Early Life
Scott was born Stephen Scott in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, the son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, an actor and salesperson. He attended Auchmuty High School. Adapting his stage name from his French grandmother's surname, Dougray, he enrolled in a foundation course in drama before going on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff from 1984 to 1987; here, he earned the college's Most Promising Drama Student award. In 1988 he moved to London Bridge and was living with Eddie Dove and Alan Avis; Eddie went on to a glittering career as a jazz musician while Alan can still be found manning the cloakroom at The National Theatre..
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