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Scoot McNairy

Acting

Born November 11, 1977 · Dallas, Texas, USA

Also known as John Marcus Scoot McNairy · John Marcus Mcnairy · John '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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scoot McNairy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

INVINCIBLE

2021as King Lizard (voice)

Fargo

2014as Maurice LeFay

True Detective

2014as Tom Purcell

Bones

2005as Noel Liftin

The Shield

2002as Doug Obermyer

Pantheon

2022as Cody (voice)

How I Met Your Mother

2005as Fast Food Worker

Narcos: Mexico

2018as Walt Breslin

Halt and Catch Fire

2014as Gordon Clark

Gone Girl

2014as Tommy O'Hara

12 Years a Slave

2013as Brown

Godless

2017as Bill McNue

My Name Is Earl

2005as Bed Bug

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Vitas Long

Man on Fire

2026as Henry Tappan

A Quiet Place Part II

2020as Marina Man

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019as 'Lancer' - 'Business Bob' Gilbert

Argo

2012as Joe Stafford

C'mon C'mon

2021as Paul

Murder 101

2006as Panache (uncredited)

A Complete Unknown

2024as Woody Guthrie

Speak No Evil

2024as Ben Dalton

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

2022as Joseph Primm

The Comey Rule

2020as Rod Rosenstein

Love Life

2020as Bradley Field

Frank

2014as Don

Non-Stop

2014as Tom Bowen

The Parts You Lose

2019as Ronnie

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

2014as Jackson Norriss

Eleventh Hour

2008as Rudy Callistro

Luckiest Girl Alive

2022as Andrew Larson

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

2007as Wilson

D.E.B.S.

2004as Stoner

Bobby

2006as Beatnik

Black Sea

2014as Daniels

The Rover

2014as Henry

Promised Land

2012as Jeff Dennon

Monsters

2010as Andrew Kaulder

Lamb

2015as Jesse

Art School Confidential

2006as Army-Jacket

Wonderland

2003as Jack

East of Wall

2025as Roy Waters

Fairyland

2023as Steve Abbott

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016as Wallace Keefe

Killing Them Softly

2012as Frankie

Sleepover

2004as DJ at Club

Blood for Dust

2023as Cliff

Taurus

2022as Ray

Blonde

2022as Tommy Ewell / Richard Sherman

Destroyer

2018as Ethan