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 49–50) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Lee Eddy |
| Children | 2 |
Macon Blair (born 1974) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, comic book writer and actor known for his roles in the films Blue Ruin (2013) and Green Room (2015), [1] [2] [3] as well as his directorial debut I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017).
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]
Blair is also a comic author and created comics for Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics. [12] Together with artist Joe Flood he released the graphic novel Long Road to Liquor City in 2019. [13]
He is married to actress Lee Eddy. Together they have two sons, Buck and Sonny. [14]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Monkey's Paw | No | Yes |
| 2017 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Yes | Yes |
| Small Crimes | No | Yes | |
| 2018 | Hold the Dark | No | Yes |
| 2023 | The Toxic Avenger | Yes | Yes |
| 57 Seconds | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Brothers | No | Yes |
Producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Murder Party | Executive producer |
| 2011 | You Hurt My Feelings | Assistant producer |
| 2015 | Green Room | Co-producer |
| 2024 | Rebel Ridge | Executive producer |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Murder Party | Macon | |
| 2011 | You Hurt My Feelings | ||
| 2012 | The Man from Orlando | Glenn | |
| Hellbenders | Macon | ||
| 2013 | Blue Ruin | Dwight Evans | |
| 2015 | Green Room | Gabe | |
| 2016 | Gold | Connie Wright | |
| 2017 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Bar Dude | |
| Small Crimes | Scotty Caldwell | ||
| The Florida Project | John | ||
| Logan Lucky | Special Agent Brad Noonan | ||
| Mustang Island | Bill | ||
| 2018 | Thunder Road | Dustin Zahn | |
| Hold the Dark | Shan | ||
| 2019 | Kindred Spirits | Alex | |
| 2020 | The Hunt | Oliver Fauxnvoy | |
| I Care a Lot | Feldstrom | ||
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Lloyd K. Garrison | |
| The Toxic Avenger | Dennis | ||
| Lousy Carter | Dick Anthony | ||
| 2024 | The Thicket | TBA | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Room 104 | Yes | Yes | Episode "The Plot" |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Swamp Thing | Phantom Stranger | 3 episodes |
| 2021–22 | Reservation Dogs | Rob | 2 episodes |
| TBA | The Sensitive Kind | TBA | |
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