Scott Porter
Porter at the 2016WonderCon
Born	Matthew Scott Porter (1979-05-24)May 24, 1979 (age 46) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Education	Lake Howell High School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Kelsey Mayfield ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2

Matthew Scott Porter (born May 24, 1979^[1]) is an American actor. He is best known for his role asJason Street in theNBC television dramaFriday Night Lights, as George Tucker inThe CW comedy-drama seriesHart of Dixie and as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix seriesGinny & Georgia.

Porter starred alongsideAlyson Michalka andVanessa Hudgens in the 2009 filmBandslam. He performed the song "Pretend", featured on theBandslam soundtrack. In 2010, he played the role of law firm investigator Blake Calamar inCBS' legal dramaThe Good Wife.

Porter is also a voice actor, lending his voice to various projects based on comic books. These includeMarvel Anime,Harley Quinn,Batman: Arkham Knight,Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series,Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, andInjustice 2.

Porter grew up inWinter Park, Florida, where he attendedLake Howell High School. He was awide receiver on thefootball team at Lake Howell and graduated in 1997.^[2] While a student at theUniversity of Central Florida, he sangvocal percussion in ana cappella vocal group, 4: 2: Five (currently known as VoicePlay).^[3][4][5] Porter also worked as ababy-sitter and "didn't have time to party."^[6]

Prior to joining the cast ofFriday Night Lights, Porter played Matthew in the original cast of theOff-Broadway hitAltar Boyz in 2004. In 2006, he temporarily took over the role ofCasey Hughes in the soap operaAs the World Turns, a role originally performed byZach Roerig. Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the filmMusic and Lyrics (2007).

Porter also played the character Rex in the filmSpeed Racer (2008), which was directed and written bythe Wachowskis. He played Bobby in theremake ofProm Night and Ben Wheatly inBandslam, released in August 2009.^[7] That same year, he was paired withThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants starAlexis Bledel in the romantic comedy filmThe Good Guy, which premiered at theTribeca Film Festival.^[8]

Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles.^[9] He is a fan ofHeroClix,^[10] filming unboxing videos of upcoming sets for the WizKids Facebook page.^{[citation needed]} Porter performed and sang the song "Someone to Fall Back On" inBandslam, and his song "Pretend" was included in thesoundtrack. He was part of his high school's choral department and was a founding member of the groups 4:2:Five and Mosaic. He eventually performed forOff Broadway with anothera cappella band, Toxic Audio.^{[citation needed]}

Porter portrayed "Randy" in the 2010 filmDear John, which was adapted fromthe novel of the same name byNicholas Sparks.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Porter joined the cast ofCBS's legal dramaThe Good Wife as Blake Calamar, an investigator for Lockhart & Gardner, a law firm. His character appeared in 14 episodes.^[11] Also in 2010, he starred in the pilot of the television seriesNomads, which was developed forThe CW, but it was not picked up by the network.^[12]BuddyTV ranked him #10 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list^[13] and #34 in 2011.^[14]

Porter played a lawyer in the medical dramedy seriesHart of Dixie alongsideRachel Bilson (who also co-starred with him inThe To Do List). The series debuted on The CW in September 2011.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, he debuted in the second season of the video game series ofThe Walking Dead byTelltale Games as Luke, one of the main characters in the series. Porter also voiced another main character, Lukas, inMinecraft Story Mode byTelltale Games andMojang. In 2017, Porter portrayed Colton "Colt" Cruise in theEA Sports gameMadden NFL 18'sLongshot mode.^[15] In 2022, he also provided the voice forHeimdall, one of the main antagonists inSanta Monica studio'sGod of War: Ragnrarok.

In 2024, Porter competed inseason eleven ofThe Masked Singer as "Gumball". He finished in second place, withVanessa Hudgens as "Goldfish" winning the season.^[16]

In April 2013, Porter married Kelsey Mayfield, a casting director and formerUniversity of Texas cheerleader whom he met on the set ofFriday Night Lights.^[17][18] One of his groomsmen was screenwriter and directorJamie Linden, a schoolmate at Lake Howell. In May 2015, Mayfield gave birth to their son, McCoy Lee. Their daughter, Clover Ash, was born in August 2017.^[19][20]

Porter is also known for playing and promotingHeroClix, a tabletop miniatures game featuringMarvel andDC Comics characters. He films preview videos of upcoming product releases and hosts "HeroClix for Huntington's", an annual charity tournament supporting theHuntington's Disease Society of America. Porter was also created as a 'bystander' token and two separate figures playable in theHeroClix game.^[21]

• Scott Porter atIMDb
• Video Feature: In Rehearsal:Altar Boyz at Broadway.com
• Video Feature: Opening Night:Altar Boyz at Broadway.com
• Scott Porter - marriage
• Scott Porter at NBC

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