Scott Bakula is known for his role as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett on the NBC TV science fiction show "Quantum Leap (1989-1993)".

He played Captain Jonathan Archer on the UPN TV science fiction show "Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)" and Special Agent Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride on the CBS TV show "NCIS: New Orleans (2014-)".

Some other TV shows he appeared on are "My Sister Sam", "Gung Ho", "Matlock", "Designing Women", "Eisenhower & Lutz", "Dream On", "The Invaders", "Murphy Brown", "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", "American Body Shop", "Boston Legal", "State of the Union", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Chuck", "Men of a Certain Age", "Desperate Housewives", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Two and a Half Men", "Caper", "Looking", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "NCIS".

He played Paul Blake in the movie "Necessary Roughness (1991)", Gus Cantrell in "Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)", Jim Olmeyer in "American Beauty (1999)", Alex Michaels in "NetForce (1999)" and Bob Black in "Behind the Candelabra (2013)".

Some other movies he appeared in are "The Last Fling (1987)", "Sibling Rivalry (1990)", "In the Shadow of a Killer (1992)", "Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 (1993)", "Color of Night (1994)", "Nowhere to Hide (1994)", "A Passion to Kill (1994)", "My Family (1995)", "Lord of Illusions (1995)", "Prowler (1995)", "The Bachelor's Baby (1996)", "Mean Streak (1999)", "Father Can't Cope (2000)", "In the Name of the People (2000)", "Luminarias (2000)", "Above Suspicion (2000)", "The Trial of Old Drum (2000)", "Papa's Angels (2000)", "A Girl Thing (2001)", "Life as a House (2001)", "What Girls Learn (2001)", "Late Boomers (2001)", "Role of a Lifetime (2002)", "Blue Smoke (2007)", "Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl (2009)", "The Informant! (2009)", "Table for Three (2012)", "Untitled Bounty Hunter Project (2013)", "Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013)", "Geography Club (2013)", "Elsa & Fred (2014)", "Me Him Her (2015)", "Summertime (2016)" and "Basmati Blues (2017)".

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