The Scandal Cast: Before They Were Stars

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Where was the cast of Scandal before Scandal? Find out now!

1. Kerry Washington (Olivia Pope)

As Olivia Pope she heads her own team of Gladiators but before she donned her white hat on Scandal, you could have actually seen Kerry on the ABC Afterschool Special "Magical Make-Over" and guest appearances on NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Wonderfalls, and Psych and as Chelina Hall on Boston Legal.

2. Columbus Short (Harrison Wright)

Although it sounds like we won't be seeing Harrison again on Scandal, you may have seen Columbus during his guest appearances on ER, Judging Amy, and That's So Raven or as Darius Hawthorne on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

3. Darby Stanchfield (Abby Whelan)

No wonder we love Darby so much. She's been on all of our favorite shows! She was April Green on Jericho, Shannon Gibbs the late wife of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, and Meredith, Rick Castle's ex on Castle.

4. Katie Lowes (Quinn Perkins)

Katie's been seen in small roles on soap operas Guiding Light and As the World Turns plus guest spots on everything from The Sopranos and NCIS to Ghost Whisperer and Castle before becoming "Little Huck" on Scandal.

5. Guillermo Diaz (Huck)

You might remember Guillermo going back to the 1990s with guest appearances on ER, Party of Five, The Sopranos, and Law & Order or more recently on No Ordinary Family or as Guillermo on Weeds.

6. Jeff Perry (Cyrus Beene)

Before becoming the wonderfully twisted Cyrus Beene on Scandal, Jeff played Thatcher Grey on Grey's Anatomy, was Terrence Steadman on Prison Break and had guest spots on Fringe, CSI, ER and many more. Back in the 1990s he had recurring roles on My So-Called Life and L.A. Law.

7. Joshua Malina (David Rosen)

Many of Joshua's fans remember his as Will Bailey on The West Wing and Peter Alpert on In Plain Sight. He's also had recurring roles as President Siebert on The Big Bang Theory and was seen as Kenny Mitchell on The Larry Sanders Show and Jeremy Goodwin on Sports Night.

8. Tony Goldwyn (President Fitzgerald Grant)

Tony's guest roles go all the way back to St. Elsewhere, Matlock and Designing Women in the '80s. Later he can be spotted on Without a Trace, The L Word, Dexter, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

9. Scott Foley (Jake Ballard)

Scott's credits go back to '90s hits like Dawson's Creek (Cliff Elliot) and Felicity (Noel Crane). He was also regularly seen on Scrubs, Cougar Town, Grey's Anatomy and True Blood but perhaps the job that best prepared him for taking on Jake Ballard was his role as Bob Brown, member of the special forces Alpha Team on The Unit.

10. Bellamy Young (Mellie Grant)

Bellamy started off as Dr. Courney Evans on Another World. But she later had many in guest spots including The Drew Carey Show, The X-Files, ER, NCIS, Castle, The Mentalist and Grey's Anatomy. Or maybe you noticed her on CSI Miami, Dirty Sexy Money's Ellen Darling, Dr. Miller on Scrubs or Beth Clemmons on Criminal Minds before finally become our favorite devious first wife on Scandal.

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