Scott A. Williams | |
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| Born | Yonkers, New York |
| Occupation | Television writer,producer |
| Notable works | Third Watch Bones Castle NCIS |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 (1 deceased) |
Scott A. Williams is an Americantelevision writer andproducer, as well as co-founder ofShane's Inspiration, a non-profit that builds playgrounds for kids of ALL abilities.Scott has worked on theNBC crime dramasBrooklyn South andThird Watch. He worked as a co-executive producer and writer for theFoxpolice proceduralBones from 2006 to 2009. He was nominated for anEdgar Award for his work on the seriesBrooklyn South.[2][3] He is now a writer and executive producer onNCIS.
Scott was born and raised inYonkers, New York,[4] graduatedGorton High School and received a BA in English from Cortland State (State University of New York College at Cortland).
After years as a bartender in NYC and Los Angeles, Williams' writing career began in 1994, writing unproduced screenplays for the likes ofRon Howard,Kevin Costner, andRay Liotta. Williams began working in television as a writer for theCBS police dramaBrooklyn South in 1997. The series was created bySteven Bochco,William M. Finkelstein,David Milch, and retired police officerBill Clark. Bochco, Finkelstein and Milch served as executive producers for the series along withMichael S. Chernuchin. The show focused on a single precinct of patrol officers in New York. Williams wrote the teleplays for the episodes "Clown Without Pity" (based on a story from Clark and Milch), "Love Hurts" (with Finkelstein; based on a story by Clark, Milch and Bochco), "Fisticuffs" (with retired Chicago police officerEdward Allen Bernero; based on a story by Finkelstein, Clark, and Milch), and "Fools Russian" (with Allen Edwards andMatt Olmstead from a story by Bochco, Clark, Finkelstein, and Milch). Williams also contributed to four episodes as a writer. The series was eventually canceled after completing a 22-episode season. Williams and his co-writers were nominated for anEdgar Award forBest Episode in a TV Series in 1999 for their work on "Fools Russian".[2][3]
Williams also worked as a writer for theABC dramaNYPD Blue in 1998. The series was created by Milch and Bochco and focused on a single unit of homicide detectives in New York. Williams wrote the fifth-season finale "Honeymoon at Viagra Falls".
Williams became an executive story editor for the seriesBrimstone in 1999. The series followed a dead police detective whose mission (assigned by the Devil) is to return to Hell 113 spirits who have escaped to Earth. He wrote the episode "Encore". The series was canceled midway through its first season.
Williams was a co-producer and writer for the seriesCover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family in 2000. The series was acomedy-drama that focused on an undercover FBI agent and his family. Williams wrote the episode "Where Have You Gone, Sandy Koufax?" The series was canceled after airing only four episodes. He became a co-producer and writer for the first season ofThe District later in 2000 following the cancellation ofCover Me. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief ofWashington, D.C.'s Police Department played byCraig T. Nelson. Williams wrote the episodes "The Santa Wars", "Vigilante", and "Fools Russian: Part 1". The "Fools Russian" two-part episode was the season finale and marked the second time Williams had used the pun as a title (afterBrooklyn South).
In 2001, he co-wrote the screenplay for the filmThe Unsaid withMiguel Tejada-Flores based on a story byChristopher Murphey. The film follows a psychiatrist (played byAndy García) who is struggling to cope with his son's suicide and his attempts to rehabilitate a patient who reminds him of his son.
In the fall of 2001, he joined the crew of the NBC emergency services dramaThird Watch as a writer and producer for the series' third season. The series was co-created by hisBrooklyn South colleague Edward Allen Bernero alongside producerJohn Wells. The show focused on the police, firefighters, and paramedics who worked the same shift in an area of New York. Williams wrote five episodes for the third season. He began writing alongside Bernero on "The Relay"; he next worked with other series creator Wells on "Adam 55-3"; he wrote his first solo episode "Act Brave" next. He was promoted to supervising producer mid-season. After the mid-season break he wrote two further episodes "Cold Front" and "The Unforgiven" (co-written withJorge Zamacona andJulie Hébert). After the mid-season break, he wrote two further episodes "Cold Front" and "The Unforgiven". Williams returned as a supervising producer for the fourth season in 2002. He wrote five episodes for the fourth season; "The Chosen Few", "Firestarter", "Snow Blind", "Last Call" (his second collaboration with Bernero), and "Closing In". He was promoted to co-executive producer for the fifth season in 2003. He wrote four episodes for the fifth season; "My Opening Farewell", "Surrender", "Blessed and Bewildered", and "Higher Calling". Williams left the crew at the end of the fifth season. He wrote fourteen episodes for the series in total.
He joined the crew oflegal dramaCrossing Jordan as a co-executive producer and writer for the fourth season in 2004. The series followed a medical examiner's cases. Williams wrote or co-wrote five episodes for the season. He wrote the season premiere "After Dark", "Skin and Bone", and "Fire in the Sky" (with the series creator and executive producerTim Kring). He also co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Blue Moon" withJon Cowan andRobert L. Rowner from a story by Kring andLinda Gase. He co-wrote the story for the episode with Kring andSteve Valentine and co-wrote the teleplay with Kring. Williams left the series at the end of the fourth season.
Williams was hired as a co-executive producer and writer for the fourth season ofWithout a Trace in 2005. The show focuses on anFBI unit who specialise in missing persons cases. He wrote three episodes for the season; "Viuda Negra", "Rage", and "More Than This". Williams left the series at the end of the fourth season.
Also in 2005, he co-created the seriesIce Diaries withDan Marinelli. The series was a documentary that followed Olympic hopeful skaters through the 2005–2006 season. Williams served as an executive producer for the project which aired in 2006.
He became a co-executive producer and writer for thesecond season ofBones in 2006. He wrote the episodes "The Truth in the Lye" and "The Girl in the Gator" for the second season. He remained a co-executive producer for thethird season in 2007 and wrote the episodes "Mummy in the Maze" and "The Santa in the Slush". He returned as a co-executive producer for thefourth season in 2008 and wrote the season opener "Yanks in the U.K.: Parts 1 and 2" and the episodes "Fire in the Ice" and "The Beaver in the Otter". Williams left the series at the end of the fourth season.
He became a co-executive producer for the drama seriesMiami Medical which aired as a mid-season replacement in 2010. Later that year, he joined theABC proceduralCastle for its third season as a co-exec, writing the episodes "Last Call" and "A Slice of Death", before joiningNCIS. Frequently cited as the most watched show worldwide, NCIS celebrates its 400th episode this season. Since joining the show season 9 (2011), Williams has written 30-plus episodes, including fan favorites "Seek," "Family First," "Keep Going," "What Child Is This?" and "Lost Time."
Williams appeared in the tenth episode ofthe seventeenth season of thereality competition seriesHell's Kitchen where his charityShane's Inspiration had their dinner cooked by the Blue Team during a private service.
In 1997, Scott and his wife Catherine had a who was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA type 2). The child died at two weeks old. Following this, Scott and Catherine become co-founders (along with friend Tiffany Harris) ofShane's Inspiration, a non-profit dedicated to fostering a bias-free world for children with disabilities through the creation of inclusive playgrounds and programs. As of 2020, its helped to create 70-plus playgrounds around the world, while providing educational programs that promote inclusion, kindness and compassion.[5][6] Scott also serves as president of the Advisory Board for WeSPARK, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that provides free services to cancer patients and their families.
