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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-11-11 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Scoot McNairy

Biography:

John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles in films such as Monsters (2010), Argo, Killing Them Softly (both 2012), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Speak No Evil, and Nightbitch (both 2024).

On television, McNairy starred as Gordon Clark in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017), Bill McNue in the Netflix miniseries Godless(2017), Walt Breslin on Netflix's Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021), Tom Purcell on the third season of True Detective (2019), and Rod Rosenstein in the Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule (2020). His accolades include an Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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Known For

Acting

2025

East of Wall as Roy Waters

2024

Speak No Evil as Ben Dalton
Nightbitch as Husband
The Line as Detective
A Complete Unknown as Woody Guthrie
Other Other as Spyro

2023

Fairyland as Steve Abbott

2022

Taurus as Ray
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile as Joseph Primm
Blonde as Tommy Ewell / Richard Sherman
Luckiest Girl Alive as Andrew Larson
Pantheon as Cody / Kurt (voice)
Pantheon as Soldier (voice)
Pantheon as Cody (voice)

2021

A Quiet Place Part II as Marina Man
C'mon C'mon as Paul
INVINCIBLE as King Lizard (voice)

2020

Love Life as Bradley Field
The Comey Rule as Rod Rosenstein

2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Lancer' - 'Business Bob' Gilbert
Carl's Motel as Jack

2018

Destroyer as Ethan
Narcos: Mexico as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Narcos: Mexico as Walt Breslin

2017

Aftermath as Jacob "Jake" Bonanos
Sleepless as Rob Novak
War Machine as Sean Cullen
Godless as Bill McNue

2016

2015

Lamb as Jesse

2014

The Rover as Henry
Frank as Don
Gone Girl as Tommy O'Hara
Non-Stop as Tom Bowen
Black Sea as Daniels
Fargo as Maurice LeFay
True Detective as Tom Purcell
Halt and Catch Fire as Gordon Clark

2013

Touchy Feely as Jesse
Dragon Day as Phil

2012

Argo as Joe Stafford
Promised Land as Jeff Dennon
The Napkin as Pete

2011

The Off Hours as Corey
A Night in the Woods as Brody Cartwright

2010

Monsters as Andrew Kaulder
Wreckage as Frank Jeffries

2009

Mr. Sadman as Stevie

2008

2007

Marcus as Charles

2006

Mr. Fix It as Dan
Bobby as Beatnik

2005

My Name Is Earl as Bed Bug
Bones as Noel Liftin
How I Met Your Mother as Fast Food Worker

2004

D.E.B.S. as Stoner
Sleepover as DJ at Club

2003

Wonderland as Jack

2002

The Shield as Doug Obermyer

2000

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Production

2015

Frank and Cindy as Producer

2014

Monsters: Dark Continent as Executive Producer

2013

Straight A's as Producer

2012

Please, Alfonso as Producer