Acting
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.
Also known as
John Marcus Scoot McNairy · John Marcus Mcnairy · John 'Scoot' McNairy · John McNairy · Scooter · 스쿳 맥네이리 · Скут МакНэйри · Скут Макнейрі · 史考特·麥奈利 · اسکات مکنِیری · اسکات مک نیری
Photos
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
91
Acting credits
0
Directing
0
Writing
5
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.6INVINCIBLE
2021 · tv · as King Lizard (voice)
- 2
★ 8.3True Detective
2014 · tv · as Tom Purcell
- 3
★ 8.3Fargo
2014 · tv · as Maurice LeFay
- 4
★ 8.2Bones
2005 · tv · as Noel Liftin
- 5
★ 8.2The Shield
2002 · tv · as Doug Obermyer
- 6
★ 8.1Pantheon
2022 · tv · as Cody / Kurt (voice)
- 7
★ 8.1How I Met Your Mother
2005 · tv · as Fast Food Worker
- 8
★ 7.912 Years a Slave
2013 · movie · as Brown
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 1
20,146 votesGone Girl
2014 · movie
- 2
19,159 votesBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · movie
- 3
15,024 votesOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · movie
- 412,089 votes
12 Years a Slave
2013 · movie
- 5
9,047 votesArgo
2012 · movie
- 6
7,506 votesA Quiet Place Part II
2021 · movie
- 75,967 votes
INVINCIBLE
2021 · tv
- 85,822 votes
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · tv
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
2000 1 title(s)
2002 1 title(s)
2005 6 title(s)
2006 4 title(s)
2007 3 title(s)
2008 2 title(s)
2010 4 title(s)
2011 3 title(s)
2012 5 title(s)
2013 4 title(s)
2014 12 title(s)
Black Sea
movie · as Daniels · ★ 6.3
Fargo
tv · as Maurice LeFay · ★ 8.3
Frank
movie · as Don · ★ 6.8
Gone Girl
movie · as Tommy O'Hara · ★ 7.9
Halt and Catch Fire
tv · as Gordon Clark · ★ 7.9
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
movie · as Jackson Norriss · ★ 6.8
Monsters: Dark Continent
movie · Executive Producer · ★ 4.7
Non-Stop
movie · as Tom Bowen · ★ 6.8
Off Camera with Sam Jones
tv · as Self · ★ 5.0
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
movie · as Self · ★ 5.0
The Rover
movie · as Henry · ★ 6.3
True Detective
tv · as Tom Purcell · ★ 8.3
