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Scott Takeda

Actor

Scott Takeda

Born March 21, 1967 in Colorado, USA18 films

Born in Colorado, Scott Takeda got his start in television in 1990 as a TV news reporter in Pocatello, Idaho (KIDK). As his career grew, he then moved on to newsrooms in Ohio (WTOL), Denver (KCNC), and finally Philadelphia (WPHL) where he worked behind the camera as a producer-photojournalist. During his time as a TV journalist, he won regional Emmy awards and two "Photographer of the Year" titles.

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In 1995, he joined the staff of "News-for-Kids" and spent three seasons producing segments for the Emmy-award winning syndicated children's show. During that time, he also formed his own production company, producing the documentary film "The Holocaust: Colorado Remembers." With his company, Scott has also won more than thirty national Telly Awards as well as the international Gold WorldMedal from the New York Festivals.

In 2001, he made his national acting debut as Sgt. Tai Lee in the Animal Planet series "Busted."

He now enjoys living multiple creative roles (as an actor in front of the camera and a producer-writer behind the camera) while living in Colorado.

- IMDb Mini Biography

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Dallas Buyers Club posterFirst watchDallas Buyers Club20137.9as Mr. YamataLoosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.View film

Essential films

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Gone Girl poster7.9Gone Girl2014The Space Between Us poster7.0The Space Between Us2017Lemonade Mouth poster7.4Lemonade Mouth2011Whiskey Tango Foxtrot poster6.3Whiskey Tango Foxtrot2016The Tale poster7.1The Tale2018Everything Must Go poster6.2Everything Must Go2011Control Freak poster5.6Control Freak2025Text poster6.0Text2008

Filmography

18 films as actor
  1. 2026Found Alive
  2. 2025Control FreakDr. Chen
  3. 2022Take the NightChang Father
  4. 2021A Picture Perfect HolidayBill
  5. 2021Sweet Pecan SummerTom
  6. 2020Once Upon a Main StreetBilly
  7. 2020Model CitizenMr. Mobely
  8. 2018The TaleMaster of Ceremonies
  9. 2017Stalked by My ExRich
  10. 2017The Space Between UsDr. Gary Loh
  11. 2016Code of HonorAttorney Ito
  12. 2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotEd Faber
  13. 2014Gone GirlProducer
  14. 2013Dallas Buyers ClubMr. Yamata
  15. 2013Dark Around the StarsNatto
  16. 2011Everything Must GoBank Manager
  17. 2011Lemonade MouthMr Yamada
  18. 2008TextDr. Tanaka