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Scott Lawrence
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Lawrence during a visit to the USS Nimitz
Born (1963-09-27) September 27, 1963 (age 61)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1987–present
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Scott Lawrence is an American actor born on September 27, 1963. He is well-known for playing Commander Sturgis Turner in the TV show JAG. He was on the show from 2001 until it ended in 2005. Scott Lawrence is also famous for being a voice actor for Darth Vader in many Star Wars video games. He has voiced this iconic character since 1994.

Scott Lawrence's Acting Journey

Scott Lawrence started his acting career in Hollywood in the late 1980s. He appeared in supporting roles on TV and in movies. One of his first roles was in L.A. Law, where he acted alongside James Earl Jones. He also had a repeating role on the show Murphy Brown. In the early 1990s, he was a regular on the series Bagdad Cafe, which starred Whoopi Goldberg.

Early Film Roles

His first movie appearance was in the 1990 thriller The First Power. He then appeared in the 1993 horror film Doppelganger with Drew Barrymore. Other movies he was in include Timecop with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Private Parts.

Voicing Darth Vader

From 1994 to 2006, Scott Lawrence was the voice of Darth Vader in many Star Wars video games. These games were made by LucasArts. After his work in Star Wars: Empire at War, another actor, Matt Sloan, took over the role. However, Scott Lawrence returned to voice Vader in more recent games. He voiced Vader in the Vader Immortal VR series and in the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in 2019. He also voiced Vader in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor in 2023.

Later TV and Movie Appearances

In 2011, Scott Lawrence appeared in NCIS, a show that came from JAG. He played a different character in the episode "A Man Walks Into a Bar...". His movie roles also include the big hit film Avatar from 2009 and The Social Network from 2010. In 2019, he played Special Agent Billy Taggart in the Netflix series Unbelievable. He also voiced Jarek Yeager in the animated series Star Wars Resistance from 2018 to 2020.

Selected Works

Scott Lawrence has been in many films, TV shows, and video games. Here are some of his notable roles:

Movies and Films

Year Title Role
1990 The First Power Gang Member #2
1994 Timecop George Spota
1997 Private Parts News Guy
2009 Avatar Venture Star Crew Chief
2010 The Social Network Maurice
2013 The Host Doc
2014 Into the Storm Principal Thomas Walker
2019 Stuber Dr. Branch

Television Shows

Year Title Role
2001–2005 JAG Commander Sturgis Turner
2001 Star Trek: Voyager Garon
2009–2010 24 CDC Director Ben Landry
2011 NCIS Agent Webb
2015 Fear the Walking Dead Art Costa
2017 Legion Dr. Henry Poole
2017–2018 Mr. Mercedes Detective Peter Dixon
2018–2020 Star Wars Resistance Jarek Yeager (voice)
2019 Unbelievable Billy Taggart
2022 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Judge Malcolm Keen

Video Games

Year Title Role
1994 Star Wars: TIE Fighter Darth Vader (voice)
2001 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Darth Vader (voice)
2005 Star Wars: Battlefront II Darth Vader (voice)
2019 Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series Darth Vader (voice)
2019 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Darth Vader (voice)
2020 Star Wars: Squadrons Darth Vader (voice)
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Darth Vader (voice)

See also

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