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Nat Faxon

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Nat Faxon
Mulligan: Season 2
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Mulligan (2023– )
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Nathaniel Wales Faxon was born on October 11, 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts. He spent his childhood living in the seaside community of Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. He joined the Brookwood School while in Boston, and then attended the Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire; he also graduated from same school. He was famous for his comedy within his friends.

In 1997, he attended Hamilton College, and in 2001, began performing with the renowned Improv comedy troupe The Groundlings. In 2002 he appeared in comedy film Orange County, and has showed his potential in other movies like Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Bad Teacher. His biggest hit films include The Descendants and The Way Way Back, for which he was nominated for various awards. He has won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing The Descendants, and a Newport Beach Film Festival Audience Award for The Way Way Back.
BornOctober 11, 1975
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BornOctober 11, 1975
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 18 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Known for

    Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Liam James, Maya Rudolph, and AnnaSophia Robb in The Way Way Back (2013)
    The Way Way Back
    7.4
    • Roddy
    • 2013
    George Clooney in The Descendants (2011)
    The Descendants
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 2011
    Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher (2011)
    Bad Teacher
    5.7
    • Mark
    • 2011
    Bill Paxton, Jay Chandrasekhar, Brittany Daniel, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske in Club Dread (2004)
    Club Dread
    5.7
    • Manny
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Happy Hour
      • Brad Cooper
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2006
    • Mermaid
      • Bill
      • Post-production
    • You Were Once Called Queen City
      • Jerry (rumored)
      • In Development



    • Love, Death & Robots (2019)
      Love, Death & Robots
      8.4
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 2025
    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Neville Goldufski
      • Neville
      • 2020–2025
    • Blaze and the Monster Machines (2014)
      Blaze and the Monster Machines
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Pickle
      • Joe
      • Garage Store Owner ...
      • 2014–2025
    • Morris Chestnut in Watson (2024)
      Watson
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Hobie McSorley
      • 2025
    • Rose McIver, Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco, Román Zaragoza, Devan Chandler Long, and Danielle Pinnock in Ghosts (2021)
      Ghosts
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Alexander Hamilton
      • 2025
    • Mary Steenburgen and Joanna Leeds in Bulldozer (2025)
      Bulldozer
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Steve
      • 2025
    • Reiko Aylesworth, Keith David, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Tatasciore, Rob Corddry, Ally Maki, Olivia Munn, Cristin Milioti, and Stephanie Beatriz in Hit-Monkey (2021)
      Hit-Monkey
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Boone (voice)
      • 2024
    • Firebuds (2022)
      Firebuds
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Throttle
      • Uncle Dan
      • 2022–2024
    • Maya Rudolph in Loot (2022)
      Loot
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Arthur
      • 2022–2024
    • Mulligan (2023)
      Mulligan
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Matty Mulligan (voice)
      • 2023–2024
    • Angela Bassett, Golda Rosheuvel, Paul Walter Hauser, Jacob Tremblay, Aparna Nancherla, and Natasia Demetriou in Orion and the Dark (2024)
      Orion and the Dark
      6.3
      • Insomnia (voice)
      • 2024
    • Frog and Toad (2023)
      Frog and Toad
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Frog
      • Dragon
      • Another Robin
      • 2023
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Water Park Employee
      • Coach Herrera
      • Jet Li's Nemesis (voice)
      • 2015–2023
    • Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
      Our Flag Means Death
      7.8
      TV Series
      • The Swede
      • 2022–2023
    • Eric André and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
      Disenchantment
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Elfo
      • Viking
      • 2018–2023

    Producer



    • Miss You, Love You
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • The Heart
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production



    • Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy in Thoroughbreds (2017)
      Thoroughbreds
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Married (2014)
      Married
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Fatrick (2014)
      Fatrick
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Liam James, Maya Rudolph, and AnnaSophia Robb in The Way Way Back (2013)
      The Way Way Back
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Adopted
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 2005

    Writer



    • The Heart
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production



    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell in Downhill (2020)
      Downhill
      4.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2020
    • Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Liam James, Maya Rudolph, and AnnaSophia Robb in The Way Way Back (2013)
      The Way Way Back
      7.4
      • written by
      • 2013
    • George Clooney in The Descendants (2011)
      The Descendants
      7.3
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Adopted
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2005

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos93

    What TV Shows Are Sundance Stars Binge-Watching?
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    What TV Shows Are Sundance Stars Binge-Watching?
    Why the 'Downhill' Cast Loves One Another ... and Will Never Work Together Again
    Clip 17:27
    Why the 'Downhill' Cast Loves One Another ... and Will Never Work Together Again
    Why the 'Downhill' Cast Loves One Another ... and Will Never Work Together Again
    Clip 17:27
    Why the 'Downhill' Cast Loves One Another ... and Will Never Work Together Again
    What We Know About 'Charlie's Angels' ... So Far
    Clip 2:45
    What We Know About 'Charlie's Angels' ... So Far
    The Way, Way Back
    Clip 1:05
    The Way, Way Back
    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
    Clip 0:31
    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
    Clip 2:43
    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Nat Faxton
    • Born
      • October 11, 1975
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouse
      • Meaghan GaddFebruary 3, 2007 - ? (1 child)
    • Children
        Otis Faxon
    • Other works
      Plays Thad Ripple in "Beverly Winwood Presents the Actors Showcase" performance conceived and directed by Tony Sepulveda (Groundlings Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA).

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    • Trivia
      At the 2012 Academy Awards, Faxon shared the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay with Alexander Payne(I) and Jim Rash for "The Descendants". Their screenplay had been circulating in Hollywood for several years and in 2008 had been featured on "The Black List" of well-liked but as yet unproduced scripts as recognized by Hollywood executives.
    • Quotes
      There's something about the schedule of working in TV that's attractive. You know exactly what the next six months is going to be like: You'll work Monday through Friday and have the weekends off, and then there's going to be a hiatus here, so you can kind of plan a little bit.
    • Salary
      • Ben and Kate
        (2012)
        $65,000 per episode (2012-2013)

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