• His mother is Sheila Ryan.
• Son of actor James Caan.
• Stars in Nicolas Cage's directorial debut, Sonny (2002) - "Sonny" was the name of Scott"s father's (James Caan) character in The Godfather (1972), which is incidentally directed by Nicolas Cage's uncle, Francis Ford Coppola.
• Nephew of producer Ronnie Caan.
• Formed a rap duo called the Whooliganz as a teenager. They had one single in 1993 called "Put Your Handz Up". His rap alias was Mad Skillz. His rapping partner was The Alchemist who is now a top hip-hop producer.

Scott Caan most recently made his directorial debut on Dallas 362, which he wrote and starred in. The film won the Critic's Choice Award at this year's Cinevegas Film Festival. Dallas 362 also was invited to the 2004 Toronto, Denver and London film festivals.

Caan wrote, directed and starred in the Playhouse West production of Minor Holidays. Caan's other feature film credits include American Outlaws, Ready To Rumble, Varsity Blues, Gone In Sixty Seconds, Boiler Room and The Enemy Of The State. He has starred in numerous independent films including Novocaine, Black And White, Nowhere To Go, Bongwater, Greg Araki's Nowhere and Lunchtime Special.

Caan sold his original screenplay Chasing the Party: How Hugh Hefner Saved My Life to Disney, with Jerry Bruckheimer set to produce. He has also written, directed and starred in several original plays at Playhouse West, which include Minor Holidays, 9-11, Almost Love and The Fight.

Caan will next star with Paul Walker in Into The Blue.

Caan is currently in production on the independent Nailed Right In for director Michael Corrente.