Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ''

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'' as Bailey Salinger, as Jake Hartman in ''

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'', as Chad Decker in '' V'' and as Carson Drew in ''

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''. In film, he is best known for the cult classics '' Go'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Wolf was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the son of Susan (née Levy) and Steven Wolf, a health care executive. Wolf was raised in a

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family. He grew up in

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, and graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. His cousin is comedian and scriptwriter

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. Wolf attended

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and received a

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degree in finance in 1991. He also became a Brother of the

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Career

Wolf is known for his role as Bailey Salinger on ''

''. On both ''

'' and the short-lived '' The Nine'', he portrayed a doctor; and he portrayed Dr. Scott Clemmens on NBC's '' The Night Shift''. He made guest appearances as himself on ''

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'' and '' Kids Inc.'' His sole

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credit to date is ''

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''. He has also made a few brief appearances on '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'', as Rax, a Balmeran. In 2019, Wolf was cast in the lead role of Carson Drew in the

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drama series ''

''. He took over the role from

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, who played the character in the original unaired pilot episode.

Personal life

Wolf was engaged to

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in 1993, but they separated after a year and a half. In 2002, he began dating Kelley Marie Limp, an alumna of MTV's '' The Real World: New Orleans'', after meeting her in New York City through a mutual friend. They married on May 29, 2004, before temporarily living in

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. They have three children – sons born in February 2009 and November 2012; and a daughter born in 2014. The family resides in

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in western Canada. Scott Wolf is the cousin of American Comedian, Actor & Writer

. This was referenced in an episode of YMH Podcast, Episode 688.

Filmography

Film

Television films

Television series

References

External links

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Scott Wolf cast bio on The WB
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