Nate Mooney

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Nate Mooney
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Nate Mooney (right) on set for NBC Boston MA 2014
Born (1972-01-26) January 26, 1972 (age 51)
Occupation Actor
Years active2000 - present
Known for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Nate Mooney (born January 26, 1972) [1] is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Ryan McPoyle on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

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Career

He appeared on various television series, including Breakout Kings , Grey's Anatomy , Nip/Tuck , and others. [2] He played the role of Lurvy in the film Charlotte's Web .

Mooney gained his popularity by playing the role of Ryan McPoyle, the brother of Liam McPoyle and Margaret McPoyle, on the FXX show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Ryan is a comedic dimwit and is often rebuked for making dumb comments to his brother, such as offering to split a large sum of money (or clams) fifty-fifty-fifty to accommodate three people.

He also has a small part in one episode of Breaking Bad's third season as an arms dealer who sells bulletproof vests to the cousins attempting to murder Hank. During the buy they shoot him in the vest he is wearing to test their viability, and he survives.

He plays a lead role as Deputy Leon Drinkwater in IFC’s Stan Against Evil.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Vampire VermontDaveVideo
2003Just Another StoryChester
2004ShardsColeShort film
2005 Elizabethtown Trent
Mozart and the Whale Roger
2006 Seraphim Falls Cousin Bill
Charlotte's Web Lurvy
2008 Pretty Bird Randy Pendler
Just Add Water Stan
Black Crescent MoonBucky Adelson
Night LifeTV Movie
2009 Push Pinky Stein
2010Black HoleDougShort film
Dead CatShort film
2012 One for the Money Eddie Gazarra
Thank You Note from a Dead ManDrewShort film
2013 Deep Dark Canyon Ronnie Cavanaugh
Night Moves Driver with Flat Tire
2016 Rules Don't Apply Orderly
2017 Wilson Allan Coffey
Girlfriend's Day Warez
2018DouloNateShort film
2019 Adopt a Highway Homeless Man

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
20012002 Ed Russell3 episodes
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Terry Williard1 episode
2003 Becker Paranoid Guy1 episode
2004 Monk Scat1 episode
20052023 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Ryan McPoyle8 episodes
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Larry Smite1 episode
Nip/Tuck Alex Coffee1 episode
2007 The Riches Ken Dannegam4 episodes
2010 Criminal Minds Connor O'Brien1 episode
Breaking Bad Arms Dealer1 episode
Terriers Bradley1 episode
2011 House Rollo1 episode
Psych Wendell1 episode
2012 Grey's Anatomy Randy1 episode
Mike & Molly Oswald1 episode
Breakout Kings Brent Howson1 episode
Weeds Detective Zapf1 episode
2015 Big Time in Hollywood, FL Cory1 episode
American Odyssey Bob Offer13 episodes
2016 Stan Against Evil Deputy Leon Drinkwater7 episodes
2020 Everything's Gonna Be Okay Bryan1 episode
2023 Perry Mason Mr. Kellard1 episode

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