Scott Lawrence (born September 27, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the

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series '' JAG''. Lawrence played the role from 2001 until 2005, when the series ended. He is also known for being the major audio double for

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, voicing

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in Star Wars

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since 1995.

Career

Lawrence began his career in Hollywood in the late 1980s with supporting TV and film appearances. He debuted as a perpetrator defended by

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. He had a recurring role on '' Murphy Brown'' and in the early 1990s was a semi-regular on the

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''. In film, his first appearance was in the 1990 thriller ''

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'' with

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. He next appeared in the

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1993 horror film '' Doppelganger.'' Other credits include the

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vehicle ''

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'' and Howard Stern's '' Private Parts''. From 1994 to 2006, Lawrence voiced

in the '' Star Wars'' video game series produced by

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. After his performance in '' Star Wars: Empire at War'', he was succeeded by Matt Sloan. Lawrence returned to the role in the game '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' in 2019. In 2011, Lawrence made an appearance in '' NCIS'', a spin-off of ''JAG'' in the Season 8 episode, " A Man Walks Into a Bar..." albeit as a different character. His film appearances include the blockbuster film ''

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'' and 2010's ''

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''.Scott Lawrence credits at TVguide.com
/ref> In 2019, Lawrence appeared as Special Agent Billy Taggart in the critically acclaimed Netflix series '' Unbelievable''. In 2020, Lawrence appeared as a guest on the ''

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'' marathon fundraiser episode of ''

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.''

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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