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Acting

Scoot McNairy

Career: Active from 2003 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 32
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Halt and Catch Fire
83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2013 · Won
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Source: Wikidata

Characters

11

The characters Scoot McNairy played, best-known titles first.

Scoot McNairy as Wallace Keefe

Scoot McNairy as Tom Purcell

Scoot McNairy as Tom Bowen

Scoot McNairy as Ben

Scoot McNairy as Walt Breslin

Scoot McNairy as Bill McNue

Scoot McNairy as Gordon Clark

Scoot McNairy as Danny

Scoot McNairy as Cody

Scoot McNairy as Mr. Primm

Scoot McNairy as Henry Tappan

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Scoot McNairy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.7, average 2.5
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4
Fantasy
1.1, average 1.7
Nostalgia
3.3, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 10
Psychological Drama 4
Social Commentary 4
Gritty Crime Thriller 3
Moral Ambiguity 3
Psychological Tension 3
Indie Drama 3
Strong Female Lead 2
Claustrophobic Thriller 2
Tense Atmosphere 2
Slow-Burn Narrative 2
Emotional Catharsis 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

4 titles

as Russell

Bruce and Peter

Executive Producer

Cowgirl's Last Ride

as Randall

The Problem with Poets

as Ramsey

2020s

25 titles · average score 68

Furious

77

TV show · as Danny Kelly

Man on Fire

63

TV show · as Henry Tappan

The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

78

as Wilson Shedd

Fairyland

78

as Steve Abbott

East of Wall

74

as Roy Waters

Speak No Evil

72

as Ben Dalton

Nightbitch

54

as Husband

A Complete Unknown

75

as Woody Guthrie

Blood for Dust

57

as Cliff

Blonde

46

as Tommy Ewell / Richard Sherman

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

63

as Joseph Primm

C'mon C'mon

81

as Paul

2010s

40 titles · average score 61

The Parts You Lose

58

as Ronnie

The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

44

as Greg

Godless

76

TV show · as Bill McNue

Aftermath

46

as Jacob "Jake" Bonanos

Sleepless

39

as Rob Novak

Halt and Catch Fire

83

TV show · as Gordon Clark

Non-Stop

61

as Tom Bowen

The Rover

65

as Henry

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

66

as Jackson Norriss

True Detective

76

TV show · as Tom Purcell

Killing Them Softly

63

as Frankie

Monsters

65

as Andrew Kaulder

2000s

23 titles · average score 59

Mr. Sadman

as Stevie

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

61

as Panache

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

72

as Wilson

Mr. Fix It

49

as Dan

How I Met Your Mother

75

TV show · as Fast Food Worker

Bones

67

TV show · as Noel Liftin

My Name Is Earl

78

TV show · as Bed Bug

Herbie Fully Loaded

47

as Augie

Close to Home

60

TV show · as TJ

White Men in Seminole Flats

as Dale

The Shield

87

TV show · as Doug Obermyer

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

67

TV show · as Vitas Long