Scott Foley Wife, Family, Kids, Height, Relationship With Jennifer Garner

At quite a very young age, Scott Foley already knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life; which was acting. As a result of his passion, Foley never really considered getting a college degree as after graduating from high school, he went straight into acting. Scott would go on to become a phenomenal Hollywood actor, screenwriter, and director. He is famous for his excellent interpretation of roles in television series like Felicity and Scandal.

Bio of Scott Foley

The tall hunk of a man was born Scott Kellerman Foley on the 15th of July 1972 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born to an international banker named Hugh Foley (his father) and Connie Foley (his mother). Scott grew up with his two younger male siblings, one of which is named Sean Foley. Due to the nature of Scott’s father’s job, his family spent some years in Japan, as well as in Australia. Scott was quite young when he lived in Japan and to this effect, he speaks fluent Japanese. The Foley family eventually returned to the US and settled in St. Louis, Missouri. However, a few months after they did, Connie died of ovarian cancer. Scott was about 15 years old when the unfortunate death of his mother took place and was greatly traumatized by it.

Furthermore, for an unknown reason, this tragic event put a strain on Scott’s relationship with his father. However, some sources believe Scott somewhat blamed his father’s persistent traveling and resultant absence for the deterioration of his mother’s health. He felt she would have had a better chance of fighting cancer if the object of her affection was always by her side comforting her and not traveling around the globe working.

Although the Foleys are Americans, they are also of Northern European descent with English, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestors. According to factual findings, some of Foley’s ancestors were prominent men. While one of them, Samuel Wardell was a defendant in the Salem witch trials, another named Simon Wardell fought in the Revolutionary War in George Washington’s elite squad “Life Guard”.

For the much he got educated, Scott attended Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Missouri. However, he graduated from Clayton High School, Clayton, Missouri.

His Career Growth

Foley has been active in Hollywood since 1995 and has continued to wax strong. He gained prominence when he starred as Noel Crane on J. J. Abrams’ Felicity (1998-2002). Scott would go on to be nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the Choice Movie Villain category. His nomination was for his role in the movie, Scream 3.

He played the role of Henry Burton in 15 episodes of Shonda Rhimes’ Grey’s Anatomy (2010-2012). Scott Foley also played the character of Captain Jake Ballard in Scandal (2013-2018). He was part of the production of the American sitcom A.U.S.A in 2003; on which he featured as an actor.

Foley has also starred in 2 Broadway productions and is currently set to star as the lead character in ABC’s upcoming drama series titled Whiskey Cavalier. Though the series was billed to kick off sometime in 2018, it will only hit the public screens in 2019. As stated earlier, Foley is also a director. In 2013, he wrote and directed an American black comedy film titled Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife.

Family: Wife, Kids, And Relationship With Jennifer Garner

Scott Foley is currently married to Polish-American actress Marika Dominczyk. His wife is the sister of Dagmara Dominczyk who is also an actress and married to American actor; Patrick Wilson. Scott got engaged to Marika sometime in 2006, but eventually got married to her in June 2007. Their beautiful wedding was a private one with only close friends and relatives in attendance. It took place in the beautiful State of Hawaii. Scott and Marika are blessed with three delightful children, a daughter named Malina, and sons named Keller and Konrad.

Before Foley’s marriage to Marika, he was married to the delectable Jennifer Garner for 3 years. Jennifer is an award-winning American actress with a myriad of filmography credits to her name.  Foley met Jennifer sometime in 1998 on the set of Felicity and after dating for about 2 years, they got married on the 19th of October 2000. Sadly, Foley and Jennifer separated in March 2003 and got divorced about a year later after Jennifer had filed for divorce in May 2003. When asked why they divorced, Jennifer was quoted saying that they just imploded. It was probably because they were quite young when they got married and didn’t really know what they were getting into.

Scott Foley Net Worth

Scott Foley is currently worth over 5 million USD. Honestly, this is amazing considering the fact that at some point in his life he worked at Mrs. Fields Cookies and was so broke he lived off leftover cookies. His success story is indeed an inspiration to many, showing that diligent and hard work are the sure ways to success.

Height And Body Measurements

Scott stands tall at a height of 1.85m which is about 6 feet 1 inch. At this height, he weighs about 80kg or 176 pounds as reported by many online sources, while his chest, waist, and biceps are 41, 33, and 14 inches respectively.