was actually featured on two of them. He was also a major part of other A Cappella groups, Mosaic, Toxic Audio and The Doo-Wop Shop.
10 Attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Injustice 2 2017 Video Game filming Robin
Damian Wayne (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series 2017 Video Game Peter Quill / Star-Lord (voice)
Scorpion 2016 TV Series Tim Armstrong
Ultimate Spider-Man 2016 TV Series Scarlet Spider
Ben Reilly
Synth-Scarlet Spiders
Outcast 2016 TV Series Donald Hamel / Donnie Hamel
Rosewood 2016 TV Series Det. Russ Hame
Lego Marvel’s Avengers 2016 Video Game Bucky Barnes
Winter Soldier (voice)
Robot Chicken 2009-2015 TV Series Giant Man
Racer X
Kimble
Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series 2015 Video Game Lukas (voice)
Batman: Arkham Knight 2015 Video Game Dick Grayson
Nightwing (voice)
Hart of Dixie 2011-2015 TV Series George Tucker
Parenthood 2015 TV Series Amber’s Significant Other
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham 2014 Video Game Aquaman
Superboy (voice)
The Walking Dead: The Game – Season 2 2013 Video Game Luke (voice)
The To Do List 2013 Rusty Waters
Marvel Heroes 2013 Video Game Cyclops (voice)
X-Men: Destiny 2011 Video Game Adrian Luca (voice)
10 Years 2011 Scott
X-Men 2011 TV Series Cyclops
Scott Summers
The Good Wife 2010-2011 TV Series Blake Calamar
Wolverine 2011 TV Series Cyclops
Scott Summers
Hit Me 2010 Short Keith
Nomads 2010 TV Movie John Virgil
Friday Night Lights 2006-2010 TV Series Jason Street
Caprica 2010 TV Series Nestor
Dear John 2010/I Randy
Bandslam 2009 Ben Wheatly
The Good Guy 2009 Tommy Fielding
Masterwork 2009 TV Movie Sean Fetters
Speed Racer 2008 Rex Racer
Prom Night 2008/I Bobby
Descent 2007 Brooks
Music and Lyrics 2007 Colin Thompson
Ugly Betty 2006 TV Series Guy
The Bedford Diaries 2006 TV Series Jason Miller
As the World Turns 2006 TV Series Casey Hughes

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
10 Years 2011 performer: “Same Song”

Self

Title Year Status Character
Entertainment Tonight 2007-2016 TV Series Himself
Geeks Who Drink 2015 TV Series Himself – Team Captain
Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Image Revolution 2014 Documentary Himself
How to Bake It in Hollywood 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Star
Made in Hollywood 2013 TV Series Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2013 TV Series Himself
The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting 2013 Short Himself
Talking Dead 2013 TV Series Himself
Tweet Out 2012 TV Series Himself
Top 100 Video Games of All Time 2012 TV Movie Himself
Call Me Doctor 2012 Short Himself
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story 2011 Documentary Himself
Chelsea Lately 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing – The Amazing Racer Family 2008 Video documentary short Rex Racer
EW Reunites 2016 TV Series documentary Himself – Jason Street

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2015 BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game The Walking Dead: The Game – Season 2 (2013)
2015 NAVGTR Award NAVGTR Awards Supporting Performance in a Drama The Walking Dead: The Game – Season 2 (2013)
2007 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Ensemble of the Year Friday Night Lights (2006)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia