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Scott Richard Grimes (born 9 July 1971; age 52) is an actor and musician from Lowell, Massachusetts, who appeared, uncredited, as Eric in "Evolution", the third season opener of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He is best-known for his starring roles in the television dramas Party of Five and ER.

Early in his acting career, Grimes starred in the hit 1986 horror film Critters and its 1988 sequel, Critters 2: The Main Course; future Star Trek: Voyager performer Ethan Phillips co-starred with Grimes in the first film, while fellow TNG guest performers Sam Anderson and Herta Ware appeared in the second. Grimes also voiced Pinocchio in the Hal Sutherland-directed 1987 Filmation production Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, which featured the voices of Frank Welker and William Windom, as well.

In 1994, Grimes began starring as Will McCorkle on the hit FOX television series Party of Five. He left this series in 1996 to become a regular on the UPN series Goode Behavior, although he continued making recurring appearances on Party of Five. Good Behavior ended in 1997, lasting only one season, and in 1999, Grimes returned to Party of Five as a regular for the show's sixth and final season.

During Party of Five's run, Grimes appeared in the feature films Crimson Tide (1995) and Mystery, Alaska (1999, co-starring Colm Meaney and Michael McKean). After his show ended, he starred as TSgt. Donald Malarkey in the acclaimed HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, which also featured Neal McDonough.

Currently, Grimes is starring as Dr. Archie Morris on the long-running NBC series ER. He also voices Steve Smith (who happens to be a Trekkie) on Seth MacFarlane's animated FOX series, American Dad!, on which Patrick Stewart also voices.

Besides acting, Grimes is a professional singer and songwriter. He released a self-titled pop album in 1989 and released a second album, Livin' on the Run, in 2005. A song from this latter album, entitled Sunset Blvd., became a Top 20 hit in Billboard magazine's adult contemporary charts.

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