Scoot McNairy

46 · Born: Nov 11, 1977

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Born Nov 11, 1977 Dallas, Texas, USA

Parents

Alicia Ann McNairy
Stewart Hall McNairy

Biography

John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles in Monsters, Argo, Killing Them Softly, 12 Years a Slave, Gone Girl, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In television, he starred in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire, True Detective, Narcos: Mexico, and the Netflix western miniseries Godless.

Career

acting

2024

Speak No Evil as Ben

2023

Fairyland as Steve Abbott

Blood for Dust as Cliff

2022

Blonde as Tom Ewell / Richard Sherman

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile as Mr. Primm

Taurus as Ray

Luckiest Girl Alive

Luckiest Girl Alive as Andrew Larson

Pantheon as Cody (voice)

2021

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II as Marina Man

C'mon C'mon as Paul

2020

Love Life as Bradley Field

The Comey Rule as Rod Rosenstein

Narcos: Mexico as Walt Breslin

2019

Carl's Motel as Jack

The Parts You Lose

The Parts You Lose as Ronnie

True Detective as Tom Purcell

2018

The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter as Greg

Long Way Back Home

Long Way Back Home as Red

Destroyer as Ethan

2017

Aftermath as Jacob "Jake" Bonanos

Sleepless as Rob Novak

Godless as Bill McNue

Fargo as Maurice LeFay

2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Wallace Keefe

2015

Lamb as Jesse

Our Brand Is Crisis as Buckley

2014

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King as Jackson Norriss

Frank as Don

Black Sea as Daniels

The Rover as Henry

Non-Stop as Tom Bowen

The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest

The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest as Mark DeFriest

Halt and Catch Fire

Halt and Catch Fire as Gordon Clark

2013

Dragon Day as Phil

Touchy Feely as Jesse

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave as Brown

2012

Argo as Joe Stafford

Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly as Frankie

Promised Land as Jeff Dennon

The Napkin as Pete

2011

Angry White Man

Angry White Man as Walt

A Night in the Woods

A Night in the Woods as Brody Cartwright

The Off Hours as Corey

2010

Wes and Ella as Wes

Wreckage as Frank Jeffries

Monsters as Andrew Kaulder

2009

The Resurrection of Officer Rollins

The Resurrection of Officer Rollins as Shooter

2008

Murder 101 as Panache

Bones as Noel Liftin

2007

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

In Search of a Midnight Kiss as Wilson

Marcus as Charles

2006

Mr. Fix It as Dan

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother as Fast Food Worker

2005

Herbie Fully Loaded

Herbie Fully Loaded as Augie