Macon Blair
Macon Blair | |
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Born |
1974 Alexandria, Virginia |
Occupation | Film producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Film director |
Macon Blair (born 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer known for his roles in the films Blue Ruin and Green Room,[1][2] as well as his directorial debut I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore.
Life and career
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.[3][4]
Blair co-wrote the upcoming dark comedy Small Crimes starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.[5] Blair made his directorial debut on I Don't Feel At Home in This World Anymore.[6] It had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and won that festival's Grand Jury Prize.[7][8] It was released on February 24, 2017, by Netflix.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Murder Party | Macon | |
2011 | You Hurt My Feelings | Macon | |
2012 | The Man from Orlando | Glenn | |
2012 | 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 | Also writer and director |
2017 | The Florida Project | John | Post-production |
2017 | Logan Lucky | Post-production | |
2017 | Small Crimes | Scotty Caldwell | Also writer |
2018 | Hold the Dark | Post-production |
References
- ↑ Hill, Logan (18 April 2014). "Schoolmates Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair Make ‘Blue Ruin’". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ↑ Whittaker, Richard (2016-04-22). "Mopping Up the Red in Green Room". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ↑ Mancini, Vince (2016-04-14). "Frotcast: Macon Blair And Jeremy Saulnier From ‘Green Room’". UPROXX. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ↑ Lambie, Ryan (2016-05-13). "Green Room review". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2016-05-11). "Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Starring in Dark Comedy ‘Small Crimes’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ↑ "Macon Blair". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ↑ Patten, Dominic (December 5, 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, ‘Rebel In The Rye’ & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ↑ Barsanti, Sam (2017-01-29). "Sundance gives top prize to I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ "Netflix Announces Slate of Original Films, Documentaries and Series at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival". The Futon Critic. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
External links
- Macon Blair on IMDb