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.
Kelsey began her career in Atlanta's theatre scene - going on to originate a role in Pearl Cleage's "What I Learned in Paris," play Shakespeare's Cleopatra, and showcase her vocal work through principal roles in Once On This Island, Little Shop of Horrors, and a touring production of Dreamgirls.
Her professional screenwriting journey began with the Sony Pictures thrillers Motives and Motives 2: Retribution. She continues to write commissioned scripts and consult for studio and private clients, in addition to shepherding a slate of original projects.
Kelsey studied Broadcast Journalism at Florida A&M University and received her MFA from the College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State University. She currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Television Academy.
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.
Kelsey began her career in Atlanta's theatre scene - going on to originate a role in Pearl Cleage's "What I Learned in Paris," play Shakespeare's Cleopatra, and showcase her vocal work through principal roles in Once On This Island, Little Shop of Horrors, and a touring production of Dreamgirls.
Her professional screenwriting journey began with the Sony Pictures thrillers Motives and Motives 2: Retribution. She continues to write commissioned scripts and consult for studio and private clients, in addition to shepherding a slate of original projects.
Kelsey studied Broadcast Journalism at Florida A&M University and received her MFA from the College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State University. She currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Television Academy.
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.