Scott Bakula is an American actor. He starred as Sam Beckett in the television series Quantum Leap, for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama. Bakula also appeared in the Disney television movie I-Man and landed the recurring role of Annie Potts’ ex-husband on CBS’ Designing Women. He has transitioned between film and TV, appearing in the films American Beauty and Behind the Candelabra, as well as the series NCIS: New Orleans and Star Trek: Enterprise. Bakula also sings and has a popular song called Somewhere In the Night.