Scott Nemes
American actor and producer
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Scott Nemes is an American film and television producer and former child actor. He is president of television at AGBO, and was formerly an executive with Universal Studio Group, Cinemax, and The Film Department.
Scott Nemes | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupations | Film & TV producer |
Early life and education
Nemes grew up in Los Angeles, attending Montclair Preparatory School.[1] He attended film school at the University of Southern California, graduating in 1995.[1][2] At 19, while at USC, Nemes and Sean Entin opened SpiralWest, a weekly dance club geared towards teenagers, held at the restaurant Club Hola in Encino, California,[1] and later at the Country Club in Reseda.[3]
Career
Acting
As a child actor, Nemes was a regular on It's Garry Shandling's Show, playing Grant Schumaker from 1986 to 1990. He had a recurring role on The Wonder Years as Kevin's classmate and friend Ricky Halsenbach in seasons 5 and 6, from 1991 to 1993.[1][4] He also had roles in films including Tough Guys and St. Elmo's Fire.[4]
Producing
Early in his career, Nemes worked as a development executive for directors James Mangold and Penny Marshall.[5] While running the film division at Adelstein-Parouse Productions, Nemes was an executive producer on the 2006 slasher film Black Christmas.[6][7] He also helped to develop Mangold's Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, and the 2005 films Cinderella Man, directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe, and Bewitched, directed by Nora Ephron and starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.[6] At Immortal Entertainment, Nemes co-produced the film My Baby's Daddy and developed Kiss of the Dragon, Life Without Dick, and Searching for Debra Winger.[8]
In 2008, Nemes was named vice president of production and development at The Film Department.[6] In 2011, he took on a new role as SVP of Cinemax.[8] Also that year, he produced the 2011 film Hanna, directed by Joe Wright and starring Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana, and was an executive producer on the 2019 Amazon Prime Video series based on the film.[4] In 2017, Nemes was named head of television of Brad Weston's independent studio Makeready.[5] In 2018, he produced the film The Catcher Was a Spy, starring Paul Rudd.[4]
Nemes joined Universal Content Productions in 2019 as executive vice president of development and current programming.[7] In 2021, he was named executive vice president of creative acquisitions and international development for Universal Studio Group, overseeing shows including The Girl from Plainville and Gaslit.[9]
On May 3, 2022, it was reported that Nemes had been named president of television at the Russo brothers' independent studio AGBO.[9] He is an executive producer on the Amazon Prime Video series Citadel, Citadel: Diana and Citadel: Honey Bunny,[10] on the upcoming Netflix series Prism, starring Millie Bobby Brown,[11] and on Netflix's Mercenary: An Extraction Series, starring Omar Sy.[12]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actor in a Cable Series or Special | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Won |
| 1987 | Won | |||
| 1988 | Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama, or Special | Out of This World | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Series | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Young Stand-Up Comic | Self | Won | ||
| 1989 | Best Young Actor in an Off-Prime Time Family Series | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Won | |
Filmography
Acting
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Young Mr. Weinstein | Film |
| The A-Team | Robert | 1 episode | |
| D.C. Cab | Ambassador's Son | Film | |
| The Invisible Woman | Rodney Sherman | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Meatballs Part II | Butterball | Film |
| 1985 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Hubert | 2 episodes |
| Punky Brewster | Willie | 1 episode | |
| St. Elmo's Fire | Nephew | Film | |
| Konrad | Frank | TV movie | |
| This Wife for Hire | Greg Harper | TV movie | |
| Riptide | Peter Flynn | 1 episode | |
| 1986 | Mr. Belvedere | Boy #1 | 1 episode |
| Last Resort | Bobby Lollar | Film | |
| Tough Guys | Yogurt Boy | Film | |
| The Magical World of Disney | Wendell | 2 episodes | |
| 1986-90 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Grant Schumaker | 71 episodes |
| 1987 | Out of This World | Alex | 2 episodes |
| Top Kids | Andy | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Straight Up | Robbie | 1 episode |
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Young MacDonald | 1 episode |
| 1991-93 | The Wonder Years | Ricky Halsenbach | 13 episodes |
Producing
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sol Goode | Associate producer | |
| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Co-producer | |
| 2006 | Black Christmas | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | The Experiment | Producer | |
| 2011 | Hanna | Producer | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Producer | |
| Class of Lies | Executive producer | TV series | |
| 2019-20 | Hanna | Executive producer | TV series |
| 2023-present | Citadel | Executive producer | TV series, seasons 1 and 2 |
| 2024 | Citadel: Diana | Executive producer | TV series |
| Citadel: Honey Bunny | Executive producer | TV series | |
| TBD | Mercenary: An Extraction Series | Executive producer | TV series |
| Prism | Executive producer | TV series | |