Scott Foley is an American actor. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Connie and Hugh Foley, a bank executive. During his childhood, he often moved because of his father's occupation, living in Sydney, Australia, and Tokyo, Japan. His mother died when he was fifteen years old. He was inspired to begin acting after his mother took him to see the stage performance of Annie.

Foley's breakthrough role was playing Noel Crane on Felicity. He had originally auditioned and won the role of Ben, which was later given to co-star Scott Speedman Foley has had recurring guest appearances on the American comedy-drama Scrubs, playing Elliot Reid's boyfriend, Sean Kelly, and as high school jock Cliff on Dawson's Creek. He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Sleazebag for his role in Scream 3. Beyond acting, he has tried his hand at both directing and producing. He has directed one episode of Felicity, entitled "The Graduate," and was also the producer for his sitcom, A.U.S.A.. He currently plays Sergeant First Class Bob Brown in the CBS series The Unit. He also guest starred as a steroid using baseball pitcher on the hit FOX series House.

On October 19, 2000 Foley married actress Jennifer Garner whom he met when she guest starred on Felicity, but they divorced on March 30, 2004. In 2006, he became engaged to actress Marika Dominczyk and in June 2007 married her in a private ceremony in Hawaii.