Michael Scott (born 1955) is an American film director, producer and documentary filmmaker. He is best known as producer and film director for

Dangerous Lies (2020 film) ''Dangerous Lies'' is a 2020 American psychological thriller film, directed by Michael Scott from a screenplay by David Golden. It stars Camila Mendes, Jessie Usher, Jessie T. Usher, Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet, Sasha Alexander and Elliott Gould. I ...

, Cedar Cove (2013),

Trading Christmas ''Trading Christmas'' is a 2011 Christmas film, Christmas film directed by Michael Scott and starring Faith Ford, Tom Cavanagh, Gil Bellows, Gabrielle Miller, Emma Lahana, and Andrew Francis. The film is based on the novel of the same name by auth ...

(2011), The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) and other films.

Background

Michael M. Scott was raised in Mexico City, Mexico, the adopted son of Winston Scott, a U.S. intelligence officer, and Paula Maev Scott, a native of Ireland. His father, Winston M. Scott (Winston Mackinley Scott) worked for the CIA during the

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in Mexico. In 1970, Michael and his brother George were sent to Connecticut. From 1970 – 1973, Michael Scott was a student at Taft School, a preparatory private school in Watertown, Connecticut. Michael Scott is a graduate of the

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Filmmaking career

While still an undergraduate at Occidental College in 1975, Scott interviewed Clarence Carnes, an inmate who had done time on Alcatraz and was known to be the youngest inmate in the Federal prison. The interview resulted in documentary aired later on PBS. In 1980s, Scott began to work with Dave Bell Associates production company, where he produced

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’s “Decoys,” a documentary about undercover cops in New York City. Scott made his directorial and writing debut with 1983's One Man's Fight for Life, – a story about a school teacher struggling with lung cancer. Scott is credited as director and executive producer of the Netflix movie

that premiered on May 30, 2020. In October 2020, the film was nominated for People's Choice Awards in the drama movie category. Scott’s long term relationship with writer David Golden resulted in the spec thriller being picked up as a Netflix Original. Since 1983, Michael Scott has worked with a number of production and entertainment companies including Crown Media, Hallmark Channel, PBS,

, Netflix and more. Overall, Scott has over fifty credits as director and producer.

Michael Scott vs CIA

Scott’s father, Winston M. Scott, wrote a manuscript about his life titled, "It Came To Little" which was confiscated by James Jesus Angleton, the CIA's counter intelligence chief, shortly after Winston Scott’s death in 1971. The manuscript became the object of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was denied, resulting in a lawsuit filed by Michael Scott (Scott vs CIA). A settlement with the CIA was reached in 1996. Later, Jefferson Morley, a veteran Washington journalist, collaborated with Scott and wrote "Our Man in Mexico", a biography of Winston M. Scott and CIA's operations in Mexico during the

Filmography

External links

Michael Scott on IMDb

References