Luke Brandon Scott (born June 25, 1978) is an American professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays, and in the Korean Baseball Organization for the SK Wyverns.
Scott attended Oklahoma State University, where he earned All-Big 12 Conference honors on the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team. In the summer of 2000, he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and also played for the Staunton Braves in the Valley Baseball League. He also played baseball at Indian River Community College. Luke spent a winter playing for a Venezuelan League where he earned the nickname "el monstruo de cuadrangular" which translates to "The Home Run Monster". He spent his first professional season in 2001 at home recovering from Tommy John surgery on his elbow joint.
Scott, drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft and made his professional debut for the Columbus Red Stixx of the South Atlantic League in 2002. He played for the Indians organization through 2003, making stops at Kinston and Akron.
Luke Scott is an English film and television director, screenwriter, and second unit director, best known for working on his father Ridley Scott's directed film Exodus: Gods and Kings as a second unit director. He is currently making his directing debut with Morgan.
In 2012, Scott directed a science fiction short film Loom, starring Giovanni Ribisi and Jellybean Howie. His father Ridley Scott executive produced the film.
In 2014, Scott worked on his father's directed biblical epic film Exodus: Gods and Kings as a second unit director, which starred Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton. The film was released on December 12, 2014 by 20th Century Fox, grossing $268 million with a budget of $140 million.
Scott has finished filming his feature film debut on a science fiction Morgan, which he also rewrote the script by Seth W. Owen, and lead starred by Kate Mara. His father Ridley would be producing the film, which 20th Century Fox would release.
Scott is the son of director-producer Ridley Scott and Felicity Heywood, and brother of Jake Scott and half-brother of Jordan Scott, both filmmakers.