# Rob Nagle

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{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Rob Nagle
| other_names  = Robert P. Nagle
| image        = Rob Nagle on set at the LA Times Building, downtown Los Angeles.jpg
| caption      = Nagle on set at the LA Times Building, downtown Los Angeles, in February 2023
| birth_date   = 
| birth_place  = [Eugene](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/Oregon), U.S.
| occupation   = {{Hlist | actor | director | teacher | acting coach}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| website      = {{URL|robnagle.com}}
}}'''Rob Nagle''' is an American actor, director, and educator based in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Antaeus Theatre Company and has appeared in various television series, including [''Good Trouble''](/source/Good_Trouble_(TV_series)), [''Dynasty''](/source/Dynasty_(2017_TV_series)), and [''Dawson’s Creek''](/source/Dawson's_Creek), as well as films such as ''[The Soloist](/source/The_Soloist)'' and ''[Bad Samaritan](/source/Bad_Samaritan_(film)).''

== Early life and education ==
Nagle was born in [Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon), and raised in [DeKalb, Illinois](/source/DeKalb%2C_Illinois), and [Williamsburg, Virginia](/source/Williamsburg%2C_Virginia). He attended  [Lafayette High School](/source/Lafayette_High_School_(Virginia)) and [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University), where he graduated with a degree in theatre and philosophy in 1992.

== Theater ==
Nagle is a resident company member at the Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale, California. His stage work in the Los Angeles area includes productions at [Boston Court Pasadena](/source/Boston_Court_Pasadena_Theatre_Company), [The Fountain Theatre](/source/The_Fountain_Theatre), and [South Coast Repertory](/source/South_Coast_Repertory).

He has received several industry awards for his theatrical performances. In 2018, he received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his role in ''[The Little Foxes](/source/The_Little_Foxes).''<ref>{{Cite web |last=writer |first=Los Angeles Times staff |date=2019-04-09 |title=L.A. Drama Critics Circle awards: Antaeus and Celebration lead the way |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-drama-critics-circle-awards-2019-20190408-story.html |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>  The following year, he received another LADCC Award for Lead Performance for his portrayal of Oscar Wilde in ''[The Judas Kiss](/source/The_Judas_Kiss_(play))''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=dconolly5 |date=2020-04-29 |title=Rob Nagle Wins LADCC Award for Lead Performance |url=https://www.toa.la/post/rob-nagle-awarded-ladcc-lead-performance-award |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=THEATRE OF ARTS |language=en}}</ref> His regional credits include performances at [Denver Center for the Performing Arts](/source/Denver_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts), [Portland Center Stage](/source/Portland_Center_Stage), the [Old Globe Theatre](/source/Old_Globe_Theatre), and the [Shakespeare Theatre Company](/source/Shakespeare_Theatre_Company) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)

== Television and Film ==
Nagle’s television career includes recurring roles as Jack Hauss in ''[Good Trouble](/source/Good_Trouble_(TV_series))'', Mitchell in ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(2017_TV_series))'', and Dr. Tom Frost in ''[Dawson’s Creek](/source/Dawson's_Creek)''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-24 |title=Let’s Listen To Sarah’s Interview With Rob Nagle, aka Dr. Tom Frost! {{!}} Again With This |url=https://againwiththispodcast.com/awawt/lets-listen-to-sarahs-interview-with-rob-nagle-aka-dr-tom-frost/ |access-date=2026-05-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>. He has guest-starred in numerous series, including ''[Mad Men](/source/Mad_Men)'', ''[Little Fires Everywhere](/source/Little_Fires_Everywhere_(miniseries)), [NCIS: Los Angeles](/source/NCIS%3A_Los_Angeles)'', ''[Good American Family](/source/Good_American_Family)'', and ''[S.W.A.T. Exiles](/source/S.W.A.T._Exiles)''. 

His film work includes appearances in Joe Wright’s ''[The Soloist](/source/The_Soloist)'' and several Garry Marshall films, including ''[New Year's Eve](/source/New_Year's_Eve_(2011_film))'' and ''[Mother's Day](/source/Mother's_Day_(2016_film))''. In independent cinema, he has appeared in [Christopher Munch](/source/Christopher_M%C3%BCnch)’s political drama ''[The 11th Green](/source/The_11th_Green),'' and the Western thrillers ''[To Hell and Gone](/source/To_Hell_and_Gone)'' and ''[The Wolf and the Lamb](/source/The_Wolf_and_the_Lamb_(2026_film)).'' His work in the independent circuit also includes the ensemble drama ''Dead Women Walking'', which premiered at the [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/Tribeca_Film_Festival), and the heist film ''Boost''. Other credits in the genre include the comedies ''Fishing Naked'' and ''Alien Vacation''.

== Teaching ==
Nagle is an acting instructor specializing in on-camera technique, text analysis, and scene study. He joined the faculty of the [American Musical and Dramatic Academy](/source/American_Musical_and_Dramatic_Academy) (AMDA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMDA |url=https://www.amda.edu/faculty |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=www.amda.edu}}</ref>  in 2024 and has previously taught at [Theatre of Arts Hollywood](/source/Theatre_of_Arts_Hollywood_Acting_School), the Art of Acting Studio, and the Antaeus Academy. 

== Personal life ==
Nagle has been married to casting director Heather Allyn since 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1995-10-08 |title=WEDDINGS; Heather A. Kurtz, Robert P. Nagle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/08/style/weddings-heather-a-kurtz-robert-p-nagle.html |access-date=2026-05-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> They reside in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles).

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2026
|''[The Wolf and the Lamb](/source/The_Wolf_and_the_Lamb_(2026_film))''
|Monsieur Jean LaGrange
|
|-
| 2025
| ''Alien Vacation''
| Sally's Husband
|
|-
|2024
|''Missing Rhythms''
|Vince
|short
|-
|2024
|''[Sisters](/source/Sisters_(2024_film))''
|George Pappas
|
|-
|2024
|''Paper Marriage''
|Andrew Keener
|
|-
|2024
|''Ownership''
|Appraiser Monroe
|short
|-
|2023
|''Incarcerated''
|Stigall
|
|-
|2023
|''The Catastrophe''
|Gustav
|short
|-
| 2022
| ''Earthworm''
| Dad
| short
|-
| 2022
| ''[Blonde](/source/Blonde_(2022_film))''
| Radio Announcer
| 
|- 
| 2022
| ''Last Weekend''
| Tom
| short
|-
| 2021
| ''Los Angeles''
| Bo
| 
|-
| 2021
| ''60 Seconds''
| Sydney
| short
|-
| 2020
| ''[Paper Tiger](/source/Paper_Tiger_(2020_film))''
| Gun Salesperson
| 
|-
| 2020
| ''[The Never List](/source/The_Never_List)''
| Liz's Dad
| 
|-
| 2020
| ''Kidnapped by a Classmate''
| Ken
| TV movie
|-
| 2020
| ''[The 11th Green](/source/The_11th_Green)''
| Hank
| 
|-
| 2019
| ''I Want Candy''
| Todd Loris
| short
|-
| 2019
| ''Wingmen''
| The King of Destin
| short
|-
| 2019
| ''The Lemon Tree''
| Fred
| short
|-
| 2019
| ''Signal to Noise''
| Roy
| short 
|-
| 2019
| ''[Safety](/source/Safety_(2019_film))''
| Gym Teacher
| short
|-
| 2019
| ''[To Hell and Gone](/source/To_Hell_and_Gone)''
| Gary
| 
|-
| 2018
| ''The Cat Burglar''
| Lloyd Duskin
| animated short 
|-
| 2018
| ''Confidence''
| Smoking Guy
| short
|-
| 2018
| ''Urchin''
| Guard
| short
|-
| 2018
| ''Dead Women Walking''
| Mark
| 
|-
| 2018
| ''[Bad Samaritan](/source/Bad_Samaritan_(film))''
| Don Falco
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Boost''
| Lorenzo Champs
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Roadies''
| Mike
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[Mother's Day](/source/Mother's_Day_(2016_film))''
| Hotel Bellman
|
|-
| 2015
| ''House of Stairs''
| Martin
| short
|-
| 2015
| ''[Straight Outta Compton](/source/Straight_Outta_Compton_(film))''
| LAPD Westwood
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Fishing Naked''
| Charlie
|
|-
| 2013
| ''El Doctor''
| Andrew
| short
|-
| 2012
| ''Technical Support''
| Supervisor
| short
|-
| 2012
| ''The Pony Man''
| Security Guard
| short
|-
| 2011
| ''8 Minutes''
| Winston
| short
|-
| 2011
| ''[New Year's Eve](/source/New_Year's_Eve_(2011_film))''
| Officer Nolan
|
|-
| 2011
| ''The Healer''
| Governor
| short
|-
| 2010
| ''[Life As We Know It](/source/Life_as_We_Know_It_(film))''
| Neighbor Dad
| 
|-
| 2010
| ''The Boy Who Became King''
| James
| short
|-
| 2010
| ''A Soldier's Love Story''
| Coach Hanley
| TV movie
|-
| 2009
| ''Shadow.net''
| FBI Agent #2
| short
|-
| 2009
| ''[The Soloist](/source/The_Soloist)''
| Neil
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Caution Sign''
| Hal
| short
|-
| 2008
| ''Day's Eye''
| Thomas
| short
|-
| 2005
| ''Inside''
| Priest
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[Fun with Dick and Jane](/source/Fun_with_Dick_and_Jane_(2005_film))''
| Concerned Businessman
| 
|-
| 2005
| ''Wait Means Never''
| Money Man
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[Cellular](/source/Cellular_(film))''
| Paramedic
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[American Wedding](/source/American_Wedding)''
| Floral Assistant
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[How High](/source/How_High)''
| Agent
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Last Goodbye''
| Frank Scott
| short
|-
| 2000
| ''[An American Daughter](/source/An_American_Daughter_(film))''
| Director
| TV movie
|-
| 2000
| ''A.P.E. #9''
| A.P.E. #9
| short
|-
| 1999
| ''My Little Assassin''
| Minister
| TV movie
|-
| 1999
| ''[ATF](/source/A.T.F.)''
| Billy Jones
| TV movie
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2026
|''[S.W.A.T. Exiles](/source/S.W.A.T._Exiles)''
|Walter Kovic
|episode: 103
|-
|2025
|''[Leviathan](/source/Leviathan_(TV_series))''
|Count Volger
|voice
|-
|2025
|''[Good American Family](/source/Good_American_Family)''
|Dr. Phil
|episodes: "If You Tell a Story Well Enough" / "Blood on Her Hands"
|-
|2025
|''[Suits LA](/source/Suits_LA)''
|Greg Litvak
|pilot episode: "Seven Days a Week and Twice on Sunday"
|-
| 2023–2024
|''[Good Trouble](/source/Good_Trouble_(TV_series))''
| Jack Hauss
| episodes: "Once a Cheater" / "Tell Me Sweet Little Lies" / "Hanging by a Moment" / “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” / “What Now?”
|-
| 2018–2022
| ''[NCIS: Los Angeles](/source/NCIS%3A_Los_Angeles)''
| Albert Barrington
| episodes: "The Body Stitchers" / "The Monster"
|-
| 2022
| ''First Love''
| Cooper Sullivan
| main cast
|-
| 2021
| ''[Batwoman](/source/Batwoman_(TV_series))''
| Professor Pyg
| episode: "A Lesson from Professor Pyg"
|-
| 2021
| ''[Mom](/source/Mom_(TV_series))''
| MC
| episode: "A Community Hero and a Wide Turn"
|-
| 2021
| ''Corona Town''
| Jim
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[Little Fires Everywhere](/source/Little_Fires_Everywhere_(miniseries))''
| Bruce
| episode: "The Spark"
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(2017_TV_series))''
| Mitchell
| episodes: "The Caviar, I Trust, Is Not Burned" / "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial" / "Caution Never Won a War"
|-
| 2019
| ''Dealbreakers''
| Michael
| episode: "To Pay or Not to Pay"
|- 
| 2019
| ''[NCIS: New Orleans](/source/NCIS%3A_New_Orleans)''
| Malcolm Armand
| episode: "Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom"
|-
| 2018
| ''[Superior Donuts](/source/Superior_Donuts_(TV_series))''
| Agent Kozek
| episode: "The ICEmen Cometh"
|-
| 2018
| ''[Modern Family](/source/Modern_Family)''
| Bill
| episode: "He Said, She Shed"
|-
| 2016
| ''[The Librarians](/source/The_Librarians_(2014_TV_series))''
| Barry
| episode: "And the Rise of Chaos"
|-
| 2016
| ''Dirty Talk''
| Mr. Douglas
| episodes: "Playing It Cool" / "What Is Art?" / "It's Spatula Time" / "Pilot"
|-
| 2015
| ''[Grey's Anatomy](/source/Grey's_Anatomy)''
| Howard Bonaman
| episode: "All I Could Do Was Cry"
|-
| 2014
| ''[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)''
| Mark Turner
| episodes: "The Twin Paradox" / "The CSI Effect"
|-
| 2014
| ''[I Didn't Do It](/source/I_Didn't_Do_It_(TV_series))''
| Interrogator
| episode: "In the Doghouse with the White House"
|- 
| 2013
| ''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)''
| Tory Chapman
| episode: "Pay It Forward"
|-
| 2013
| ''[Mistresses](/source/Mistresses_(American_TV_series))''
| Officer Lewis
| episode: "Payback"
|-
| 2013
| ''[Touch](/source/Touch_(American_TV_series))''
| Detective Latham
| episode: "Perfect Storm"
|-
| 2012
| ''Before We Go to Sleep''
| Phil
| main cast
|-
| 2012
| ''[Castle](/source/Castle_(TV_series))''
| Kirby
| episode: "Secret's Safe with Me"
|-
| 2012
| ''[Major Crimes](/source/Major_Crimes_(TV_series))''
| Father James Healy
| episode: "The Ecstasy and the Agony"
|- 
| 2012
| ''After the Bee''
| Yevgeny
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))''
| Wayne Usher
| episode: "Playing with Fire"
|- 
| 2011
| ''[Harry's Law](/source/Harry's_Law)''
| Dr. Emmit Jones
| episode: "American Girl"
|-
| 2011
| ''[The Young and the Restless](/source/The_Young_and_the_Restless)''
| Sergeant Burke
| episode: #1.9698
|- 
| 2011
| ''Life on the ENG''
| Newsroom Boss
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[Mad Men](/source/Mad_Men)''
| Agent Landingham
| episode: "Hands and Knees"
|-
| 2009
| ''[Lincoln Heights](/source/Lincoln_Heights_(TV_series))''
| Mr. Donlevy
| episodes: "Lucky" / "Bully for You"
|-
| 2008
| ''[Eli Stone](/source/Eli_Stone)''
| Jeffrey Powell
| episodes: "Unwritten" / "Praying for Time" / "One More Try"
|-
| 2008
| ''[The Middleman](/source/The_Middleman_(TV_series))''
| Renfield Rehnquist
| episode: "The Great Vampiric Puppet Lamentation"
|-
| 2008
| ''[Cold Case](/source/Cold_Case)''
| Bernie Murphy
| episode: "Bad Reputation"
|- 
| 2006
| ''[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip](/source/Studio_60_on_the_Sunset_Strip)''
| Moderator
| episode: "The Focus Group"
|-
| 2005
| ''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)''
| Coach Bud Gillman
| episode: "4.0"
|-
| 2003
| ''[Everwood](/source/Everwood)''
| Joel Hurwitz
| episode: "The Miracle of Everwood"
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[Buffy the Vampire Slayer](/source/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)''
| Robson
| episodes: "First Date" / "Bring on the Night" / "Never Leave Me" / "[Sleeper](/source/Sleeper_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer))"
|-
| 2002
| ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(TV_series))''
| Hugh Williams
| episode: "The Neighborhood"
|-
| 2002
| ''[The West Wing](/source/The_West_Wing)''
| Chorus
| episode: "Posse Comitatus"
|-
| 2001
| ''[Dawson's Creek](/source/Dawson's_Creek)''
| Dr. Tom Frost
| episodes: "Eastern Standard Time" / "Admissions" / "Mind Games" / "Four Stories"
|}

===Podcast Series===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2024
|''The Taming of the Shrew''
|Grumio
|episodes: "To Suck the Sweets of Sweet Philosophy" / "A Nightmare in a Gown" / "Sweet as Spring-Time Flowers" / "The Mad Brain'd Bridegroom" / "He Is More Shrew Than She" / "Be It Moon or Sun or What You Please" / "Strength is in Surrender"
|-
|2023
|''Kevin Spacey Trial: Unfiltered''
|Kevin Spacey
|episodes: "The Limelight" / "The Apology" / "There Once Was a Mom From Nantucket" / "The Unusual Suspect"
|-
| 2022
| ''The Prophecy''
| Coast Guard, Bobby/Policeman, Doctor
| episodes: "All Roads Lead To..." / "Truth Is..." / "Come Through the Sawmill" / "Daniel"
|-
| 2022
| ''Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show''
| Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto)
| episodes: "Unbeatable" / "Who Would Win In A Fight?" / "The Fate of My Universe"
|-
| 2021
| ''The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles''
| Lamont
| episode: "91601: North Hollywood - End of the Line"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0619365}}

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