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Nat Faxon

Actor, Director, Writer, ProducerBorn October 11, 1975 (49 years)
Nathaniel Wales Faxon is an American actor, comedian, director, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing The Descendants (2011) and starred in the FOX comedy series Ben and Kate (2012–2013), the FX comedy series Married  2014–2015) and voices Elfo in the Netflix adult animated television series Disenchantment  (2018-).

He is an alumnus of the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings, where he began performing in 2001.

He's best known for his appearances in comedic films such as Orange County (2002), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011), Zookeeper (2011), Tammy (2014), Sex Tape (2014), Life of the Party (2018), Father of the Year (2018), and several Broken Lizard films including Beerfest (2006). He also appeared in Charlie's Angels (2019).

He co-starred in Darren Star's semi-autobiographical satire Grosse Pointe and had recurring roles in several television series such as The Cleveland Show, Joey, Up All Night and Reno 911!.

He has been featured in a series of prominent Holiday Inn commercials featuring Joe Buck as well as an ad by Blockbuster. However, he did not get a significant lead role until 2012 when he starred as the titular Ben in Ben and Kate.

He starred alongside Judy Greer in the FX comedy series Married (2014), which ran for two seasons. He's had major recurring roles as Jeremy de Longpre on the series Allen Gregory, Nick on Netflix's Friends from College, The Swede on Our Flag Means Death, Arthur on Loot, and Marshall on the series A League of Their Own. He's also had a recurring role as Neville, Jackie's love interest, on The Conners.

He provides the voice for Captain Underpants and Mr. Krupp in The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants as well as the Captain Underpants specials. He also provides the voice for Chief on the series Housebroken.

He co-wrote and co-directed The Way, Way Back (2013) and Downhill (2020) with writing partner Jim Rash.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mad Men
  • The Slammin' Salmon
  • The Conners
  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

Known For

  • The Descendants
  • The Way Way Back
  • Disenchantment
  • Community
  • Thoroughbreds
  • Sex Tape
  • Zookeeper
  • Charlie's Angels
  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
  • Downhill
  • Father of the Year
  • Tammy
  • Friends from College
  • Ben and Kate
  • Yes Day
  • Loot
  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
  • Club Dread
  • Orion and the Dark
  • Married
  • The Babymakers
  • Mulligan
  • The Slammin' Salmon
  • Allen Gregory

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    2024
    Watson (TV Series) · as Hobie Mcsorley
    2024
    Orion and the Dark · as Insomnia (voice)
    2023
    Mulligan (TV Series) · as Matty Mulligan (voice)
    2023
    Frog and Toad (TV Series) · as Frog (voice)
    2022
    The Moon & Back · as Peter Gilbert
    2022
    Firebuds (TV Series) · as Throttle
    2022
    A League of Their Own (2022) (TV Series) · as Marshall
    2022
    Loot (TV Series) · as Arthur
    2022
    Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · as Jim Hartson (voice)
    2022
    Gaslit (TV Series) · as Bob Haldeman
    2022
    Our Flag Means Death (TV Series) · as The Swede
    2021
    Marvel's Hit-Monkey (TV Series) · as Boone
    2021
    Ghosts (US) (TV Series) · as Alexander Hamilton
    2021
    HouseBroken (TV Series) · as Chief (voice)
    2021
    The Chicken Squad (TV Series) · as Endicott
    2021
    Yes Day · as Mr. Deacon
    2021
    Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here (TV Series) · as Randy
    2021
    The Great North (TV Series) · as Calvin Prescott (voice)
    2020
    Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas · as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
    2020
    Star Wars: Detours (TV Series) · as Bossk (2012)
    2020
    The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space (TV Series) · as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
    2020
    Solar Opposites (TV Series) · as Bryson (voice)
    2020
    Captain Underpants: Epic Choice-o-Rama · as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp / Buffalobe (voice)
    2020
    It's Pony (TV Series) · as Mr. Underwood
    2019
    Charlie's Angels · as Peter Fleming
    2019
    The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-Ween · as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
    2019
    Euphoria (US) (TV Series) · as Rick
    2019
    Tacoma FD (TV Series) · as Frenchie
    2019
    Love, Death & Robots (TV Series) · as Waffle Maker (voice)
    2019
    Ready or Not · as Justin (voice)
    2018
    Narcos: Mexico (TV Series) · as Ted Kaye
    2018
    The Kids Are Alright (TV Series) · as Tom
    2018
    The Conners (TV Series) · as Neville
    2018
    Disenchantment (TV Series) · as Elfo (voice)
    2018
    Father of the Year · as Mardy
    2018
    The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (TV Series) · as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
    2018
    Summer Camp Island (TV Series) · as Popular Banana Split (voice)
    2018
    Harvey Girls Forever! (TV Series) · as Stu
    2018
    Dallas & Robo (TV Series) · as Clark
    2018
    Life of the Party · as Lance
    2017
    The Guest Book (TV Series) · as Derek
    2017
    Friends from College (TV Series) · as Nick
    2017
    2017
    Great News (TV Series) · as Anthony Lyon
    2017
    Jeff & Some Aliens (TV Series) · as Farmer
    2016
    Operator · as Gregg
    2016
    Speechless (TV Series) · as Undercover Boss
    2015
    SuperMansion (TV Series) · as Ivan Whiff
    2015
    The Grinder (TV Series) · as Lyle Gerhart
    2015
    Life in Pieces (TV Series) · as Hayes
    2015
    Catastrophe (2015) (TV Series) · as Pat
    2014
    Benched (TV Series) · as Harold
    2014
    Mike Tyson Mysteries (TV Series) · as Nat O'sullivan
    2014
    Marry Me (2014) (TV Series) · as Scooby
    2014
    Blaze and the Monster Machines (TV Series) · as Pickle
    2014
    black-ish (TV Series) · as Joseph Everton
    2014
    Married (TV Series) · as Russ Bowman
    2014
    Sex Tape · as Max
    2014
    Tammy · as Greg
    2014
    TripTank (TV Series) · as Army Bob
    2013
    Trophy Wife (TV Series) · as Steve
    2013
    The Way Way Back · as Roddy
    2012
    Freeloaders · as Fritz
    2012
    Ben and Kate (TV Series) · as Ben Fox
    2012
    The Babymakers · as Zig-Zag
    2012
    Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (TV Series) · as Sinjin Knightfire
    2012
    Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Earl Or Crathmore
    2012
    Are You There, Chelsea? (TV Series) · as Tim Kornick
    2011
    Allen Gregory (TV Series) · as Jeremy De Longpre
    2011
    Up All Night (TV Series) · as Lawrence
    2011
    Zookeeper · as Dave
    2011
    Bad Teacher · as Mark
    2011
    Happy Endings (TV Series) · as Chef Leslie
    2009
    The Slammin' Salmon · as Carl The Manager
    2009
    The Cleveland Show (TV Series) · as Raymond
    2009
    Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Trailer Park Teen
    2009
    dj and the fro (TV Series) · as Greta
    2009
    Party Down (TV Series) · as Garlan Greenbush
    2008
    Lower Learning · as Turner Abernathy
    2008
    Hamlet 2 · as Glenn From Copy Shop
    2007
    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story · as Awards Show Stage Manager
    2007
    Mad Men (TV Series) · as Flatty
    2007
    Lobby Lobster · as Cast
    2006
    Happy Hour (TV Series)
    2006
    Beerfest · as Rolf
    2006
    The TV Set · as Reporter
    2005
    My Name Is Earl (TV Series) · as Kenny's Boyfriend
    2005
    Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Darkwing Duck / Poe Dameron (voice)
    2005
    2005
    American Dad! (TV Series) · as (voice)
    2004
    Joey (TV Series) · as Bodie
    2004
    Significant Others (TV Series) · as Breck
    2004
    Club Dread · as Manny
    2003
    NCIS (TV Series) · as Carter Finch
    2003
    Reno 911! (TV Series) · as Milk Shake
    2002
    Slackers · as Karl, The Grad Student
    2002
    Orange County · as Kip
    2001
    The Medicine Show · as Delivery Guy
    2001
    Reba (TV Series) · as Elder Care Worker
    2000
    Grosse Pointe (TV Series) · as Kevin 'the P.a.'
    1999
    Family Guy (TV Series) · as Water Park Employee (voice)
    1998
    Rude Awakening (TV Series) · as Slackula

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