Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer)
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Bakula is best known for his five-year stint on the innovative series "Quantum Leap." His performance brought him a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series, four Emmy Award Nominations, three more Golden Globe Award Nominations, and he was honoured an unprecedented five times by the Viewers for Quality Television.
Bakula has also won praise for his work in a variety of feature film roles. He was last seen in New Line Cinema's "Life As A House," which was directed and co-produced by Academy Award-winner Irwin Winkler. He starred in United Artist's supernatural-thriller "Lord of Illusions," written and directed by Clive Barker; Warner Bros.' "Major League: Back to the Minors;" New Line Cinema's "Mi Familia/My Family;" Hollywood Pictures' "Colour of Night," opposite Bruce Willis; the psychological thriller "A Passion to Kill;" and Paramount's football comedy "Necessary Roughness." H
Alternating between film and television, Bakula has appeared in the CBS landmark comedies "Designing Women" and "Murphy Brown," the Showtime mini-series "It's A Girl Thing," "The Invaders" mini-series for FOX, the ABC mini-series "Tom Clancy's Netforce," the Showtime telefilm "Mean Streak," and CBS's "Bachelor's Baby," executive produced by Bakula through his production company. Bakula also took on the role in the CBS Movie of the Week "Papa's Angels," which also starred Eva Marie Saint and Cynthia Nixon. Bakula starred in and produced the Showtime original picture "What Girls Learn," which co-starred Elizabeth Perkins and was directed by Lee Rose.
Born in St. Louis, Bakula moved to New York in 1976 where he pursued his first love, the theatre. In 1988, he was honoured with a Tony Nomination for his starring role in the Broadway musical "Romance/Romance." He had earlier made his Broadway debut as 'Joe DiMaggio' in "Marilyn: An American Fable." His other theatre credits include the critically acclaimed off-Broadway and Los Angeles productions of "Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down" and the Los Angeles and Boston production of "Nite Club Confidential."
His singing prowess has afforded him some special opportunities. He has performed at the Kennedy Center Honors, Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl as a special guest of Carol Burnett, and in the Warner Bros. Animated musical "Cats Don't Dance," he created the acting and singing voice for 'Danny' the cat. Scott Bakula and his Bakula Productions, Inc. (BPI) banner are currently based on the Paramount lot. BPI is a multifaceted company that continues to expand and explore the ever-changing landscape of film, television and theatre. |
