Scott Bolton is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Bolton played junior rugby league for the Innisfail Brothers and made his NRL debut for the Cowboys in 2007, he played 6 games that season. By 2009 Bolton had become one of the Cowboys rising stars. He played in all 24 games in 2009. And had been talked about as a future Representative player by Queensland coach Mal Meninga and his coaching staff. In seasons 2009 to 2010 Scott Bolton was named in Mal Meninga's Queensland Origin Emerging Squad. In season 2010 Bolton was one of the Cowboys' best players in a disappointing season. He set a new record for the most tries in a season scored by a Cowboys' forward. He started all 24 matches and averaged 109 metres, 30 tackles, 12 linebreaks, and over 20 offloads a match. Bolton managed to play over 78 minutes a game in the season. Injuries significantly affected Bolton's 2011 season: he tore his left calf muscle in round 1 against the Brisbane Broncos. 

May 9th, 1987 in Innisfail (Age 36)