Scoot McNairy
Biography
Scoot McNairy is an American actor and film producer. Born on November 11, 1977, in Dallas, Texas, USA, he is known for his roles in films such as Monsters, Argo, Killing Them Softly, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Speak No Evil, and Nightbitch. On television, McNairy has appeared in AMC's period drama Halt and Catch Fire, Netflix's miniseries Godless, Narcos: Mexico, True Detective, and Showtime's miniseries The Comey Rule. He has received recognition for his work, including an Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. McNairy has a total of 95 known credits, and his acting career spans multiple genres and platforms.
Career overview
Scoot McNairy is an American actor known for his work in film and television. He has appeared in a number of notable films, including Monsters, Argo, Killing Them Softly, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Speak No Evil, as well as the 2024 film Nightbitch.
In addition to his film work, McNairy has also had a successful career in television. He has starred in several notable series, including the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire, where he played the role of Gordon Clark from 2014 to 2017. He also appeared in the Netflix miniseries Godless, playing the character Bill McNue in 2017. McNairy's other notable television roles include Walt Breslin on Netflix's Narcos: Mexico, which he played from 2018 to 2021, and Tom Purcell on the third season of True Detective in 2019. He also appeared in the Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule, playing the role of Rod Rosenstein in 2020.
Throughout his career, McNairy has accumulated a number of credits, with 95 known credits listed. He has received recognition for his work, including an Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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- Man on Fire (2026) as Henry Tappan
- Furious (2026)
- Family Movie (2026)
- Fairyland (2025) as Steve Abbott
- East of Wall (2025) as Roy Waters
- On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" (2025) as Self
- Speak No Evil (2024) as Ben Dalton
- A Complete Unknown (2024) as Woody Guthrie
- Blood for Dust (2024) as Cliff
- Other Other (2024) as Spyro
- Nightbitch (2024) as Husband
- The Line (2024) as Detective
- The Santa Stories (2023) as Nate
- Pantheon (2022) as Cody / Kurt (voice)
- Pantheon (2022) as Soldier (voice)
- Pantheon (2022) as Cody (voice)
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) as Joseph Primm
- Blonde (2022) as Tommy Ewell / Richard Sherman
- Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) as Andrew Larson
- Taurus (2022) as Ray
- INVINCIBLE (2021) as King Lizard (voice)
- A Quiet Place Part II (2021) as Marina Man
- C'mon C'mon (2021) as Paul
- Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR (2021) as Narrator (voice)
- Love Life (2020) as Bradley Field
- The Comey Rule (2020) as Rod Rosenstein
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) as 'Lancer' - 'Business Bob' Gilbert
- The Parts You Lose (2019) as Ronnie
- Carl's Motel (2019) as Jack
- Narcos: Mexico (2018) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Narcos: Mexico (2018) as Walt Breslin
- Destroyer (2018) as Ethan
- The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018) as Greg
- Godless (2017) as Bill McNue
- War Machine (2017) as Sean Cullen
- Sleepless (2017) as Rob Novak
- Aftermath (2017) as Jacob "Jake" Bonanos
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as Wallace Keefe
- Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) as Buckley
- Frank and Cindy (2015) Producer
- Lamb (2015) as Jesse
- Fargo (2014) as Maurice LeFay
- True Detective (2014) as Tom Purcell
- Gone Girl (2014) as Tommy O'Hara
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Halt and Catch Fire (2014) as Gordon Clark
- Non-Stop (2014) as Tom Bowen
- The Rover (2014) as Henry
- Black Sea (2014) as Daniels
- Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014) as Jackson Norriss
- Frank (2014) as Don
- Monsters: Dark Continent (2014) Executive Producer
- Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' (2014) as Self
- 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Brown
- Dragon Day (2013) as Phil
- Straight A's (2013) Producer
- Touchy Feely (2013) as Jesse
- Argo (2012) as Joe Stafford
- Killing Them Softly (2012) as Frankie
- Promised Land (2012) as Jeff Dennon
- Please, Alfonso (2012) Producer
- The Napkin (2012) as Pete
- Angry White Man (2011) as Walt
- The Off Hours (2011) as Corey
- A Night in the Woods (2011) as Brody Cartwright
- Monsters (2010) as Andrew Kaulder
- Wreckage (2010) as Frank Jeffries
- Wes and Ella (2010) as Wes
- Everything Will Happen Before You Die (2010) as Matt
- The Resurrection of Officer Rollins (2009) as Shooter
- Mr. Sadman (2009) as Stevie
- Eleventh Hour (2008) as Rudy Callistro
- Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008) as Panache
- Blind Man (2007) as Sparky Collins
- Marcus (2007) as Charles
- In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007) as Wilson
- In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007) Producer
- Art School Confidential (2006) as Army-Jacket
- Bobby (2006) as Beatnik
- Mr. Fix It (2006) as Dan
- Murder 101 (2006) as Panache (uncredited)
- Bones (2005) as Noel Liftin
- How I Met Your Mother (2005) as Fast Food Worker
- My Name Is Earl (2005) as Bed Bug
- Close to Home (2005) as TJ
- Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) as Augie
- D.E.B.S. (2005) as Stoner
- Sleepover (2004) as DJ at Club
- White Men in Seminole Flats (2004) as Dale
- Wonderland (2003) as Jack
- Sexless (2003) as Ryan
- The Shield (2002) as Doug Obermyer
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Vitas Long
- The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
- Cowgirl's Last Ride as Randall
- Die by Night
- McCarthy
- Wrong Numbers as Russell