Scott Takeda

About

Actor, filmmaker, and photographer most widely recognized for his roles on soap operas such as Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, and in films including Dallas Buyers Club, Gone Girl, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. He is the founder of a production company called Takeda Entertainment, through which he as produced pieces such as the Emmy-nominated 1996 documentary The Holocaust: Colorado Remembers and the Denver Film Festival True Grit Award runner-up short film The Outsider.

Before Fame

After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder, he started his entertainment industry career working as an on-camera television news reporter in Idaho. He continued to work on news programs in Toledo, Philadelphia, and Denver, before making his acting debut on The CW's Easy Money in the year 2009.

Trivia

He was named Photographer of the Year by the Idaho State Broadcasters Association in the year 1990. Just two years later, he also earned the title of Photographer of the Year from Ohio News. He has earned an extensive list of Heartland Regional Emmys and other accolades, for his work on both individual projects and KCNC News for Kids.

Family Life

He married producer Lori Allred in 2006.

Associated With

He played the role of Mr. Yamata in the multi-Academy Award-winning biographical drama film Dallas Buyers Club, which was directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starred Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto.