After graduating SUNY Cortland, and many years studying acting, writing and bartending in NYC and Los Angeles, Scott A. Williams, a Yonkers, NY native scored his first writing assignment in 1995 and has been deeply blessed ever since. Writing feature scripts for Ron Howard, Kevin Costner and Ray Liotta ultimately led him to television. David Milch hired Scott to write an episode of “NYPD Blue”, which earned him a place on the staff of “Brooklyn South” in 1997. Since then, he’s written and produced many shows, including “Third Watch”, “Crossing Jordan”, “Bones” and “Castle”. For the last ten seasons, he’s served as a writer and Executive Producer on CBS’ top-rated show “NCIS.”
Aside from the entertainment business, Scott is also co-founder of “Shane’s Inspiration” www.shanesinspiration.org, a Los Angeles based non-profit organization dedicated to developing inclusive playgrounds around the world and providing education programs teaching tolerance and inclusion. Scott and his wife Catherine founded Shane’s Inspiration in memory of their son Shane, who passed away in 1997 from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Today, Shane’s Inspiration has opened 72 inclusive playgrounds throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Israel, and Russia with over 55 more in development. Scott also recently joined the advisory board of weSPARK, a non-profit cancer support center. www.wespark.org Scott lives in the Studio City area with Catherine, their daughter Grace and three dogs.