---
name: "Scott Caan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-caan"
fi1m_id: "scott-caan"
imdb_id: "nm0004790"
tmdb_id: 1894
wikidata_id: "Q314673"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 August 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-23T20:54:20.751660+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Scott Caan

## Identity

Scott Caan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-caan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** scott-caan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004790
- **TMDB ID:** 1894
- **Wikidata ID:** Q314673
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Caan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314673, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004790/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1894

Actor. Born 23 August 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 August 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** Скотт Каан, اسکات کان
- **Frequently works with:** [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md), [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md), [Jerry Weintraub](https://film.one/person/jerry-weintraub.md), [Matt Damon](https://film.one/person/matt-damon.md), [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md), [Julia Roberts](https://film.one/person/julia-roberts.md), [R. Scott Gemmill](https://film.one/person/r-scott-gemmill.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 73 (1), 2000s 61 (5), 2010s 65 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 59 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 5, Thriller 5, Drama 3, Action 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,613m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Caan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314673, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004790/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1894

## Coming up

- *THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH* (2026-11-25) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-further-mis-adventures-of-cliff-booth.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65)
- **HBO Max:** [*Entourage*](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Scott Caan

> Scott Caan is at his best with someone to argue with. In *Ocean's Eleven* the bickering is the whole performance and it is a pleasure; the sequels give him less each time, and television has since kept him in the same fast-talking part.

The Malloy brothers are arguing before we have worked out what about. In *Ocean's Eleven* (2001) Scott Caan and Casey Affleck play two brothers who cannot agree on anything, and Soderbergh has the sense to let them go. Caan is the louder of the two. He can make a quarrel about nothing sound as if it matters a great deal to him, and he has the timing to stop just before it becomes tiresome. It is the sort of part an actor is given so the leads can look relaxed, and he plays it as if the film were about him.

He came up through independent films in the mid-1990s, after a spell as a rapper and a stint at Playhouse West, and found studio work in *Enemy of the State* (1998), *Varsity Blues* (1999) and *Boiler Room* (2000), where he was already the one talking fastest in a room full of men. Then came Turk Malloy, three times over. Later he joined *Entourage* for its final seasons as Scott Lavin, and from 2010 to 2020 he was Danny Williams in *Hawaii Five-0*, ten years opposite Alex O'Loughlin, in a pairing the fans named as if it were a couple. That is a long time to spend being wisecracking and tough, and the parts have rarely asked for anything else.

The trouble is visible inside the one franchise we have followed him through. In *Ocean's Eleven* the brothers are never not funny. In *Ocean's Twelve* (2004) they are on the bill and given company rather than parts. By *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007) Soderbergh sends them off on an errand of their own, and we found that every cut back to it felt like a wrong turn; we had laughed at every exchange in the first film, and now we were waiting for the scene to end. The difference was not the actor. Nobody had written him anything.

He noticed, and did something about it. He has written and directed his own features, *Dallas 362* (2003) and *The Dog Problem* (2006), and his explanation is disarming: he says he started writing because he kept getting parts he could step into without much work, and he got bored. We have not reviewed those films. The reviews of a later one, *Mercy* (2009), called it a vanity project, which is the word that follows actors who direct themselves whether they deserve it or not.

So he remains a supporting actor who was very good once and has been kept busy since. Put on *Ocean's Eleven*, wait for the brothers, and enjoy a film that knew exactly how much of him to use. Then, if you want to see what a decade of the same part looks like, there are ten seasons of it.

## Biography

Scott Caan is an American actor. Born in Los Angeles on 23 August 1976, he is the son of actor James Caan and trained at Playhouse West in Los Angeles.

He received his breakthrough role as Turk Malloy in *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), reprising the part in *Ocean's Twelve* (2004) and *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007). He starred as Detective Danny 'Danno' Williams in the CBS series *Hawaii Five-0* (2010–2020), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. Caan had a recurring role as Scott Lavin in the HBO series *Entourage* (2009–2011).

In the 1990s he performed as a rapper in the hip-hop group The Whooliganz under the name Mad Skillz. He made his directorial debut with *Dallas 362* (2003), which he also wrote.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, as Danny 'Danno' Williams — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), Fi1m 63, as Turk Malloy — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Entourage* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Scott Lavin — [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), Fi1m 58, as Turk Malloy — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Turk Malloy — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), Fi1m 40, as Tumbler — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-in-sixty-seconds.md)
- *Enemy of the State* (1998), Fi1m 73, as Jones — [page](https://film.one/film/enemy-of-the-state.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-further-mis-adventures-of-cliff-booth.md)
- *NCIS: New York* (2026), series, as Nick Schaeffer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis-new-york.md)
- *One Day as a Lion* (2023), as Jackie Powers · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Alert: Missing Persons Unit* (2023), series, as Det. Jason Grant
- *Untogether* (2019), as Ellis
- *All at Once* (2016), as Alexander Clarke
- *Vice Principals* (2016), series, as Sweat Dogs Trainer
- *Rock the Kasbah* (2015), as Jake
- *3 Geezers!* (2013), as Scott
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Danny 'Danno' Williams — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *A Beginner's Guide to Endings* (2010), as Cal White
- *Mercy* (2009), as Johnny Ryan · Writer
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Danny Williams
- *Deep in the Valley* (2009), as Rod Cannon
- *Meet Dave* (2008), as Dooley
- *Stories USA* (2007), as Hayden Field (segment "Life Makes Sense If You're Famous")
- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), as Turk Malloy — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Brooklyn Rules* (2007), as Carmine Mancuso
- *The Dog Problem* (2006), as Casper · Director, Writer
- *Lonely Hearts* (2006), as Det. Reilly
- *Friends with Money* (2006), as Mike
- *Into the Blue* (2005), as Bryce
- *Dallas 362* (2005), as Dallas · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), as Turk Malloy — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *Entourage* (2004), series, as Scott Lavin — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *In Enemy Hands* (2004), as Randall Sullivan
- *Sonny* (2002), as Jesse
- *Life Makes Sense If You're Famous* (2002), as Hayden Field
- *You Always Stalk the Ones You Love* (2002), as Scott
- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), as Turk Malloy — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *Novocaine* (2001), as Duane
- *American Outlaws* (2001), as Cole Younger
- *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), as Tumbler — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-in-sixty-seconds.md)
- *Ready to Rumble* (2000), as Sean Dawkins
- *Boiler Room* (2000), as Richie O'Flaherty
- *Black and White* (1999), as Scotty
- *Speed of Life* (1999), as Drew
- *Varsity Blues* (1999), as Charlie Tweeder
- *Enemy of the State* (1998), as Jones — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/enemy-of-the-state.md)
- *Bongwater* (1998), as Bobby
- *Nowhere to Go* (1998), as Romeo
- *Nowhere* (1997), as Ducky
- *Last Resort* (1996), as Strut
- *Aaron Gillespie Will Make You a Star* (1996), as Sean
- *A Boy Called Hate* (1996), as Steve / Hate

## Gallery

- ![Actors Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, and Scott Caan of "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "Hawaii Five-0" act out a scene during a recent episode of the CBS hit show "Hawaii](https://film.one/media/person/9671/gallery-2833ab05a43e.jpg) Actors Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, and Scott Caan of "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "Hawaii Five-0" act out a scene during a recent episode of the CBS hit show "Hawaii — Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/%27Hawaii_Five-0%27_films_on_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hickam_120326-F-MQ656-294.jpg/1280px-%27Hawaii_Five-0%27_films_on_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hickam_120326-F-MQ656-294.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![U.S. Air Force Col. Johnny Roscoe, second from left, the commander of the 15th Wing (WG), and Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Bramlett, center, the command chief for t (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/9671/gallery-5803a29a50d0.jpg) U.S. Air Force Col. Johnny Roscoe, second from left, the commander of the 15th Wing (WG), and Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Bramlett, center, the command chief for t (2013) — Tech. Sgt. Jerome Tayborn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Hickam_Airmen_highlighted_on_%27Hawaii_Five-0%27_episode.jpg/1280px-Hickam_Airmen_highlighted_on_%27Hawaii_Five-0%27_episode.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of Hawaii Five-O, Varsity Blues, Ocean's Eleven, and Into the Blue. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/9671/gallery-290ac6babee5.jpg) Star of Hawaii Five-O, Varsity Blues, Ocean's Eleven, and Into the Blue. (2018) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Scott_Caan_%2840061614090%29.jpg/1280px-Scott_Caan_%2840061614090%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Scott Caan](https://film.one/media/person/9671/gallery-1ab9a48430bf.jpg) Scott Caan — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Scott_Caan_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Scott Caan](https://film.one/media/person/9671/gallery-cbc051a2a073.jpg) Scott Caan — Image via TMDB
- ![Scott Caan](https://film.one/media/person/9671/gallery-7cba4a7cd357.jpg) Scott Caan — Image via TMDB
- ![Scott Caan](https://film.one/media/person/9671/gallery-43c3e7641637.jpg) Scott Caan — Image via TMDB

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