Scott Stewart Bakula was born on October 9, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an American actor.

He is best known for his five-year role as time traveler Sam Beckett on the sci-fi adventure series "Quantum Leap." His performance brought him a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series, in addition to four consecutive Emmy Award nominations and three additional Golden Globe nominations. He is also a five-time honoree of the Viewers for Quality Television.

Under his Bakula Productions Inc., Bakula executive produced and starred in the CBS series"Mr. & Mrs. Smith". The company also produced the CBS telefilm "The Bachelor's Baby," with Bakula starring. His feature film credits include voicing and singing inthe animated musical "Cats Don't Dance" and starring roles in "Lord of Illusion", "Color of Night" ,"A Passion To Kill", "Sibling Rivalry" "Necessary Roughness" and "American Beauty ".

Bakula also received a 1988 Tony nomination for his starring role in the Broadway musical "Romance/Romance." His other theater credits include "Marilyn: An American Fable," "Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down" and "Nite Club Confidential."

Filmography

• Blue Smoke (2007)
• Star Trek: Legacy (2006)
• "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2 episodes, 2006)
• "Enterprise" (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
• The Trial of Old Drum (2002)
• What Girls Learn (2001)
• Life as a House (2001)
• A Girl Thing (2001)
• Role of a Lifetime (2001)
• Late Boomers (2001)
• Papa's Angels (2000)
• Above Suspicion (2000)
• Luminarias (2000)
• In the Name of the People (2000)
• Father Can't Cope (2000)
• American Beauty (1999)
• Mean Streak (1999)
• NetForce (1999)
• Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
• Cats Don't Dance (1997)
• "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (13 episodes, 1996)
• The Bachelor's Baby (1996)
• "Murphy Brown" (13 episodes, 1993-1996)
• The Invaders (1995)
• Lord of Illusions (1995)
• My Family (1995)
• A Passion to Kill (1994)
• Nowhere to Hide (1994)
• Color of Night (1994)
• "Dream On" 1 (2 episodes, 1994)
• Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 (1993)
• "Quantum Leap" (96 episodes, 1989-1993)
• For Goodness Sake (1993)
• In the Shadow of a Killer (1992)
• Necessary Roughness (1991)
• Sibling Rivalry (1990)
• "Eisenhower & Lutz" (11 episodes, 1988)
• "Designing Women" (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
• "Matlock" (2 episodes, 1987)
• "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1987)
• The Last Fling (1987)
• "Gung Ho" (1986)
• "My Sister Sam" (1 episode, 1986)
• I-Man (1986)