KELSEY SCOTT
ACTOR. SCREENWRITER. VOCALIST. VO ARTIST. PUBLIC SPEAKER.
Two-time Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter Kelsey Scott has made nearly 100 television and film appearances. Known to most for her role in the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave and her two-season run on How to Get Away With Murder, her screen credits include Better Call Saul, Insecure, NCIS, True Detective and Fear the Walking Dead: Passage. She has also brought characters to life in animation, video games, and narrative podcasts.
On stage, Kelsey is an original cast member of Pearl Cleage's "What I Learned in Paris" and performed the title role in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Her theatre credits also boast her vocalist work, with principal roles in productions of "Once On This Island", "Little Shop of Horrors" and a touring company of "Dreamgirls".
Kelsey’s screenwriting career began with the Sony Pictures thriller, Motives. In addition to shepherding a slate of original projects, she continues to write commissioned scripts and consult for studio and private clients.
As a public speaker, she has shared platforms with such accomplished individuals as Oprah Winfrey, Jesse Jackson, the late Maya Angelou, and departed political pioneer Shirley Chisholm.
A firm believer in the power of artistic expression as an avenue to personal and educational growth, Kelsey serves as an Ambassador for Kids in the Spotlight - a non-profit organization that enlists professional filmmakers to train foster care youth to create, write, cast and star in their own short films.
She also enjoys an ongoing relationship with WriteGirl, a non-profit that matches professional women writers with teenage girls who would not otherwise have access to creative mentors.
On stage, Kelsey is an original cast member of Pearl Cleage's "What I Learned in Paris" and performed the title role in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Her theatre credits also boast her vocalist work, with principal roles in productions of "Once On This Island", "Little Shop of Horrors" and a touring company of "Dreamgirls".
Kelsey’s screenwriting career began with the Sony Pictures thriller, Motives. In addition to shepherding a slate of original projects, she continues to write commissioned scripts and consult for studio and private clients.
As a public speaker, she has shared platforms with such accomplished individuals as Oprah Winfrey, Jesse Jackson, the late Maya Angelou, and departed political pioneer Shirley Chisholm.
A firm believer in the power of artistic expression as an avenue to personal and educational growth, Kelsey serves as an Ambassador for Kids in the Spotlight - a non-profit organization that enlists professional filmmakers to train foster care youth to create, write, cast and star in their own short films.
She also enjoys an ongoing relationship with WriteGirl, a non-profit that matches professional women writers with teenage girls who would not otherwise have access to creative mentors.