Nat Faxon
Introduction '''Nat Faxon''' (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, 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'' (2018–2023). He also co-wrote and co-directed ''The Way, Way Back'' (2013) and ''Downhill'' (2020) with writing partner Jim Rash.
Early life Faxon's early years were spent in the seaside community of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, where he attended the Brookwood School. He later graduated from the Holderness School near Plymouth, New Hampshire, and then Hamilton College in 1997.
Career ===Acting===Faxon is an alumnus of the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings, where he began performing in 2001.Faxon may be best known for his appearances in comedic films such as ''Orange County'' (2002), ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' (2007), ''Bad Teacher'' (2011), and several Broken Lizard films including ''Beerfest'' (2006). 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! ''.Faxon 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 was cast as the titular Ben in ''Ben and Kate'', for which he received many positive reviews. Faxon starred alongside Judy Greer in the FX comedy series ''Married'', which ran for two seasons.===Writing and directing===Faxon and writing partner Jim Rash, whom he met while performing at The Groundlings, co-wrote the screenplay for the film ''The Descendants'', starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne. On February 26, 2012, the screenplay for ''The Descendants'' won an Oscar, with Faxon, Rash, and Payne all receiving Oscars for their efforts. The duo made their directorial debut with ''The Way, Way Back'' (2013), based on their original screenplay, and starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette, and Sam Rockwell, among others. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired it for $10 million, and was released domestically to positive reviews that July.
Personal life Faxon is married to Meaghan Gadd and they have three children: Ruthie, Otis and Beatrice.
Filmography === Film === Year  Title  Role  Notes 2002  ''Orange County''  Kip  ''Slackers''  Karl, the Grad Student  2004  ''Club Dread''  Manny  2006  ''The TV Set''  Reporter  ''Beerfest''  Rolf  2007  ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''  Awards Show Stage Manager  2008  ''Hamlet 2''  Glenn from Copy Shop  ''Lower Learning''  Turner Abernathy  2009  ''The Slammin' Salmon''  Carl the Manager  2011  ''Freeloaders''  Fritz  ''Bad Teacher''  Mark  ''Zookeeper''   Dave  ''The Descendants''  ''None''  Co-screenwriter only; Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2012  ''The Babymakers''  Zig-Zag  2013  ''The Way, Way Back''  Roddy  Also co-screenwriter and co-director 2014  ''Tammy''  Greg  ''Sex Tape''  Max  2016  ''Operator''  Gregg 2017  ''Thoroughbreds''  ''None''  Producer ''A Happening of Monumental Proportions''  Paramedic #2  2018  ''Life of the Party''  Lance  ''Father of the Year''  Mardy  2019  ''Ready or Not''  Justin (voice)   ''Charlie's Angels''  Peter Fleming   2020  ''Downhill''  ''None''  Co-director and co-screenwriter 2021  ''Yes Day''  Mr. Deacon   2022 ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe''  Jim Hartson (voice)  2024  ''Orion and the Dark''  Worrisome Insomnia (voice) ===Television=== Year  Title  Role  Notes 1999  ''Rude Awakening''  Slackula  Episode: "Slackula" 2000–2001  ''Grosse Pointe''  Kevin the P.A. 17 episodes 2003–2004  ''Reno 911!'' Milk Shake  6 episodes 2004  ''Significant Others''  Breck  Episode: "A Breck, a Brother & a Funeral"2004–2005  ''Joey''  Bodie  3 episodes 2005  ''Romy and Michele: In the Beginning''  Chad  TV movie ''NCIS''  Carter Finch  Episode: "The Voyeur's Web" ''Reba''  Elder Care Worker Episode: "Grannies Gone Wild" 2005–2014  ''American Dad!'' Various voices  4 episodes 2006–2008  ''Happy Hour''  Brad Cooper  14 episodes 2008  ''Mad Men''  Flatty  Episode: "The Benefactor" 2009  ''DJ & the Fro''  The Fro (voice)  12 episodes ''Glenn Martin DDS''  Trailer Park Teen (voice)  Episode: "Halloween Hangover" ''The Big D''  Brady  Pilot ''The Burr Effect''  Dale  Pilot 2009–2012  ''The Cleveland Show''  Raymond the Bear (voice)  10 episodes 2010  ''Party Down''  Garlan Greenbush  Episode: "Party Down Company Picnic" 2011  ''Allen Gregory''  Jeremy (voice)  7 episodes ''Happy Endings''  Chef Leslie  Episode: "Bo Fight" 2012  ''Are You There, Chelsea?'' Tim Kornick  Episode: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying" ''Up All Night''  Lawrence  Episode: "Couple Friends" 2012–2013  ''Ben and Kate''  Ben Fox  Series lead, 16 episodes 2013  ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' Earl of Crathmore  Episode: "Jessica Alba Wears a Jacket with Patent Leather Pumps" ''Spy''  Alan  Pilot 2013–2014  ''Trophy Wife''  Sad Steve  3 episodes 2014  ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja''  Sinjin Knightfire (voice)  Episode: "Julian's Birthday Surprise/True Bromance" ''Marry Me''  Scooby  Episode: "Win Me" ''Benched''  Harold  Episode: "Solitary Refinement" 2014–2015  ''Married''  Russ Bowman  Lead role, 23 episodes 2014–2016  ''TripTank''  Various voices  8 episodes 2014–2022  ''Robot Chicken''  Various voices  6 episodes 2014–present  ''Blaze and the Monster Machines''  Pickle (voice)  Main cast; 113 episodes 2015  ''Community''  ''None''  Director, 2 episodes ''The Grinder''  Lyle  Episode: "Little Mitchard No More" 2015–2018  ''SuperMansion''  Ivan Whiff (voice)  3 episodes 2015–2019  ''Family Guy''  Various voices  4 episodes 2016  ''Black-ish''  Joseph Everton  Episode: "Super Rich Kids" 2016, 2020  ''Mike Tyson Mysteries''  Will / Nat O'Sullivan (voice)  2 episodes 2017  ''Jeff & Some Aliens''  Farmer (voice)  Episode: "Jeff & Some Energy Trading  ''Speechless''  Undercover Boss  Episode: "J-J'S D-R-- DREAM" ''Dogs In A Park''  Various Dogs (voice)  8 episodes 2017–2018  ''Nobodies''  Himself  3 episodes 2017–2019  ''Friends from College''  Nick  Main cast; 16 episodes 2018  ''Great News''  Anthony Lyon  Episode: "Early Retirement" ''Dallas & Robo''  Clark (voice) 3 episodes ''Summer Camp Island''  Popular Banana Split (voice)Episode: "Popular Banana Split" ''The Guest Book''  Derek  Episode: "Finding Reality" ''The Kids Are Alright''  Tom  Episode: "Christmas 1972" 2018–2020  ''The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants''  Captain Underpants/Mr. Krupp (voice)  Main cast; 39 episodes 2018-2023  ''Disenchantment''  Elfo (voice)  Main cast; 39 episodes 2019  ''Harvey Street Kids''  Stu (voice)  3 episodes ''Catastrophe''  Pat  Episode #4.6 ''Life in Pieces''  Hayes  Episode: "Jungle Push Resort Anniversary" ''Euphoria''  Rick  Episode: "The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed" 2019–2020  ''Harvey Girls Forever!'' Stu (voice) 5 episodes 2019–2021  ''Tacoma FD''  Frenchie Willikers  2 episodes 2020  ''Narcos: Mexico''  Ted Faye  2 episodes ''Solar Opposites''  Bryson (voice)  Episode: "The Lavatic Reactor" ''It's Pony''  Mr. Underwood (voice)  2 episodes 2020–2022  ''The Conners''  Neville  13 episodes2021  ''The Great North''  Calvin Prescott (voice)  Episode: "Avocado Barter Adventure" ''Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!'' Randy (voice) Episode: "A Star is Hatched/Say Cheese" ''The Chicken Squad''  Endicott (voice)2 episodes 2021–present  ''HouseBroken''  Chief (voice)  Main role 2022  ''Our Flag Means Death''  The Swede  Recurring role ''Gaslit'' Bob Haldeman 4 episodes 2022–present  ''Loot''  Arthur  Main role 2023–present  ''Frog and Toad''  Frog (voice)  Main role ''Mulligan''  Matty Mulligan (voice)  Main role
Awards and nominations  Year Award Category Title of work Result2011 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Adapted Screenplay ''The Descendants''  Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Adapted Screenplay   Satellite Awards Adapted Screenplay   San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Adapted Screenplay   Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Adapted Screenplay   Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Adapted Screenplay   Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Adapted Screenplay   Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Adapted Screenplay   Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Adapted Screenplay   National Board of Review Adapted Screenplay  2012 Writers Guild of America Adapted Screenplay   Vancouver Film Critics Circle Adapted Screenplay   USC Scripter Award Adapted Screenplay   Online Film Critics Society Awards Adapted Screenplay   London Critics Circle Film Awards Adapted Screenplay   Independent Spirit Awards Adapted Screenplay   Golden Globe Adapted Screenplay   Central Ohio Film Critics Association Adapted Screenplay   Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Adapted Screenplay   BAFTA Awards Adapted Screenplay   Australian Film Institute Adapted Screenplay   Academy Award Adapted Screenplay  2013 Newport Beach Film Festival Audience Award Feature Film ''The Way Way Back''  Filmfest Hamburg  Art Cinema Award   2014 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Comedy  Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest Comedy  2022Peabody AwardsEntertainmentOur Flag Means Death
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