Scott Caan

Scott Caan is an American actor, director, writer, and former rapper best known for portraying Turk Malloy in the Ocean's film trilogy and Danny "Danno" Williams in the CBS reboot of Hawaii Five-0. Born Scott Andrew Caan on August 23, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of acclaimed actor James Caan and actress Sheila Ryan.

Caan made his screen debut in the 1995 independent film A Boy Called Hate and gained early notice with supporting roles in films such as Enemy of the State (1998) and Varsity Blues (1999). His breakthrough came with the role of quick-witted safecracker Turk Malloy opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), a role he reprised in Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). He further showcased his versatility in HBO's Entourage (2004–2011) as self-absorbed agent Scott Lavin and in indie projects like In the Land of Women (2007). On television, Caan starred as the sharp-tongued detective Danny Williams in Hawaii Five-0 from 2010 to 2020, earning a Golden Globe nomination in 2011 and a TV Guide Award for Favorite Bromance (shared with Alex O'Loughlin) in 2013, and as Jason Grant in the Fox series Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023–2025).

Scott Caan was born on August 23, 1976, in Los Angeles, California.

His father was the acclaimed actor James Caan (1940–2022), known for roles in films like The Godfather, while his mother was Sheila Marie Ryan (1952–2012), an actress and former model who appeared in movies such as Road House (1989). James and Sheila married in January 1976 and divorced in December 1977, when Scott was about 16 months old, leading to him shuttling between his parents' homes in his early years.

Caan's ethnic heritage includes Jewish ancestry through his paternal grandparents, who were immigrants from Germany.

Of partial Jewish descent through his paternal grandparents, who were German Jewish immigrants, Caan grew up immersed in a blend of influences from his mother's stuntmen and cowboy relatives and his father's New York wise-guy background. He received early exposure to the entertainment industry by visiting his father's film sets as a child, which helped foster his interest in acting. Self-described as a troublemaker during his school years, Caan often got into fights, graffiti, and smoking, leading to suspensions, and he ultimately dropped out of high school.