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Also known as John Marcus McNairy, John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy

American actor and producer

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Scoot McNairy, born John Marcus McNairy on 11 November 1977 in Dallas, Texas, USA, works as an actor, film producer and television actor. He was educated at the University of Texas at Austin, began his career in 2001, and works in the field of film production.

McNairy is the spouse of Whitney Able and has two children. His notable work is Speak No Evil.

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Film & TV

Dallas, Texas, USA

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…

Known for

  • Family Movie2026
  • Man on Fire — Henry Tappan2026
  • Fairyland — Steve Abbott2025
  • East of Wall — Roy Waters2025
  • On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" — Self2025
  • Speak No Evil — Ben Dalton2024
  • Nightbitch — Husband2024
  • The Line — Detective2024
  • Blood for Dust — Cliff2024
  • A Complete Unknown — Woody Guthrie2024

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Key facts

Born
John McNairy , ( 1977-11-11 ) November 11, 1977 (age 48) , Dallas , Texas , U.S.
Occupations
Actor film producer
Years active
2001–present
Spouse
Whitney Able ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 ) ​

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Instance of
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Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Dallas
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Notable work
Speak No Evil
Field of work
film production
Image
Scoot McNairy at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. 02 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1977-11-11
birth name
John Marcus McNairy
start of work period
2001-00-00
social media followers
7451
writing language
English language
Commons category
Scoot McNairy
name in native language
Scoot McNairy
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Encyclopedic overview

John "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor. 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), Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (2022), 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, as well as an International Emmy Award nomination for Narcos: Mexico.

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