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I really wish Tom Everett Scott would find a great role he could sink his teeth into for a few years. He's so talented, and yet he keeps ending up in short-lived and dead-end roles.

The actor has signed for a two-episode guest stint on NBC's Law & Order, playing Governor Shalvoy, according to a Hollywood Reporter story. He'll be joined in one of the episodes by Alison Elliott, playing his wife, Rita Shalvoy.

Since breaking onto the Hollywood scene in 1996's That Thing You Do, Scott has floundered in short-lived series like 2002's Philly, playing Kim Delaney's love interest, and 2006's Saved, where he played a troubled paramedic. Most recently, he played Lucy Liu's estranged fiance on Cashmere Mafia.

Scott's also kept busy with movies like Because I Said So and the Air Buddies franchise, where he voices the part of Buddy, the loveable Golden Retriever. He has a few film roles coming up, including Everything's Going to Be Alright and Tanner Hall.

Still, not nearly enough for fans like me. Please, someone give this guy a great role, so I can adore him on a weekly basis.