“Don’t try and do the right thing because there is no right thing, there’s just the right thing for you,” says Scottie Thompson.

A serious ballerina throughout her youth in Virginia, Scottie went on to attend Harvard University where she graduated with a degree in Performance Studies and Literature. She remains a voracious reader of novels, and travels frequently to faraway countries you’ve never heard of in search of adventure.

After a number of high-profile guest roles on shows like “NCIS” and “Ugly Betty,” Scottie finally landed a major network series role as Diana Van Dine on NBC‘s new action-drama “Trauma.”  Yet she still laughs at practically anything, and would rather talk about the Murakami novel then the Emmys.

ACTOR2WATCH: So what was your first real break as an actor?

SCOTTIE THOMPSON: My role in “Brotherhood.” It was a series on Showtime and it was my first professional audition ever. I didn’t know what a pilot was, and Philip Noyce was directing it and I didn’t know who he was or Jason Isaacs, the lead actor. I had no idea what any of it was, and I went in for a day player and ended up with a completely different role that recurred for a few episodes. 

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