Birth Name: Scott Kellerman Foley
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.A.
Date of Birth: July 15, 1972
Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scottish
Scott Foley is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known for roles in the television series Felicity, The Unit, and Scandal, and in films such as Scream 3.
Scott is the son of Constance (Kellerman) and Hugh Foley. He is married to Polish-born actress Marika Domińczyk. He was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner.
Scott’s paternal grandparents were Earl Hugh Foley and Evelyn Miskle Fogg (daughter of Harrington D. Fogg and Mary Bliss Wardwell). Mary was the daughter of Thomas G. Wardwell and Mary Hannah Goodwin. On the Wardwell side, Scott is a descendant of Samuel Wardwell, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Another ancestor, Simon Wardwell, was a member of then-General George Washington’s “Life Guard” during the Revolutionary War.
Sources: Genealogy of Scott Foley (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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