John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977), is an American
actor and producer known for his roles in films including Monsters,
Argo, Killing Them Softly, 12 Years a Slave, Frank, Gone Girl, Batman
v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In
television, he starred in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire,
True Detective, Narcos: Mexico, and the Netflix western miniseries
Godless.McNairy was born in Dallas, Texas, to Alicia Ann McNairy (née
Merchant) and Stewart Hall McNairy. Scoot has a brother named Mason
who is one of the founding members of The Thread. In addition to a
house in Dallas, the family had a ranch in rural Paris, Texas, where
they spent time on weekends and holidays. Growing up, he did theater
in after-school programs. His father began calling him Scooter when he
was about two years old. "A lot of people are like, oh, it must be
some amazing story. But it's because I used to scoot around on my
butt," says McNairy.McNairy has stated that he is "highly dyslexic"
and that he had to "go to dyslexia school for four years." He
describes himself as a visual learner and was attracted to films for
that reason. McNairy attended Lake Highlands High School.McNairy moved
to Austin, Texas, when he was 18 to attend the University of Texas at
Austin. He appeared in Wrong Numbers (2001), written and directed by
Alex Holdridge. The film won the Audience Award at the Austin Film
Festival. Holdridge was hired to remake Wrong Numbers into a studio
picture, which was never made.
actor and producer known for his roles in films including Monsters,
Argo, Killing Them Softly, 12 Years a Slave, Frank, Gone Girl, Batman
v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In
television, he starred in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire,
True Detective, Narcos: Mexico, and the Netflix western miniseries
Godless.McNairy was born in Dallas, Texas, to Alicia Ann McNairy (née
Merchant) and Stewart Hall McNairy. Scoot has a brother named Mason
who is one of the founding members of The Thread. In addition to a
house in Dallas, the family had a ranch in rural Paris, Texas, where
they spent time on weekends and holidays. Growing up, he did theater
in after-school programs. His father began calling him Scooter when he
was about two years old. "A lot of people are like, oh, it must be
some amazing story. But it's because I used to scoot around on my
butt," says McNairy.McNairy has stated that he is "highly dyslexic"
and that he had to "go to dyslexia school for four years." He
describes himself as a visual learner and was attracted to films for
that reason. McNairy attended Lake Highlands High School.McNairy moved
to Austin, Texas, when he was 18 to attend the University of Texas at
Austin. He appeared in Wrong Numbers (2001), written and directed by
Alex Holdridge. The film won the Audience Award at the Austin Film
Festival. Holdridge was hired to remake Wrong Numbers into a studio
picture, which was never made.
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