Scott MacArthur is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Jimmy Shepherd, a main character on the Fox comedy series The Mick.[1][2]
Scott MacArthur | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Relatives | Hayes MacArthur (brother) Ali Larter (sister-in-law) Charles MacArthur (great-uncle) Helen Hayes (great-aunt) John D. MacArthur (great-uncle) William F. Farley (step-father) |
Career
editMacArthur starred in the Fox series The Mick from 2017 to 2018. MacArthur was initially hired as a writer for the series.[3] 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.[1]
MacArthur has also appeared in films, such as The Diabolical (2015) and Answers to Nothing (2011), as well as numerous guest roles on television.[4] He appeared in the 2019 Breaking Bad epilogue film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, as welder/criminal Neil Kandy.[5] MacArthur appeared in a recurring role in The Righteous Gemstones as Scotty "the Devil", a moronic stuntman turned extortionist.[6]
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 | 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" | |
| 2021 | Total Badass Wrestling | Mitch Marvelous | Main Role, 10 Episodes | |
| 2022-
2023 |
Killing It | Brock | 7 episodes | |
| 2023 | Bubble Guppies | Billy Joe Strumlouder | Episode: “Trouble in Harmony Valley!” |
References
edit- ^ 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.