Actor profile

Scott Bakula

9th October 1954 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Acting

Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Sam Beckett in the television series Quantum Leap, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1991 and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. He also had a prominent role as Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise. Bakula also guest starred in seasons two and three of NBC's Chuck as the title character's father Stephen Bartowski.

47 Movies 41 TV Shows 93 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

NCISverse: The First 1,000 poster

NCISverse: The First 1,000 8th April 2024 as Self

Divinity poster

Divinity 13th October 2023 as Sterling

United We Fan poster

United We Fan 28th April 2018 as Self

Basmati Blues poster

Basmati Blues 6th November 2017 as Eric

Summertime poster

Summertime 15th September 2016 as padre di Paul

Me Him Her poster

Me Him Her 11th March 2016 as Mr. Ehrlick

Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly poster

Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly 1st April 2014 as Cmdr. Jonathan Archer

Elsa & Fred poster

Elsa & Fred 7th March 2014 as Raymond

Sleep Cycle poster

Sleep Cycle 15th February 2014 as Insomniac #2

Behind the Candelabra poster

Behind the Candelabra 26th May 2013 as Bob Black

Geography Club poster

Geography Club 27th April 2013 as Carl Land

Enter the Dangerous Mind poster

Enter the Dangerous Mind 11th March 2013 as Kevin

NFL Training Video: How Not to Murder People poster

NFL Training Video: How Not to Murder People 15th January 2013 as Referee

The Captains poster

The Captains 22nd July 2011 as Self

Source Code poster

Source Code 30th March 2011 as Colter's Father (voice)

The Informant! poster

The Informant! 18th September 2009 as Brian Shepard

Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke poster

Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke 12th February 2007 as John Minger

40 Years of Star Trek poster

40 Years of Star Trek 1st January 2006 as Self

Role of a Lifetime poster

Role of a Lifetime 5th February 2002 as Bobby Cellini / Buck Steele

Life as a House poster

Life as a House 25th October 2001 as Officer Kurt Walker

What Girls Learn poster

What Girls Learn 14th October 2001 as Nick

Papa's Angels poster

Papa's Angels 3rd December 2000 as Grins Jenkins

American Beauty: Look Closer... poster

American Beauty: Look Closer... 24th October 2000 as Self

The Trial of Old Drum poster

The Trial of Old Drum 9th June 2000 as George Graham Vest

Above Suspicion poster

Above Suspicion 7th June 2000 as James Stockton

Luminarias poster

Luminarias 5th May 2000

In the Name of the People poster

In the Name of the People 2nd February 2000 as John Burke

American Beauty poster

American Beauty 15th September 1999 as Jim Olmeyer

NetForce poster

NetForce 1st February 1999 as Alex Michaels

Major League: Back to the Minors poster

Major League: Back to the Minors 17th April 1998 as Gus Cantrell

Cats Don't Dance poster

Cats Don't Dance 26th March 1997 as Danny (voice)

The Bachelor's Baby poster

The Bachelor's Baby 29th October 1996 as Jake Henry

The Invaders poster

The Invaders 12th November 1995 as Nolan Wood

Lord of Illusions poster

Lord of Illusions 25th August 1995 as Harry D'Amour

My Family poster

My Family 3rd May 1995 as David Ronconi

Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall poster

Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall 8th April 1995 as J. Bowden Hapgood

A Passion to Kill poster

A Passion to Kill 4th November 1994 as David

Men, Movies & Carol poster

Men, Movies & Carol 24th October 1994 as Self

Nowhere to Hide poster

Nowhere to Hide 9th October 1994 as Kevin Nicholas

Color of Night poster

Color of Night 19th August 1994 as Dr. Bob

Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 poster

Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 13th December 1993 as Jay Parkins

In the Shadow of a Killer poster

In the Shadow of a Killer 27th April 1992 as Det. David Mitchell

Necessary Roughness poster

Necessary Roughness 27th September 1991 as Paul Blake

Sibling Rivalry poster

Sibling Rivalry 26th October 1990 as Harry Turner

Infiltrator poster

Infiltrator 14th August 1987 as Dr. Sanderson

The Last Fling poster

The Last Fling 9th February 1987 as Drew

I-Man poster

I-Man 6th April 1986 as Jeffrey Wilder

Hockey Fanatics poster

Hockey Fanatics 6th February 2026 as Self

The D-Con Chamber poster

The D-Con Chamber 19th May 2024 as Self

Only Murders in the Building poster

Only Murders in the Building 31st August 2021 as Scott Bakula

Star Trek Day poster

Star Trek Day 8th September 2020 as Self

What We Do in the Shadows poster

What We Do in the Shadows 27th March 2019 as Scott Bakula

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self

NCIS: New Orleans poster

NCIS: New Orleans 23rd September 2014 as Dwayne Pride

The Real History of Science Fiction poster

The Real History of Science Fiction 19th April 2014 as Self

Caper poster

Caper 12th February 2014 as Pete Blue

Looking poster

Looking 19th January 2014 as Lynn

The Captains Close Up poster

The Captains Close Up 16th May 2013 as Self

Men of a Certain Age poster

Men of a Certain Age 7th December 2009 as Terry Elliott

Shatner's Raw Nerve poster

Shatner's Raw Nerve 2nd December 2008 as Self

Chuck poster

Chuck 24th September 2007 as Steve Bartowski

The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine 13th March 2006 as Jeff Hunter

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4th August 2005 as Scott Bakula

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self - Guest

Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal 3rd October 2004 as Jack Ross

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives 3rd October 2004 as Trip Weston

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Dwayne Pride

Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men 22nd September 2003 as Jerry

Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise 26th September 2001 as Jonathan Archer

A Girl Thing poster

A Girl Thing 19th January 2001 as Paul Morgan

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Kent Webster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 30th March 1999 as Self - Guest

Netforce poster

Netforce 1st February 1999 as Alex Michaels

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Scott Bakula

Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th September 1996 as Mr. Smith

The Invaders poster

The Invaders 12th November 1995 as Nolan Wood

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self - Guest

Dream On poster

Dream On 8th July 1990 as Aaron Hernick, Kidnapper

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Scott Bakula (voice)

Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap 26th March 1989 as Sam Beckett

Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown 14th November 1988 as Peter Hunt

Eisenhower and Lutz poster

Eisenhower and Lutz 14th March 1988 as Barnett M. "Bud" Lutz, Jr

Gung Ho poster

Gung Ho 5th December 1986 as Hunt Stevenson

Designing Women poster

Designing Women 29th September 1986 as Ted Shively

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Jed Palmer

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Nominee / Performer

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self