Tony J. Scott
Biography
Tony J. Scott (Black Lightning, Tell Me A Story, Atlanta) is a Veteran US Army Ranger and Ranger school instructor, Department of the Army. He served eight years as a non commissioned officer for the US Army. His mother, Mary, is from Liverpool England. His Grandfather is from Sierra Leone and served in the British Navy. Tony studied acting in high school and then later in Palo Alto Ca. After ending time served in the US Army, high on the E7/SFC list, he moved to Atlanta Ga and returned to studying acting with The Company Acting Studio and Drama Inc while attending GSU, earning a BA in Religious Studies, and operating his own ballroom dance studio for 13 years. He still teaches ballroom dancing to senior citizens in Atlanta.
Known For

Will Trent

The Equalizer

Black Lightning

Manhunt

True Lies

Gemini Man

A Friend of the Family

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
All Movies (6)
- RANCOR2024 · as Arthur the Prophet
- Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes2023 · as Lenny
- Gemini Man2019 · as High School Principal
- The Front Runner2018 · as Telecom Engineer
- Barbershop: The Next Cut2016 · as President Obama (uncredited)
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman2005 · as Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
All TV Shows (6)
- Manhunt2024 · as Georgia Preacher #2
- True Lies2023 · as Cal
- Will Trent2023 · as Gus
- A Friend of the Family2022 · as Clerk
- The Equalizer2021 · as General Maxwell Stone
- Black Lightning2018 · as Amos Tucker (uncredited)