Scoot McNairy

Acting

Scoot McNairy

Born November 11, 1977Dallas, Texas, USA92 credits

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.

Known For

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

TV

2026

Family Movie

Family Movie

Movie

2026

Fairyland
5.9

Fairyland

Movie

2025

East of Wall
6.1

East of Wall

Movie

2025

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
8.0

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

Movie

2025

A Complete Unknown
7.1

A Complete Unknown

Movie

2024

Filmography

Man on Fire
2026Man on Fireas Henry TappanTV
Family Movie
2026Family MovieMovie
Fairyland
2025Fairylandas Steve AbbottMovie
East of Wall
2025East of Wallas Roy WatersMovie
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
2025On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"as SelfMovie
A Complete Unknown
2024A Complete Unknownas Woody GuthrieMovie
Nightbitch
2024Nightbitchas HusbandMovie
The Line
2024The Lineas DetectiveMovie
Speak No Evil
2024Speak No Evilas Ben DaltonMovie
Other Other
2024Other Otheras SpyroMovie
Blood for Dust
2024Blood for Dustas CliffMovie
The Santa Stories
2023The Santa Storiesas NateTV
Taurus
2022Taurusas RayMovie
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022Lyle, Lyle, Crocodileas Joseph PrimmMovie
Luckiest Girl Alive
2022Luckiest Girl Aliveas Andrew LarsonMovie
Blonde
2022Blondeas Tommy Ewell / Richard ShermanMovie
Pantheon
2022Pantheonas Cody / Kurt (voice)TV
C'mon C'mon
2021C'mon C'monas PaulMovie
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
2021Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCARas Narrator (voice)Movie
A Quiet Place Part II
2021A Quiet Place Part IIas Marina ManMovie
Invincible
2021Invincibleas King Lizard (voice)TV
The Comey Rule
2020The Comey Ruleas Rod RosensteinTV
Love Life
2020Love Lifeas Bradley FieldTV
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywoodas 'Lancer' - 'Business Bob' GilbertMovie
Carl's Motel
2019Carl's Motelas JackMovie
The Parts You Lose
2019The Parts You Loseas RonnieMovie
Destroyer
2018Destroyeras EthanMovie
Narcos: Mexico
2018Narcos: Mexicoas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)TV
Long Way Back Home
2018Long Way Back Homeas RedMovie
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
2018The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunteras GregMovie
Godless
2017Godlessas Bill McNueTV
War Machine
2017War Machineas Sean CullenMovie
Aftermath
2017Aftermathas Jacob "Jake" BonanosMovie
Sleepless
2017Sleeplessas Rob NovakMovie
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceas Wallace KeefeMovie
Lamb
2015Lambas JesseMovie
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015Our Brand Is Crisisas BuckleyMovie
Black Sea
2014Black Seaas DanielsMovie
Monsters: Dark Continent
2014Monsters: Dark ContinentExecutive ProducerMovie
Gone Girl
2014Gone Girlas Tommy O'HaraMovie
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'as SelfMovie
The Rover
2014The Roveras HenryMovie
Halt and Catch Fire
2014Halt and Catch Fireas Gordon ClarkTV
Frank
2014Frankas DonMovie
Fargo
2014Fargoas Maurice LeFayTV
Non-Stop
2014Non-Stopas Tom BowenMovie
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
2014Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the Kingas Jackson NorrissMovie
True Detective
2014True Detectiveas Tom PurcellTV
12 Years a Slave
201312 Years a Slaveas BrownMovie
Touchy Feely
2013Touchy Feelyas JesseMovie
Dragon Day
2013Dragon Dayas PhilMovie
Argo
2012Argoas Joe StaffordMovie
Promised Land
2012Promised Landas Jeff DennonMovie
Killing Them Softly
2012Killing Them Softlyas FrankieMovie
The Napkin
2012The Napkinas PeteMovie
Angry White Man
2011Angry White Manas WaltMovie
A Night in the Woods
2011A Night in the Woodsas Brody CartwrightMovie
The Off Hours
2011The Off Hoursas CoreyMovie
Wes and Ella
2010Wes and Ellaas WesMovie
Wreckage
2010Wreckageas Frank JeffriesMovie
Monsters
2010Monstersas Andrew KaulderMovie
Everything Will Happen Before You Die
2010Everything Will Happen Before You Dieas MattMovie
Mr. Sadman
2009Mr. Sadmanas StevieMovie
The Resurrection of Officer Rollins
2009The Resurrection of Officer Rollinsas ShooterMovie
Eleventh Hour
2008Eleventh Houras Rudy CallistroTV
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008Murder 101: The Locked Room Mysteryas PanacheMovie
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
2007In Search of a Midnight Kissas WilsonMovie
Marcus
2007Marcusas CharlesMovie
Blind Man
2007Blind Manas Sparky CollinsMovie
Mr. Fix It
2006Mr. Fix Itas DanMovie
Bobby
2006Bobbyas BeatnikMovie
Art School Confidential
2006Art School Confidentialas Army-JacketMovie
Murder 101
2006Murder 101as Panache (uncredited)Movie
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earlas Bed BugTV
Close to Home
2005Close to Homeas T.J.TV
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Fast Food WorkerTV
Bones
2005Bonesas Noel LiftinTV
Herbie Fully Loaded
2005Herbie Fully Loadedas AugieMovie
D.E.B.S.
2005D.E.B.S.as StonerMovie
Sleepover
2004Sleepoveras DJ at ClubMovie
White Men in Seminole Flats
2004White Men in Seminole Flatsas DaleMovie
Wonderland
2003Wonderlandas JackMovie
S
2003Sexlessas RyanMovie
The Shield
2002The Shieldas Doug ObermyerTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Vitas LongTV
McCarthy
—McCarthyMovie
Cowgirl's Last Ride
—Cowgirl's Last Rideas RandallMovie
D
—Die by NightMovie
T
—The Life and Deaths of Wilson SheddMovie
W
—Wrong Numbersas RussellMovie
F
—FuriousTV