Biography
Jason-Shane Scott was born on December 29, 1976, in Southern California. At the age of two
he moved to Reno, Nevada with his mother and older sister while making frequent
trips to L.A. to visit his father. Jason attended Wooster High School and
excelled at sports; playing baseball, basketball and football. His football
talent earned him particular recognition; his team won the state championship
and Jason himself was offered numerous football scholarships. Upon graduation,
Jason chose to pursue an acting career and moved back to Los Angeles. Enrolled in acting classes, he began studying intensely. Jason also took
up modeling and spent several months in Europe.
Upon his return to the U.S. he appeared in such films as Shrieker, Until
Death, A Turn in the Tree, Caught and Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss,
as well as two Aerosmith music videos. In June 1998 he tested for and won
the role of troubled teenager "Will Rappaport" on the daytime serial One
Life to Live and moved to New York City. For this portrayal, he received two
Soap Opera Digest Award nominations: 1999, Outstanding Male Newcomer;
2000, Outstanding Younger Leading Actor. Jason's three years on OLTL
allowed him to polish his acting further as he was given a chain of challenging
storylines. In 2001, he left OLTL and New York City and
returned to Los Angeles. Since then, his time back has been spent
pursuing his passion for acting. He has appeared in such films as Wolves
of Wall Street (2003), Latter Days(2004) and Starship
Troopers 2 (2004); guest starred on such shows as the Lifetime
drama For the People(2002), NBC's SCRUBS and CBS's CSI:Crime Scene Investigation. Jason has also made a few brief returns to One Life to Live since his departure in 2001. He has appeared on CBS's The Young & The Restless and has co-starred with
Brittany Powell(ex-Summer, GH) in Soapnet's One Minute Soap titled "Too Late."
Aside from playing sports, Jason enjoys writing, spending time with friends and
family and has also dedicated countless hours to various charities and causes.