{{short description|American actor and writer (born 1979)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Scott MacArthur | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|08|06}}<ref name="Scott">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/scott-macarthur/|title=Scott MacArthur|website=TV Insider|access-date=2025-02-26}}</ref> | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.<ref name="Scott"/> | occupation = Actor, writer | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = | relatives = Hayes MacArthur (brother)<br>Ali Larter (sister-in-law)<br>William F. Farley (step-father) }} '''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''.<ref name=ScottM-trib>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-the-mick-scott-macarthur-20161230-story.html |title=How Scott MacArthur went from Chicago improv to Fox's 'The Mick' |last=Swartz |first=Tracy |publisher=’’Chicago Tribune’’|date=December 30, 2016|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=JimmyReturn>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-mick/270279/the-mick-creators-on-chip-s-new-father-and-trying-to-enrage-their-audience|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065724/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-mick/270279/the-mick-creators-on-chip-s-new-father-and-trying-to-enrage-their-audience|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2018|title= The Mick Creators On Chip's New Father and Trying To Enrage Their Audience}}</ref>
==Career== MacArthur starred in the Fox series ''The Mick'' from 2017 to 2018. MacArthur was initially hired as a writer for the series.<ref name="SM-depart">{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-mick-creators-explain-that-radical-cast-departure/|title=The Mick Creators Explain That Radical Cast Departure|last=Kurland|first=Daniel|date=December 6, 2017|publisher=denofgeek.com|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ScottM-trib/>
MacArthur has also appeared in films, such as ''The Diabolical'' (2015) and ''Answers to Nothing'' (2011), as well as numerous guest roles on television.<ref name=SMacArthur-imdb>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2509902/?ref_=tt_cl_t6 |title=Scott MacArthur IMDB bio |website=IMDb |accessdate=February 26, 2018}}</ref> He appeared in the 2019 ''Breaking Bad'' epilogue film, ''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'', as welder/criminal Neil Kandy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/el-camino-a-breaking-bad-movie-easter-eggs-explained-1246859 |title=How 'El Camino' Honors and Moves Beyond 'Breaking Bad' |last=Wigler |first=Josh |website=HollywoodReporter.com|date=October 11, 2019|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> MacArthur appeared in a recurring role in ''The Righteous Gemstones'' as Scotty "the Devil", a moronic stuntman turned extortionist.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/scotty-on-the-righteous-gemstones-who-plays-the-man-who-calls-himself-the-devil/ | title=Scotty on the Righteous Gemstones: Who plays the man who calls himself the Devil? | date=26 August 2019 }}</ref>
In September 2024, he was cast in a recurring role on the superhero series ''Spider-Noir''.<ref name="Sep2024Castings">{{Cite magazine |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Lukas Haas Joins Nicolas Cage in ''Spider-Man Noir'' Series for Amazon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nicolas-cage-spider-man-noir-series-casts-lukas-haas-1236005969/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918203317/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nicolas-cage-spider-man-noir-series-casts-lukas-haas-1236005969/ |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=November 30, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
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== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film<ref name=SMacArthur-imdb/> ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2011 | ''Answers to Nothing'' | Allan | |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | ''Good Satan'' | Frank | |- |''The Longer Day of Happiness'' | Bob | |- | ''The Motel Life'' | Officer Mori | |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''Ghost Team One'' | Elder Ammon | |- |''Coldwater'' | Gillis | |- | 2016 | ''The Diabolical'' | Officer Chambers | |- | 2017 | ''Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins'' | Marcel | |- | rowspan=2|2019 | ''Rim of the World'' | Lou | |- | ''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' | Neil Kandy | |- | 2020 | ''The Babysitter: Killer Queen'' | Leeroy | |- | rowspan="2"|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 | |- | rowspan="2"|2024 | ''Suncoast'' |Sweet n' Low | |- | ''Incoming'' | Dennis | |- | TBA | ''The Fifth Wheel'' | |Filming |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television<ref name=SMacArthur-imdb/> ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2006 | ''Mad TV'' | Scott | Episode #12.7 |- | 2007 | ''Numb3rs'' | Bidder Wearing Glasses | Episode: "Graphic" |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | ''Medium'' | Anton | Episode: "To Have and to Hold" |- | ''Mad Men'' | Jim | Episode: "For Those Who Think Young" |- | rowspan="2"|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 |- | rowspan="2"|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 |- | rowspan="3"|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" |- | rowspan="2"|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 |- | rowspan="3"|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 |- | rowspan="3"|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" |- | 2025–2026 | ''Universal Basic Guys'' |Coach / Bobby (voice) |3 episodes |- | 2025–present | ''Running Point'' | Ness Gordon | Main role |- | rowspan="2"|2026 | ''Rooster'' | Coach Jake | 5 episodes |- | ''Spider-Noir'' | Perry | Recurring role<ref name="Sep2024Castings"/> |- |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=2509902|name=Scott MacArthur}}
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