The actor, who plays the president in the show, has a long history of acting in and producing films.

When "Scandal" debuted last spring, its premise seemed clear-cut.
This latest melodrama from Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy") starred Kerry Washington as boss of a Beltway crisis management firm that fixes problems for the D.C. mighty.
Clearly, Olivia Pope was well-connected: She had been the communications director to the president of the United States and helped put Fitzgerald Grant in the White House.
For the Grant Administration, this could mean big problems.
"When I was signed for the show, Shonda indicated that she had big plans for Fitz and Olivia," Goldwyn said, "but you never know."
Now 52, Goldwyn first caught the public's eye as Patrick Swayze's best friend in the box office smash "Ghost." He went on to appear in "The Pelican Brief," Oliver Stone's "Nixon," and as astronaut Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon."
His father, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., is a successful producer as well, but who was careful to shield Tony from the Hollywood glitter: "He really wanted to make sure we weren't Hollywood brats," said Tony, who witnessed only one film production as a child: an episode of "The Night Stalker."
"Suddenly, after all the struggling, I was in this huge hit, and I didn't know what to do next," Goldwyn recalled. "I realized: You can't control your career, what opportunities come your way, what happens in the marketplace."
"Directing takes the pressure off as an actor," he explained, allowing him to be more selective in the acting roles he takes. With that, he shares his criteria for which acting jobs he accepts: Does the material interest him and can he do something with it? Who else is involved that he might like to work with? How much does it pay?
"If an offer satisfies any two of these three, I'll take it," he said.
So which two conditions does "Scandal" satisfy?
"It's a trifecta," he replies. "Thank God, this really is a dream job!"