Scoot McNairy
Biography
Scoot McNairy is an American actor who was born in Dallas, Texas, and did theater in after-school programs before attending the University of Texas at Austin. He appeared in Wrong Numbers in 2001, and later took small parts in Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) and Art School Confidential (2006). His breakout was In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007), which he also produced. He starred in Monsters (2010), then in Killing Them Softly (2012), Argo (2012), Promised Land (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and Frank (2014). He played Gordon Clark in Halt and Catch Fire from 2014 to 2017 and appeared in Godless, Narcos: Mexico, True Detective, and The Comey Rule. His honors include an Independent Spirit Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an International Emmy nomination for Narcos: Mexico. Later films include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022), Nightbitch (2024), and Speak No Evil (2024).
48years old
Turns 49 on November 11in 1 day
- Born Dallas
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- John Marcus McNairy (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 21 years2004 to 2025
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Getting ready for a role
Scoot McNairy played Joe Stafford in Argo. He learned Persian for the part and spoke it during the character's final monologue in the film.
Behind the camera
McNairy produced and starred in the 2007 movie In Search of a Midnight Kiss, which people call his breakout film.
A change of course
McNairy moved to Los Angeles for film school but dropped out after a year and took up carpentry and building film sets.
First role
In 2001, McNairy appeared in Wrong Numbers, a film Alex Holdridge wrote and directed. It took the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival.
Scoot McNairy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Andrew Dominik directed two of these films, Angela Robinson two. Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Andrew Dominik
All films by Angela Robinson
Also two films together8 more actors
- John KrasinskiA Quiet Place Part II (2021) and Promised Land (2012)
- Jimmi SimpsonHerbie Fully Loaded (2005) and D.E.B.S. (2004)
- Aaron PaulThe Parts You Lose (2019) and Wreckage (2010)
- Rosemarie DeWittTouchy Feely (2013) and Promised Land (2012)
- Titus WelliverArgo (2012) and Promised Land (2012)
- Lupita Nyong'oNon-Stop (2014) and 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Christopher Berry12 Years a Slave (2013) and Killing Them Softly (2012)
- Jill RitchieHerbie Fully Loaded (2005) and D.E.B.S. (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Scoot McNairy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.4 billion
26 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 26 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 26Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$874M36.4% of the total
- 2$297M12.4% of the total
- 3$232M9.7% of the total
- 4$223M9.3% of the total
- 5$187M7.8% of the total
- 6$144M6.0% of the total
- 7$141M5.9% of the total
- 8$111M4.6% of the total
$192 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total