Scott Eastwood

Early life

Scott Clinton Reeves was born on March 21, 1986, in Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California. He is the son of actor-director Clint Eastwood and flight attendant Jacelyn Reeves. He has one sister, Kathryn (b. 1988), and six known paternal half-siblings: Laurie (b. 1954), Kimber (b. 1964), Kyle (b. 1968), Alison (b. 1972), Francesca (b. 1993) and Morgan (b. 1996). Eastwood was raised in Carmel-by-the-Sea until age ten, He spent four years in Hawaii before returning to California, where he graduated from Carmel High School. He attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he graduated with a communications degree in 2008.

Career

Eastwood began his career by using his given last name to avoid nepotism, although there is another actor named Scott Reeves. "I've auditioned for pretty much every one of my father's movies", he said in 2015, stating that he was rejected for the Clint Eastwood-directed American Sniper. He briefly appeared in his father's 2008 film Gran Torino, and played Joel Stransky in Invictus.

In April 2010, Eastwood played the lead role in Enter Nowhere, had a supporting role in David Ayer's 2014 film Fury, appeared in the 2015 music video for Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams", and starred alongside Britt Robertson in the 2015 film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel The Longest Ride.

In 2016, Eastwood played Lieutenant GQ Edwards in the film Suicide Squad, an adaptation of the DC Comics series. Also that year, he starred alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley in the biographical drama film Snowden, directed by Oliver Stone, which was released in September.

In 2017, he played a special agent in the action film The Fate of the Furious, and starred in Overdrive, a thriller film which was shot in Paris and Marseille. In 2018, he starred as Nate Lambert in the science fiction follow-up Pacific Rim Uprising.

Personal life

In August 2017, Eastwood opened up to the media about the death of his former girlfriend, Jewel Brangman, who was killed on September 7, 2014, by a faulty Takata airbag. The airbag exploded in her face after a minor automobile accident in her 2001 Honda Civic. Metal shrapnel from the explosion severed her carotid artery.

Eastwood learned Brazilian jiu-jitsu after Paul Walker got him into martial arts.

In 2022, Eastwood spoke about his experiences in Hollywood and compared it to being "in a circus." He stated "it's an amazing circus at times, but living on the road, I think it would be tough. I don't have a family yet, but I want that someday, and I think about what that would look like with kids and being away from them. That worries me."

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. "Scott C. Reeves birth data". [[California Birth Index]].
2. Hobbs, Alexis. "6 Things You Should Definitely Know About Scott Eastwood". [[Men's Fitness]].
3. Wilbur, Bress. (August 3, 2015). "Scott Eastwood: On the Rise". Carmel Magazine.
4. "Q&A: Clint Eastwood has seven children".
5. (December 7, 2008). "Clint Eastwood Dishes On His 'Dysfunctional Family'". [[Time Inc.]].
6. Teodorczuk, Tom. (June 12, 2015). "Scott Eastwood interview: How Clint's son bounced back after being rejected for role in American Sniper". [[The Independent]].
7. "Alison Eastwood on Instagram: "I'm not sure there has ever been a picture of all 8 kids together but here it is...🥰 #eastwoods"".
8. (August 8, 2023). "Clint Eastwood's 8 Children: Everything to Know". People.
9. Jones, Oliver. (September 30, 2013). "Scott Eastwood: Six Things to Know About the Young Actor". [[People (magazine).
10. Schuster, Dana. (September 24, 2013). "Scott Eastwood's Big Hollywood Plans".
11. Setoodeh, Ramin. (April 10, 2015). "Scott Eastwood, Riding Towards Movie Stardom". Variety.
12. Barton, Steve. (April 5, 2010). "Get Ready to Enter Nowhere". DreadCentral.
13. K.C. Blumm. (May 1, 2014). "Scott Eastwood Cast in Nicholas Sparks Movie ''The Longest Ride''". [[People (magazine).
14. Kit, Borys. (September 1, 2015). "Scott Eastwood to Star in Action Movie 'Overdrive' (Exclusive)". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
15. Kit, Borys. (December 15, 2015). "Scott Eastwood's Action Movie 'Overdrive' Adds Two Castmembers". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
16. Mike Fleming Jr. (April 11, 2016). "'Fast 8' Creates New Character; Scott Eastwood To Star". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
17. Danette Chavez. (September 15, 2016). "Pacific Rim 2 casts its female lead and Scott Eastwood". avclub.com.
18. "Scott Eastwood's Girlfriend Jewel Brangman Died from Faulty Airbag in Crash".
19. Krisher, Tom. (2015-06-19). "Honda, US government confirm woman who died in L.A. crash is 8th death from Takata air bags". US News.
20. (December 5, 2016). "Scott Eastwood training at Gracie HQ".
21. BJ Jee. (January 4, 2020). "Scott Eastwood Shares How Late Paul Walker Got Him Into BJJ: "Jits Is The Ultimate Humbling"".
22. joeowen. (May 15, 2021). "Scott Eastwood remembers practicing Jiu-Jitsu with Guy Ritchie {{!}} Movie".
23. (February 17, 2022). "Hollywood broke Scott Eastwood's heart, but he's not giving up — yet".