Scoot McNairy

John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and producer known for his roles in films such as Monsters, Argo, Killing Them Softly, 12 Years a Slave, Frank, Gone Girl and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He currently stars in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire. 2Early life McNairy was born in Dallas, Texas, to Alicia Ann McNairy (née Merchant) and Stewart Hall McNairy. He has an older brother. 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