Scott Holroyd was born in Columbia, South Carolina. After graduating from the University of South Carolina, he moved to New York City to study here at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. In July 2001, he was cast in the role of Paul Ryan in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns. After 2 years as Paul Ryan, he left the show to pursue other opportunities and moved to Los Angeles a year later. He since has made guest appearances on numerous television shows, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, That '70s Show, In Justice, Without a Trace, and Ghost Whisperer. He was also featured in the second season of Dirty Sexy Money as Patrick Darling's brother-in-law Chase Alexander. In 2009, he played Quinn's husband David Fletcher on Season 7 of One Tree Hill, and in 2010, villain spy Justin Sullivan on the third season of Chuck.