The Biography and Life of Scott Foley, the Grey's Anatomy Protagonist

Scott Foley is an actor who has displayed his unique acting talent in movies, TV shows, and also in stage productions. He has recently captivated the heart of millions with his role in the action comedy-drama series, Whiskey Cavalier. The aforementioned series that was premiered on 27th February 2019 and canceled on 22nd May 2019, running for only a season featured the amazing actor in a lead role as Will Chase. As a stage actor, Scott Foley has played the roles of Denis McCleary in the 2003 play, The Violet Hour, Peter Trofimov in the Cherry Orchard, and Michael Astor in The Country House. He has also worked in the capacity of a scriptwriter, film director and producer, having produced the NBC TV series, A. U. S. A and directed a few episodes of The Unit, Monk, Scandal and others. Now let's explore more facts about the life, earnings and marriages of the notable actor.

Who is Scott Foley?

On the 15th of July, 1972, the proficient actor was born into the family of High and Connie Foley as Scott Kellerman Foley in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. His father worked in an international financial institution and as a result, Foley had his childhood experiences in many countries including Australia and Japan. At the age of fifteen, his family gained residency in Louis, Missouri, US and shortly after, he lost his mom to ovarian cancer. He is an alumnus of Clayton High School but prior to his enrollment in the school, he had a brief stint at Laude High School.

In 1995, Scott Foley made his appearance in a TV series in one episode of the comedy-drama series, Sweet Valley High that is based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name. Two years later, he was featured in the TV movies titled, Crowned and Dangerous as Matt and also in the ABC television sitcom, Step by Step that aired for seven seasons. Then in 1998, Foley's career encountered a major breakthrough as he picked up roles in two TV films - Someone to Love Me as Ian Hall and Forever love as David. In the same year, he also featured in two series, Felicity where he enacted his break out role; Noel Crane and Dawson's Creek as Cliff Elliot.

From 1999 to 2006, the brilliant producer, made appearances in two episodes of A. U. S. A, 12 episodes of Scrubs, and one episode of Girls Club, Jack & Bobby, and House respectively. He further had the role of Bob Brown in 69 episodes of the action-drama TV series, The Unit that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009. The aforementioned series that is based on Eric L. Haney's Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life US Army Special Operations Unit commonly known as Delta Force.In addition, Scott Foley also made a string portrayal of Jake Ballard in the political thriller series, Scandal from 2013 to 2018, starring Kerry Washington, Henry Ian Cusick, Columbus Short, Darby Stanchfield and others.

The highlight of his other TV series includes The Goodwin Games, Undateable, Goldie & Bear, Insecure, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, True Blood, among others. Foley made his feature film debut in the 2000 American slasher film, Scream 3 as Roman Bridger which earned him a nomination in the Teen Award. He then followed it up by starring in Stealing Time as Casey Shepard and Below as Steven Coors. Other movies he has starred in are Naked and Let's Kill Ward's Wife which he wrote, directed and produced.

What is Scott Foley's Net Worth?

Throughout the bloomy career of the accomplished actor that has spanned over two decades, he has garnered huge earnings from his acting, directing and production works. Hence, Foley is said to be worth around $5 million.

His Family

Scott Foley has been joined in matrimony twice with two beautiful actresses. His first union was with Jennifer Garner, whom he got acquainted with on the set of the series, Felicity in 1998. They exchanged marital vows two years later at their home and then got separated in 2013, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason behind the marriage annulment. Later in 2006, the celebrated director proposed to the Grey's Anatomy star, Marika Dominczyk who is the sister of the esteemed actress and author, Dagmara Dominczyk. The couple moved on to solemnize the union in the next year in Hawaii and the union is blessed with three kids; a daughter named Malina and two sons - Keller and Konrad.