​Scott has received several local and provincial awards in acting and directing, including 2002 acceptance to be a member of Shakespeare’s Globe’s International Fellowship, with professional training at the prestigious Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England and the Christopher Plummer International Fellowship from Mr. Plummer and the Shakespeare’s Globe Centre of Canada. He is one of only a handful of people to have received this award, which allows Scott to use the epithet “Fellow of Shakespeare’s Globe”. Scott was born in Brampton and though he lived most of his life in Brampton, now resides in Guelph, Ontario. He became a professional actor at the age of 15 and has directed more than 30 shows and performed in over 60. During his career, he founded and was the driving force behind Brampton’s Shakespeare in the Square. ​