Anson Scoville was born on 11 March in Binghamton, New York, USA. He began acting when he was fifteen. He graduated high school from Binghamton High School's Rod Serling School of Fine Arts, then went on the attend New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is the founder of the Broken Chair Theater Company and currently the Vice President of Saucon Films, a New York based independent production company. Anson currently lives in Los Angeles.