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Scott Bakula

American actor

Scott Bakula is an American actor who played Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap, earning four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations, and winning one Golden Globe. He then played Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise and Special Agent Dwayne Pride on NCIS: New Orleans from 2014 to 2021. He is also a Tony Award nominee.

Scott Bakula appears in 2 films and 2 TV series in The Rerun, from 1989 to 2011. Most of that work is in drama, sci-fi and action.

Known for

  • Quantum Leap (1989), Sam Beckett. The role that earned him four Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe.
  • Star Trek: Enterprise, Captain Jonathan Archer. He played Captain Jonathan Archer.
  • NCIS: New Orleans (2014), Dwayne Pride. He played Special Agent Pride from 2014 to 2021.
  • American Beauty (1999).

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Scott Bakula been in?
Scott Bakula appears in Source Code (2011), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), American Beauty (1999) and Quantum Leap (1989) on The Remote.
When was Scott Bakula born?
Scott Bakula was born on 9 October 1954.

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