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Scott MacArthur
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Scott MacArthur (born August 6, 1979) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Jimmy Shepherd, a main character on the Fox comedy series The Mick.[2][3]
Key Information
Career
[edit]MacArthur starred in the Fox series The Mick from 2017 to 2018. MacArthur was initially hired as a writer for the series.[4] The Jimmy character was played by Nat Faxon in the original pilot for The Mick, with the knowledge that Faxon would not be able to continue in the role if the pilot got picked up to series. After offering the role to MacArthur, Fox re-shot the pilot prior to the series debut.[2]
MacArthur has also appeared in films, such as The Diabolical (2015) and Answers to Nothing (2011), as well as numerous guest roles on television.[5] He appeared in the 2019 Breaking Bad epilogue film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, as welder/criminal Neil Kandy.[6] MacArthur appeared in a recurring role in The Righteous Gemstones as Scotty "the Devil", a moronic stuntman turned extortionist.[7]
In September 2024, he was cast in a recurring role on the upcoming superhero series Spider-Noir.[8]
In February 2025, MacArthur was cast in Netflix series Running Point as Ness Gordon, the older brother of Kate Hudson's character, Isla Gordon.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Answers to Nothing | Allan | |
| 2012 | Good Satan | Frank | |
| The Longer Day of Happiness | Bob | ||
| The Motel Life | Officer Mori | ||
| 2013 | Ghost Team One | Elder Ammon | |
| Coldwater | Gillis | ||
| 2016 | The Diabolical | Officer Chambers | |
| 2017 | Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins | Marcel | |
| 2019 | Rim of the World | Lou | |
| El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Neil Kandy | ||
| 2020 | The Babysitter: Killer Queen | Leeroy | |
| 2021 | The Starling | Ralph the Trucker | |
| Halloween Kills | Big John | ||
| 2022 | Family Squares | Chad Worth | Also N & O Camera Operator |
| 2023 | No Hard Feelings | Jim | |
| 2024 | Suncoast | Sweet n' Low | |
| Incoming | Dennis |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mad TV | Scott | Episode #12.7 |
| 2007 | Numb3rs | Bidder Wearing Glasses | Episode: "Graphic" |
| 2008 | Medium | Anton | Episode: "To Have and to Hold" |
| Mad Men | Jim | Episode: "For Those Who Think Young" | |
| 2011 | Perfect Couples | Trevor | Episode: "Perfect Exes" |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Hap/Marine | Episodes #9.94 and #9.122 | |
| 2011–2012 | How to Be a Gentleman | Tom | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Body of Proof | Rob Martin | Episode: "Identity" |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Neil Barlow | Episode: "Sans Voir (Part I)" | |
| 2013 | NCIS | Petty Officer Second Class Luke Grismer | Episode: "Shabbat Shalom" |
| 2014 | The Mindy Project | Bush | Episode: "What About Peter?" |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Gordon Manhattan | Episode: "Murder in the First Class" |
| 2017–2018 | The Mick | Jimmy Shepherd | Main role, 35 episodes |
| 2019 | Weird City | Ray | Episode: "Chonathan & Mulia & Barsley & Phephanie" |
| Florida Girls | Devo | 2 episodes | |
| The Righteous Gemstones | Scotty/The Devil | 8 episodes | |
| 2020 | Superstore | Benny | Episode: "Cereal Bar" |
| 2021 | Lucifer | Adam | Episode: "My Best Fiend's Wedding" |
| Total Badass Wrestling | Mitch Marvelous | Main role, 10 episodes | |
| 2022–2023 | Killing It | Brock | 13 episodes |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | WV Man | 2 episodes |
| Bubble Guppies | Billy Joe Strumlouder (voice) | Episode: "Trouble in Harmony Valley!" | |
| Physical | Rusty | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | The Vince Staples Show | Officer Boucher | Episode: "Pink House" |
| It's Florida, Man | Lawyer Mike | Episode: "Mugshot" | |
| St. Denis Medical | Santa | Episode: "Ho-Ho-Hollo" | |
| 2025–present | Running Point | Ness Gordon | Main role |
| 2026 | Spider-Noir | Recurring role[8] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Scott MacArthur". TV Insider. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ a b Swartz, Tracy (December 30, 2016). "How Scott MacArthur went from Chicago improv to Fox's 'The Mick'". ’’Chicago Tribune’’. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "The Mick Creators On Chip's New Father and Trying To Enrage Their Audience".
- ^ Kurland, Daniel (December 6, 2017). "The Mick Creators Explain That Radical Cast Departure". denofgeek.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Scott MacArthur IMDB bio". IMDb. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Wigler, Josh (October 11, 2019). "How 'El Camino' Honors and Moves Beyond 'Breaking Bad'". HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Scotty on the Righteous Gemstones: Who plays the man who calls himself the Devil?". 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (September 18, 2024). "Lukas Haas Joins Nicolas Cage in Spider-Man Noir Series for Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
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Scott MacArthur
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Early life and education
Family and upbringing
Scott MacArthur was born on August 6, 1979, in Chicago, Illinois.[8][4] He grew up in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago, a vibrant area adjacent to Wrigley Field, the historic home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, which surrounded his early years with the city's enthusiastic sports culture.[5][9] MacArthur's family includes his older brother, actor Hayes MacArthur, with whom he shares a background in performance arts.[8] Hayes is married to actress Ali Larter, making her Scott MacArthur's sister-in-law.[10] Their mother, Shelley MacArthur, remarried businessman William F. Farley in 1992, who became their stepfather.[10]Training in improv and performance
After growing up in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood, Scott MacArthur pursued higher education in the Northeast, attending college before returning to Chicago.[9] He immersed himself in the city's renowned comedy ecosystem, specifically targeting improvisation as a core skill. He trained intensively at the Second City Conservatory, the educational arm of the iconic The Second City theater, which emphasizes ensemble-based improv, sketch comedy, and character development through rigorous classes and scene work.[4] Concurrently, he completed training at the Improv Olympic (iO), formerly known as ImprovOlympic, where he honed long-form improvisation techniques, including the "Harold" format—a structured improv method involving interconnected scenes derived from a single suggestion.[9] These programs provided foundational training in spontaneous storytelling, collaborative performance, and quick-witted response, essential elements of comedic acting. MacArthur's early experiences in Chicago's improv scene extended beyond classroom instruction, as he actively performed while balancing odd jobs in 2003 and beyond.[9] This period allowed him to apply his training in live settings, contributing to the vibrant local comedy community known for launching careers through unscripted shows and ensemble teams at venues like iO and Second City.[4] The skills he developed—particularly in improvisation's emphasis on adaptability, character invention, and narrative construction—directly shaped his dual pursuits in acting and writing, enabling him to blend spontaneous creativity with structured comedic forms in subsequent professional work.[9] He then enrolled in graduate school, studying performance at the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theatre (A.R.T./MXAT) Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, a prestigious graduate program focused on advanced acting techniques and international theater practices.[4] MacArthur graduated from the A.R.T./MXAT Institute in 2006, during which he made his regional theater debut in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the American Repertory Theater.[11]Career
Early work in comedy
After completing his improv training in Chicago, where he studied at the iO Theater and Second City Conservatory, MacArthur relocated to New York and subsequently Los Angeles to seek professional opportunities in comedy and acting.[9] This move followed years of local performances, including improv shows in 2003 amid odd jobs that supported his burgeoning career in the city's vibrant comedy scene.[9] In the mid-2000s, MacArthur began securing minor television roles, often as uncredited or small-part characters in both comedic and dramatic series. His early credits included a sketch appearance on MADtv in 2006, followed by guest spots such as a bidder on Numb3rs in 2007, Anton on Medium in 2008, and Jim on Mad Men later that year.[4] These roles typically cast him in supporting capacities, like red-herring suspects or brief antagonists, as seen in appearances on NCIS in 2013 and The Mindy Project in 2014.[9][5] Parallel to his acting gigs, MacArthur ventured into writing around 2008, starting independently from his garage to develop comedic material. This self-directed work laid the groundwork for future script contributions, though no major produced projects emerged from this period prior to his later television involvement.[9]Breakthrough on The Mick
Scott MacArthur was initially hired as a staff writer for the Fox comedy series The Mick, which premiered in 2017 and ran for two seasons until 2018.[12] His writing contributions began amid the show's development, drawing from his prior experience honing scripts independently after years in Chicago's improv scene.[9] Shortly after joining the writing team, MacArthur was cast in the recurring role of Jimmy Shepherd, Mickey's (Kaitlin Olson) on-again, off-again boyfriend, after the original pilot actor, Nat Faxon, became unavailable due to scheduling conflicts with another project.[9] Fox re-shot the pilot to accommodate the change, elevating Jimmy to a series regular and integrating MacArthur's performance into the core ensemble.[9] In the series, Jimmy is portrayed as a charming yet irresponsible slacker whose degenerate schemes and reluctant involvement in Mickey's chaotic guardianship of her sister's children provide much of the show's physical and relational humor, often highlighting his loyalty amid escalating family mishaps.[12] MacArthur's dual role as writer and actor significantly boosted his career visibility, transitioning him from minor guest appearances on shows like NCIS to a prominent lead on a network comedy that averaged strong viewership and critical acclaim for its ensemble dynamic.[9] His performance as Jimmy received mixed early reviews, with some critics noting it as a weaker element in the pilot episode due to the rushed recasting, but it garnered praise in later seasons for its comedic timing and growth, contributing to standout episodes focused on the character's antics.[13][14] Behind the scenes, MacArthur's shift from the writers' room to on-set acting was seamless yet opportunistic; he continued contributing scripts, including a well-received Halloween-themed episode in season two, while adapting to the demands of portraying Jimmy's physical comedy.[15] He described the recasting as a "dream come true," emphasizing how it validated a decade of persistent work in comedy, and shared anecdotes like attending the 2016 World Series Game 3 with Olson, where their on-screen chemistry briefly captured national attention on broadcast.[9]Later television and film roles
Following the success of his role on The Mick, which served as a launchpad for broader opportunities, Scott MacArthur transitioned into a range of supporting and recurring parts across television and film, often portraying comedic or antagonistic figures in ensemble casts. In 2019, he played Neil Kandy, a sleazy welder and criminal associate who confronts the protagonist in a tense standoff, in the Netflix film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, directed by Vince Gilligan.[16] That same year, MacArthur joined HBO's The Righteous Gemstones in a recurring role as Scotty "the Devil" Steele, a dim-witted former stuntman and extortionist who becomes entangled in the Gemstone family's criminal schemes, appearing across multiple seasons through 2025.[17] MacArthur continued to diversify his portfolio with genre-spanning projects, including a supporting turn as Big John, a mob-like figure in the chaotic mob scene, in the 2021 slasher film Halloween Kills.[18] In 2022, he recurred as Brock, a sleazy business rival, across 13 episodes of Peacock's comedy series Killing It, contributing to the show's satirical take on entrepreneurship and wildlife hunting.[19] His film work extended into 2023 with the role of Jim, a well-meaning but oblivious husband offering misguided advice, in the R-rated comedy No Hard Feelings starring Jennifer Lawrence.[20] In 2025, MacArthur stars as Ness Gordon, the bumbling general manager and brother to the lead character, in Netflix's basketball comedy series Running Point, which premiered in February and follows a former WNBA player rebuilding her family's team amid scandal. He has also joined the cast of Amazon MGM+'s Spider-Noir (2026) in a recurring capacity. In 2025, he joined the cast of an untitled HBO college comedy series starring Steve Carell in a recurring guest star role.[7][21] This progression reflects MacArthur's shift toward versatile supporting roles in acclaimed, ensemble-driven projects from major studios and streamers, building on his comedic roots while exploring dramatic and horror elements.[7]Filmography
Television appearances
Scott MacArthur began his television career with guest appearances in the mid-2000s, transitioning to recurring and lead roles in comedy series during the 2010s.[4]| Year(s) | Show | Role | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MADtv (Fox) | Scott | 1 | Guest appearance in sketches.[22] |
| 2007 | Numb3rs (CBS) | Bidder Wearing Glasses | 1 | Guest role in episode "Contenders." |
| 2008 | Medium (NBC) | Anton | 1 | Guest role in episode "Burned." |
| 2008 | Mad Men (AMC) | Jim | 1 | Guest role in episode "For Those Who Think Young." |
| 2011 | Perfect Couples (NBC) | Trevor | 1 | Guest role.[23] |
| 2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) | Neil Barlow | 1 | Guest role in episode "Sans Voir: Part 1."[24] |
| 2013 | NCIS (CBS) | Navy Petty Officer Second Class Luke Grismer | 1 | Guest role in episode "Shabbat Shalom." |
| 2014 | The Mindy Project (Fox/Hulu) | Bush | 1 | Guest role in episode "What About Peter?" |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca (TBS) | Gordon Manhattan | 1 | Guest role in episode "Murder in the First Class." |
| 2017–2018 | The Mick (Fox) | Jimmy Shepherd | 36 | Main/recurring role as Mackenzie's dim-witted boyfriend. |
| 2019–present | The Righteous Gemstones (HBO) | Scotty | 15+ | Recurring role as a bumbling stuntman and extortionist. |
| 2020 | Superstore (NBC) | Benny | 1 | Guest role in episode "Cereal Bar."[25] |
| 2021 | Lucifer (Fox/Netflix) | Adam | 1 | Guest role in episode "My Best Fiend's Wedding."[26] |
| 2022–2023 | Killing It (Peacock) | Brock | 12 | Recurring role.[27] |
| 2024 | St. Denis Medical (NBC) | Santa | 1 | Guest role in episode "Ho-Ho-Hollo." |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man (Hulu) | Lawyer Mike | 1 | Guest role.[22] |
| 2024 | The Vince Staples Show (Netflix) | Officer Boucher | 1 | Guest role.[2] |
| 2024 | Universal Basic Guys (Adult Swim) | Coach (voice) | 1+ | Guest voice role. |
| 2025 | Running Point (Netflix) | Ness Gordon | 10 | Main role in basketball comedy series.[28] |
| 2026 | Spider-Noir (Amazon Prime Video) | TBD | Recurring | Upcoming recurring role in live-action series.[29] |
Film roles
Scott MacArthur has appeared in a variety of feature films, often in supporting or character roles that highlight his comedic and dramatic range. His film credits span independent projects to major studio releases, with notable parts in horror, action, and comedy genres.[3]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Answers to Nothing | Allan | Supporting role in dramatic ensemble. |
| 2012 | Good Satan | Frank | Lead role in independent comedy-horror. |
| 2012 | The Motel Life | Officer Mori | Minor supporting role in crime drama. |
| 2013 | Ghost Team One | Elder Kent | Supporting role in found-footage horror-comedy. |
| 2013 | Coldwater | Gillis | Supporting role in drama.[30] |
| 2015 | The Diabolical | Officer Chambers | Supporting role as a police officer in supernatural thriller. |
| 2017 | Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins | Marcel | Supporting role in action-comedy. |
| 2018 | Incoming | Brooks | Supporting role in teen comedy. |
| 2019 | Rim of the World | Lou | Supporting antagonist role in sci-fi adventure. |
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Neil Kandy | Standout antagonist in climactic confrontation scene. |
| 2020 | The Babysitter: Killer Queen | Leroy | Supporting role in horror-comedy sequel. |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Deputy Foster | Supporting role as a deputy in slasher sequel. |
| 2022 | Family Squares | Chad | Supporting role in family comedy. |
| 2023 | Maximum Truth | Matt | Lead role in mockumentary thriller. |
| 2023 | No Hard Feelings | Jim | Supporting role as father in romantic comedy. |
| 2024 | Suncoast | Sweet 'n Low | Supporting role in drama. |