Certain actors are a bit like ships that pass in the night. You come close to noticing them, but you don't. That's the case with myself and actor Nat Faxon. From checking out his resume on IMDB, I know I've seen him on television, he's been on a number of hit shows. I know most of them, some I even intended to watch, but for some reason, most of Faxon's projects passed me by.
Although Faxon has appeared as a guest star on dozens of shows, he was also a regular on many shows including; Grosse Pointe, Reno 911!, Ben and Kate, American Dad and Friends from College. This April, Faxon will be joining Julia Roberts, Sean Penn and Dan Stevens in Gaslit, the new political thriller on Starz.
I actually noticed Faxon on another show I don't watch, but had on recently in the background. Although I loved the original Roseanne, I wasn't able to really get in to the rebooted The Conners. I'm glad the toxic Roseanne is not on the show, but the writing isn't nearly as smart as the original.
Joey (2005)
I do love me some Laurie Metcalf and noticed a cute actor playing Neville, Jackie's (Metcalf) veterinarian boyfriend on a recent episode. I knew cute face looked familiar, but had to head to IMDB to check on his credits. I was planning on checking out Gaslit, so if I hadn't caught him on The Conners, I'm sure I would have noticed him in the new Starz show.
The Groundlings
In addition to his acting achievements, he's also an accomplished writer. Faxon was the credited screen writer on The Way Way Back, a movie I really liked. He was also one of the screenwriters (along with Alexander Payne and Jim Rash) on the 2011 George Clooney led The Descendants. Faxon, Payne and Rash won many awards for the screenplay including an Academy Award for writing the best adapted screenplay.
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