Scott Coffey is an American actor, director and screenwriter born in Honolulu on May 1, 1964. He is known as an actor for his roles in David Lynch films, and as a director for Ellie Parker, starring Naomi Watts.
Acting
He started in school plays and amateur theatre; At the age of sixteen, he went to Rome, where he attended high school and acted in films. He got his first movie role in 1983 in Warrior of the Lost World. In 1986, he appeared in Ferris Bueller's Day Off; He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Chip in the 1988 film Shag.
He starred in films such as Wayne's World 2, as well as Lynch's Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.
directing
He first shot Ellie Parker, which he created with Naomi Watts, as a short film in 2001, and then turned it into a feature in 2005. The film, which tells the daily life of an actor looking for a job in Hollywood, received the special jury award at the Seattle International Film Festival. In 2013, he directed Adult World, starring Emma Roberts and John Cusack. He wrote the screenplay for All God's Children Can Dance, adapted from a story by Haruki Murakami.
