In 1993 , he wrote the song " Someone Else 's Used Guitar " for Peter Bogdanovich 's '' The Thing Called Love '' , in which he also starred . Mulroney also had a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix – directed video " Tired of Being Sorry " for Balthazar Getty 's band Ringside . Mulroney also is credited as a song performer on the movie and for four other tunes , as well as acting in the movie . He occasionally reads stories on the WBEZ Chicago Public Radio . In 2012 , Mulroney played the love interest of Zooey Deschanel , Russell , in the Fox series '' New Girl '' . In 2013 , he played the title starring role in the psychotronic horror film '' The Rambler '' , which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival . He also starred alongside Lin Shaye , Angus Sampson , and Stefanie Scott in the 2015 horror sequel '' Insidious : Chapter 3 '' . He is the narrator of '' Legends & Lies '' ( 2015-2016 ) executive produced by Bill O'Reilly for Fox News Channel
2013 Sundance Film Festival
2013 Sundance Film Festival
Dermot Mulroney