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Scoot McNairy

Scoot McNairy

Actor, also producer · Born November 11, 1977 (48) · Dallas, Texas, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

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.

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Born
November 11, 1977 (48)
From
Dallas, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Scoot McNairy's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
20%
Survival
19%
Morality
18%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 10 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 11 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 19

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 23 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 25 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 25
Shadow
5 of 25
Hero
4 of 25
Herald
4 of 25
Mentor
3 of 25
Threshold guardian
2 of 25
Trickster
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
21
Dread
16
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
11
Other
38

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Scoot McNairy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Scoot McNairy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

92 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Family Movie(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Company(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Furious(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Danny Kelly

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Man on Fire(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Henry Tappan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Fairyland(2023)

    as Steve Abbott

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • East of Wall(2025)

    as Roy Waters

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Complete Unknown(2024)

    as Woody Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Nightbitch(2024)

    as Husband

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Line(2023)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Speak No Evil(2024)

    as Ben Dalton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Other Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Spyro

  • Blood for Dust(2023)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Santa Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Nate

  • Taurus(2022)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile(2022)

    as Joseph Primm

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Luckiest Girl Alive(2022)

    as Andrew Larson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Blonde(2022)

    as Tommy Ewell / Richard Sherman

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Pantheon(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cody (voice) · as Cody / Kurt (voice) · as Soldier (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • C'mon C'mon(2021)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A Quiet Place Part II(2020)

    as Marina Man

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as King Lizard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Comey Rule(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rod Rosenstein

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Love Life(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bradley Field

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as 'Lancer' - 'Business Bob' Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Carl's Motel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jack

  • The Parts You Lose(2019)

    as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Destroyer(2018)

    as Ethan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 21 episodes · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · as Walt Breslin

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter(2018)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Godless(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bill McNue

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • War Machine(2017)

    as Sean Cullen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Aftermath(2017)

    as Jacob "Jake" Bonanos

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sleepless(2017)

    as Rob Novak

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Wallace Keefe

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lamb(2015)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Our Brand Is Crisis(2015)

    as Buckley

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Frank and Cindy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Black Sea(2014)

    as Daniels

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Monsters: Dark Continent(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Gone Girl(2014)

    as Tommy O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Rover(2014)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Halt and Catch Fire(2014)

    Show 40 episodes · as Gordon Clark

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Frank(2014)

    as Don

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Maurice LeFay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Non-Stop(2014)

    as Tom Bowen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King(2014)

    as Jackson Norriss

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tom Purcell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • 12 Years a Slave(2013)

    as Brown

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Touchy Feely(2013)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Straight A's(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Day(2013)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Argo(2012)

    as Joe Stafford

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Please, Alfonso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Promised Land(2012)

    as Jeff Dennon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Killing Them Softly(2012)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Napkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pete

  • Angry White Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Walt

  • A Night in the Woods(2011)

    as Brody Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Off Hours(2011)

    as Corey

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wes and Ella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Wes

  • Wreckage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Frank Jeffries

  • Monsters(2010)

    as Andrew Kaulder

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Everything Will Happen Before You Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Matt

  • Mr. Sadman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Stevie

  • The Resurrection of Officer Rollins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Shooter

  • Eleventh Hour(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Rudy Callistro

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery(2008)

    as Panache

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • In Search of a Midnight Kiss(2007)

    Producer · as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Marcus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Charles

  • Blind Man(2007)

    as Sparky Collins

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mr. Fix It(2006)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bobby(2006)

    as Beatnik

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Army-Jacket

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Murder 101(2006)

    as Panache (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as TJ

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bed Bug

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Fast Food Worker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Noel Liftin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Herbie: Fully Loaded(2005)

    as Augie

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • D.E.B.S.(2004)

    as Stoner

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sleepover(2004)

    as DJ at Club

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • White Men in Seminole Flats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dale

  • Wonderland(2003)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sexless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ryan

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug Obermyer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Vitas Long

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Cowgirl's Last Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Randall

  • Die by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • McCarthy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Wrong Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Russell

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles, 87 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

$874M worldwide

Highest rated

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
20002026

Peak 2013 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 26 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting88 of 92: 87 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing5 of 92: 4 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2010s40 · 36 acting · 4 crew2020s24 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 41 roles
0308131823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2009–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2009
    • Independent Spirit Award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Scoot McNairy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 71 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Taurus (2022)

94th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Invincible (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Scoot McNairy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles29–88 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles15–69 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles37–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles25–81 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles30–84 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Scoot McNairy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scoot McNairy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Mendelsohn shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles