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Scoot McNairy

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Biography

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.

Notable films

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The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

As Wallace Keefe

A Quiet Place Part II

As Marina Man

Argo

As Joe Stafford

Speak No Evil

As Ben Dalton

Godless

As Bill McNue

A Complete Unknown

As Woody Guthrie

Nightbitch

As Husband

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When the Camera Refuses to Blink

A chain of films about people who have crossed a line, and the directors who hold the lens steady. No absolution, no easy exits, only the long look at what we a...

7 films

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