New York City is a big place but [ BEN SCOTT ], a [ 35 ] year-old [ CIS MAN ] has made it their home in [ BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN ]. In this city you can be anything you want to be and [ HE ] is a [ BROADWAY ACTOR ]. Described by loved ones as [ FUN-LOVING, OUTGOING, AND CARING ] but those wanting to bring them down might say they are [ BLUNT, IMPRESSIONABLE, AND DRAMATIC ] but I guess that is up to everyone else to decide! You never know who you’re going to meet around here, but weirdly they look like [ SAM CLAFLIN ]
tw: violence, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, mentions of homophobia
ABOUT.
Name: Benjamin Eric Scott Nicknames: Ben, Scotty, Benny Boy Age: Thirty-five Date of Birth: 24th August 1987 Occupation: Broadway Actor Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Biromantic/bisexual (male leaning) Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA Current Location: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York Time in New York: Forever Face-claim: Sam Claflin
Benjamin “Ben” Scott grew up in Brooklyn, New York, to a stay at home mom and a doctor father.
When he was a kid he wanted to be a spaceman, exactly like Buzz Lightyear. That was the dream.
His mom had other ideas since he’d spend his days putting on plays with the other neighbourhood kids and dancing and singing. So, not long after his 9th birthday, she started to push and finally got him a job on the first Broadway production of The Lion King. That was what he did for almost ten years —- he lived on the stage.
After graduation he went on to study drama at Juilliard School, getting into a kind of routine. School, theatre, school, theatre, and then he’d spend Sunday at the gym. He didn’t have much of a social life, just hung out in seedy bars with his theatre friends, getting into fights and very rarely waking up in his own bed, usually bloody and bruised whenever he did.
He dabbled in relationships here and there, fell for a guy in his final year of college, but things weren’t meant to be. Everything was badly timed. He’s probably still a little in love with him to this day, but he’s never been too good at admitting that out loud.
Finally, following graduation, he got his first movie role, nothing major, but hella exciting for him. Movie roles were pretty rare, though, so he paid for his tiny apartment in Hell’s Kitchen with constant stints on Broadway.
He ended up in a bad place. Fell into an abyss of drink and drugs, going out each night after the show pretty much just trying to pick fights. It was almost a game, trying to hide the bruises the next day.
At 26 the relationship he ended up in was beyond toxic, neither one of them any good for each other and he only landed himself in more trouble.
Things went too far one night on his way home following the show; some guy thinking it was funny to continuously rib him over his sexuality. Ben, seeing red, lost it completely and could have quite easily beat him to death.
Prison was his next port of call. He was there for a year, got out on good behaviour, although his stay behind bars did its job in destroying what little movie career he had left.
Since getting out six years ago he’s been working on his anger issues. He’s been to rehab, attended meetings, seen a therapist and he’s big into meditating. His Frenchie, Simba, helps him through.
For a while he considering moving away, thinking that perhaps a fresh start was what he needed, but who was he kidding? He’d always loved New York and could never leave.
Thankfully an opportunity with a good friend and co-star arose and together they opened a theatre production company. It gave him the perfect excuse to get back into theatre and he needed something to sink his teeth into.
Not long after he did film a pilot for a TV show, although sadly it was never picked up.
Rather suddenly found himself a father to Mira 5 months ago. That certainly wasn’t planned as she was the product of a random couple of nights, but he’s working his way through it and doing his best to be there.
TIMELINE:
1987: Brooklyn, New York 2006: Hells Kitchen, Manhattan, New York 2015: Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York 2016: Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, New York 2018: Brooklyn, New York
WANTED CONNECTIONS:
- younger siblings; his has three of them, any gender, go wild. I’d love to see them if you’re interested! - cousins; why not? we love family <3 - college ex; they really did meet at the wrong time, it was never going to work for long, yet ben was so in love with him and he’s still not over it. - toxic ex; this whole relationship was a bad idea. everything about it was toxic, but at the time he couldn’t resist her. maybe if they’d attempted the relationship at another time things would have been better… but definitely not then. other exes from nyc; both in college and after. - one night stands; there’s been a lot of them, both in nyc and la. he’s bi so both male and female work. [ blake madden. ] - gym buddies; if he’s not working he pretty much lives in the gym. it’s a great distraction. - close friends; those he’s held dear for years through everything. [ timmy blake. ] - nyc friends; people he’s known for years and trusts completely. - roommate; they share a place in brooklyn. [ bluebell madonna ricci. ] - neighbours in brooklyn; it can go however you like. - dog park people; he has simba so he’s there a lot walking him. - fellow aa or na people; anyone he’s met through those meetings. - past work colleagues; anyone he’s worked on broadway/stage or on a movie/tv set with in the past. - current work colleagues; self explanatory.
