Scoot McNairy

McNairy was born in Dallas, Texas, to Alicia Ann McNairy (née Merchant) and Stewart Hall McNairy.[1] In addition to a house in Dallas, the family had a ranch in rural Paris, Texas, where they spent time on weekends and holidays.[3][4] Growing up, he did theater in after-school programs.[2] His father began calling him Scooter when he was about two years old. “A lot of people are like, oh, it must be some amazing story. But it’s because I used to scoot around on my butt,” says McNairy.[5]

McNairy has stated that he is “highly dyslexic” and that he had to “go to dyslexia school for four years.” He describes himself as a visual learner and was attracted to films for that reason.[6] McNairy attended Lake Highlands High School.