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Scoot McNairy
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McNairy at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
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John McNairy
November 11, 1977 |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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John "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor. He is famous for his roles in many movies and TV shows. Some of his well-known films include Monsters (2010), Argo (2012), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
On television, Scoot McNairy played Gordon Clark in the drama Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017). He also starred as Walt Breslin in Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021) and Tom Purcell in True Detective (2019). He has won an Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his acting.
Growing Up
Scoot McNairy was born in Dallas, Texas. His family also had a ranch near Paris, Texas, where they spent weekends. When he was young, he enjoyed doing theater after school. His father started calling him "Scooter" when he was about two years old. This was because he used to scoot around on his bottom!
McNairy has shared that he is "highly dyslexic". This means he learns differently, especially with reading and writing. He went to a special school for dyslexia for four years. He says he learns best by seeing things, which is why he was drawn to movies. He went to Lake Highlands High School.
His Acting Journey
Scoot McNairy moved to Austin, Texas, when he was 18. He went to the University of Texas at Austin. In 2001, he appeared in a film called Wrong Numbers. This movie won an award at the Austin Film Festival.
He later moved to Los Angeles to study film. After a year, he left school and started working behind the scenes. He built film sets and worked as an extra. Soon, he got steady work in over 200 TV commercials. This led to him getting roles in movies, which he has been doing since 2001.
Early Roles
In the early 2000s, McNairy often played unique young men. He had small parts in movies like Wonderland and Herbie: Fully Loaded. In 2010, he starred in the alien movie Monsters. Much of the talking in this film was made up on the spot. It was filmed in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Texas.
Big Movies and TV Shows
In 2012, McNairy played Frankie in the movie Killing Them Softly with Brad Pitt. This helped him get many important roles. He appeared in Ben Affleck's Argo and Promised Land. For his role in Argo, he learned some Persian for his final speech.
In 2013, he was in 12 Years a Slave, which also starred Brad Pitt. He also worked with Michael Fassbender in Frank. McNairy also appeared in Non-Stop with Liam Neeson.
He starred as Gordon Clark in the TV show Halt and Catch Fire. This show was about the early computer business in the 1980s and 1990s. It ran for four seasons from 2014 to 2017 and was very popular with critics. Interestingly, the actress who played his wife in Halt and Catch Fire, Kerry Bishé, also played his wife in Argo. McNairy also played Wallace Keefe in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In 2016, he joined the cast of Fargo for its third season.
In 2017, McNairy played a crime boss in Sleepless. He then returned to TV in the Netflix western show Godless. Since 2018, he has played DEA Agent Walt Breslin in Narcos: Mexico. He was praised for his role as Tom Purcell in the third season of True Detective in 2019.
More recently, McNairy appeared in Taurus (2022) and Blonde (2022). He also starred in the Netflix movie Luckiest Girl Alive and the musical comedy Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile in 2022. He also lent his voice to the animated series Pantheon.
In 2024, McNairy played folk singer Woody Guthrie in the movie A Complete Unknown, which is about Bob Dylan. He also appeared in Speak No Evil and Nightbitch.
Film Producer
Besides acting, Scoot McNairy has also worked as a producer. He produced the 2007 film In Search of a Midnight Kiss, where he also starred. This movie is often called his breakout film. He has produced other projects like A Night in the Woods (2012) and Angry White Man (2011).
Other Projects
- In 2002, McNairy was in the music video for "A Movie Script Ending" by Death Cab for Cutie.
- In 2006, he appeared in the music video for "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor.
Personal Life
Scoot McNairy married actress Whitney Able in 2010. They started dating about six months before they acted together in the movie Monsters. They have two children together. In November 2019, they announced that they had divorced. He is currently in a relationship with actress Sosie Bacon.
Awards and Recognitions
Scoot McNairy has received several awards and nominations for his work:
- In 2009, he won the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards for In Search of a Midnight Kiss.
- In 2012, he won the Ensemble of the Year award at the Hollywood Film Awards for Argo.
- Also in 2012, he won the Ensemble Cast Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for Argo.
- In 2013, he was part of the cast that won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Argo.
- He was nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2022 for his role in Narcos: Mexico.
Images for kids
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Scoot McNairy at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
See also
In Spanish: Scoot McNairy para niños
