Scott met John Barrowman in 1993, when he came the Chichester Festival Theatre to see his future husband in the production of “Rope”, in which he had a major role. Scott managed to meet John in person after the performance, and they kept in touch for a couple of weeks, until they decided to meet again, and eventually started dating. On 27 December 2006 Scott and John found an opportunity to officially sign the papers of their civil partnership at the commitment ceremony in Cardiff Bay. On 2 July 2013, the couple officially married in California. John Barrowman has always been openly gay, which made it easier for him to arrange his personal life the way he wanted to.
Both Scott and John share a lot of mutual pictures on their Instagram account, posting photos from their trips, vacations and other moments their family enjoy together. Scott always accompanies his husband on every social event he is invited to.
Who is John Barrowman?
Born on 11 March 1967, in Glasgow, Scotland, John Barrowman is mostly famous for his numerous works on TV, including hosting such popular shows as “Dancing On Ice”. Starting his acting career with roles in such musicals as “Hello, Dolly!”, “Anything Goes” and “Camelot”, John proved his performing skills, and attracted the attention of famous theatre directors, who offered him more and more roles in their productions.
After graduating from United States International University (USIU) in San Diego, to where he moved in pursuit of his acting career, John landed the role in one of the productions of the Prince Edward Theatre in 1989. After that his career took a twist and lifted him on the new level, and he then appeared in multiple productions at the Queen’s Theatre, Her Majesty’s Theatre, the Old Vic Theatre, and many more.
John Barrowman’s further successful acting and TV hosting career
In 1993 John started his TV presenting career, hosting the children’s variety program “Live & Kicking”, which was aired on Saturdays. In 1996 he was invited to become one of the hosts of the reality music show “How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?”, working with Zoe Tyler and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
In 2007 he was a judge on “Any Dream Will Do”, and in 2012 co-hosted Live Comic Con in San Diego, then in 2020 John was named to be one of the judges for the popular show “Dancing On Ice” for its Series 12.
As to his acting career, he’s starred in such popular TV series as “Torchwood” (2006 – 2011), in which he played the role of Captain Jack Harkness, “Arrow” (2012 – 2019), landing the role of Malcolm Merlyn, the Dark Archer, and “Legends of Tomorrow” (2017, 2019). John also appeared opposite Kevin Kline in the comedy “De-Lovely” which was later nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
