Macon Blair (born 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, film producer, and comic book writer known for his roles in the films Blue Ruin and Green Room,[1][2][3] as well as his directorial debut I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore.
Macon Blair | |
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![]() Blair at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival premiere of I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | |
Born | 1974 (age 47–48) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
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Spouse | Lee Eddy |
Children | 1 |
Blair was born in Alexandria, Virginia and began working with his childhood friend Jeremy Saulnier in 2007 on the film Murder Party. In 2013, he played Dwight Evans in the critically acclaimed film Blue Ruin. In 2015, he starred in Saulnier's film Green Room.[4][5]
Blair co-wrote and starred in the dark comedy Small Crimes starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.[6] Blair made his directorial debut on I Don't Feel At Home in This World Anymore.[7] It had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and won that festival's Grand Jury Prize.[8][9] It was released on February 24, 2017, by Netflix.[10]
On March 24, 2019, it was announced that Blair would write and direct a Toxic Avenger reboot for Legendary Pictures.[11]
He is married to actress Lee Eddy. Together they have a son, Buck (b. 2015).[12]
Year | Film | Functioned as | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | ||
2017 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Yes | Yes | No |
TBA | The Toxic Avenger | Yes | Yes | No |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Murder Party | Macon | Also executive producer |
2011 | You Hurt My Feelings | Macon | Also assistant producer |
2012 | The Man from Orlando | Glenn | |
Hellbenders | Macon | ||
2013 | Blue Ruin | Dwight Evans | Also producer |
The Monkey's Paw | N/A | Writer | |
2015 | Green Room | Gabe | Also co-producer |
2016 | Gold | Connie Wright | |
2017 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Bar Dude | Also writer and director |
Small Crimes | Scotty Caldwell | Also writer | |
The Florida Project | John | ||
Logan Lucky | Special Agent Brad Noonan | ||
Mustang Island | Bill | ||
2018 | Thunder Road | Dustin Zahn | |
Hold the Dark | Shan | Also writer | |
2020 | The Hunt | Oliver Fauxnvoy | |
I Care a Lot | Feldstrom | ||
TBA | Brothers | N/A | Writer |
The Toxic Avenger | N/A | Writer and director | |
Rebel Ridge | N/A | Producer | |
57 Seconds | N/A | Writer | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Swamp Thing | Phantom Stranger | 2 episodes |
2019 | Room 104 | Director and writer | Episode "The Plot" |
2021 | Reservation Dogs | Rob | Episode "F*ckin' Rez Dogs" |
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