Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971)^[1] is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the TV seriesER as Dr. Archie Morris,Party of Five as Will McCorkle,Band of Brothers asTechnical SergeantDonald Malarkey, and the animated sitcomAmerican Dad!, voicingSteve Smith. He is also well known by cult movie fans for his role as Bradley Brown in the first twoCritters films as well as his roles in the 1984 Christmas TV moviesThe Night They Saved Christmas andIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear. From 2017 to 2022, he was a regular on theFox/Hulusci-ficomedy dramaThe Orville as Gordon Malloy.

Scott Grimes
Grimes in 2010
Born	Scott Christopher Grimes (1971-07-09)July 9, 1971 (age 53) Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1983–present
Spouses	Dawn Bailey ​ ​ (m. 1997;div. 2007)​ Megan Moore ​ ​ (m. 2011;div. 2017)​ Adrianne Palicki ​ ​ (m. 2019;sep. 2020)​
Children	2
Relatives	Camryn Grimes (niece)
Musical career
Genres	Pop rock,soft rock
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	A&M, Velocity, Madjak

As a singer, Grimes is best known for co-writing and performing thesoft rock single "Sunset Blvd", which peaked at number 18 onBillboard’sAdult Contemporary chart in April 2005.^[2] He is also known for being one of the four singers inRussell Crowe's band Indoor Garden Party.^[3]

Grimes was born inLowell, Massachusetts, the son of Pam and Rick Grimes.^[1] He lived inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, until he was 10, when he moved toDracut, Massachusetts and attendedDracut Public Schools. His sister, Heather Grimes, is also an actress. He is the uncle ofCamryn Grimes, who is known for her roles asCassie Newman andMariah Copeland onThe Young and the Restless.^[1]

Grimes started acting at an early age. In 1984, at the age of 13, he co-starred withMickey Rooney in a made-for-TV holiday movie titledIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear.^[4] In 1985, he appeared in an episode of theTwilight Zone called "Little Boy Lost."

Grimes also began singing in childhood, and in March 1986 appeared on aBob HopeTV specialBob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden, singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." The special was taped in Sweden with theKing Carl XVI Gustaf andQueen Silvia in attendance. In 1987, he performed as a guest vocalist on theTime album byRichard Carpenter ofThe Carpenters, where Carpenter thanked the 15-year-old Grimes for his "spirited" performance on the song "That's What I Believe", commenting in the liner notes, "I believe young Scott to have quite a future in music." Grimes' first music album,Scott Grimes was released byA&M Records in 1989, with the single "I Don't Even Mind" produced by Carpenter. In 2005, he released his second album,Livin' on the Run, and in 2010 his third,Drive.

During the 1986-1987 TV season, Grimes played Jack Randall on theCBS sitcomTogether We Stand, which was revamped and retitledNothing is Easy during its only season on the air. In 1987, Grimes voicedPinocchio in the dark animated filmPinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. In 1988, he appeared withDwayne Hickman,Connie Stevens, and her daughterTricia Leigh Fisher in the TV movieBring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis; Grimes, Hickman, Stevens, and Fisher also appeared on theAll-Star Super Password Special withBert Convy.^[5] He had also guest starred on theNBC sitcomWings. He is also known for his 1987 recurring role onWho's the Boss asAlyssa Milano's character'slove interest, Chad McCann and his regular appearances in the 1994–2000 seriesParty of Five as Will McCorkle.

Grimes starred as SergeantDonald Malarkey in theHBO mini seriesBands of Brothers in 2001.

Grimes starred on the NBC seriesER playing Dr. Archie Morris from 2003 until the series' end in 2009. Initially arecurring character onER, he later was upgraded to a main role inseason 12. The character initially provided comic relief, but grew over the years, becoming central to several episodes and story lines in the series' final seasons.^[6]

Since 2005, Grimes has voicedSteve Smith in the American animated sitcomAmerican Dad! He has also voiced the recurring characters Midget Assassin and Frat Guy, as well as several additional characters, each of whom appear in only one episode.^[7]

Grimes'film credits include thedark comedyWho's Your Monkey andRidley Scott'sRobin Hood withRussell Crowe andCate Blanchett. On October 11, 2010, Grimes announced on hisTwitter that he would voice a character on the animated seriesFamily Guy,^[8] which would turn out to beJoe Swanson's previously thought-to-be-dead son, Kevin Swanson. On March 19, 2013, he was cast as Dave Flynn on theNCIS: Los Angeles episode entitledRed, the first episode of a two-part backdoor pilot to anotherNCIS spin-off which would have been namedNCIS: Red, but it was not picked up. Grimes had previously appeared in anNCIS episode entitled "Baltimore" in 2011 as Detective Danny Price,Anthony DiNozzo's former partner at the Baltimore P.D.

From 2017 to 2022, he played cocky helmsman Gordon Malloy, the best friend of Captain Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) on theFox/Hulusci-ficomedy dramaThe Orville, created by executive producer MacFarlane.

Grimes has a son and a daughter with his first wife, Dawn Bailey-Grimes, whom he married on May 5, 1997.^[6] In December 2011, he married Megan Moore. She filed for divorce in October 2017.^[9] AtSan Diego Comic-Con in 2018, it was revealed that he was dating hisOrville co-starAdrianne Palicki. The two announced their engagement in January 2019,^[10] and married inAustin, Texas, on May 19, 2019.^[11][12] Two months later, in July 2019, Palicki filed for divorce, but had it dismissed in November.^[13][14] The couple separated again in June 2020, with Palicki again filing for divorce in July.^[15]

• 1989:Scott Grimes (A&M/PolyGram)
• 2005:Livin' on the Run (Velocity)
• 2010:Drive (Madjak)

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