Hayes MacArthur

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| name = Hayes MacArthur

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|04|16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/hayes-macarthur/|title=Hayes MacArthur|website=TV Insider|access-date=2025-02-26}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|screenwriter}}

| years_active = 2003–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Ali Larter |2009}}

| children = 2

| relatives = {{plainlist |

Scott MacArthur (brother)

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{{plainlist |

William F. Farley (step-father)

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Hayes MacArthur (born April 16, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca.

Early life

MacArthur is the son of Bruce and Shelley MacArthur.{{cite news|last1=Carmack Bross|first1=Judy|title=Dispatch from Los Angeles, Part ll|url=http://www.classicchicagomagazine.com/dispatch-from-los-angeles|access-date=October 4, 2016|work=Classic Chicago Magazine|date=March 11, 2016}} His stepfather is businessman William F. Farley.{{cite news|last1=Dolce|first1=Laura|title=Actress Ali Larter weds in Kennebunk|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20090806/news/908060361|access-date=October 4, 2016|work=The Portsmouth Herald|date=August 6, 2009}} His younger brother is fellow actor and writer Scott MacArthur.

MacArthur attended Deerfield Academy and received a B.A. in Government from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was quarterback on the football team. He has studied at the Groundlings Theater Company and Atlantic Theater Company.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Acting career

MacArthur took first place at the 2003 Rebels of Comedy Competition. He has appeared on such TV shows as Mad TV, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Pushing Daisies, and Medium.

In 2005, MacArthur co-wrote, produced and starred in a 16-minute short film, The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend, with Jason Winer. The short was produced as a pilot for TV in 2006. He also appeared as a waiter in the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where everyone chooses Larry's wife over him after the break-up. In 2007, MacArthur appeared with fiancée Ali Larter in National Lampoon's Homo Erectus, and also appeared in a comedic supporting role in the Disney movie The Game Plan.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2007-09-28 |title=The Rock solid as egotistical quarterback in Disney’s ‘Game Plan’ |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/09/28/the-rock-solid-as-egotistical-quarterback-in-disneys-game-plan/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}} Along with recurring roles on the television shows How I Met Your Mother and Worst Week, he appeared in supporting roles in the 2010 films She's Out of My League and Life as We Know It.

In May 2010, NBC announced that MacArthur would star in the television series Perfect Couples. The half-hour romantic comedy premiered in the second half of the 2010–2011 TV season.{{cite press release|url=http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/05/12/nbc-announces-pickup-of-new-comedy-series-perfect-couples-for-2010-11-season/|title=NBC Announces Pickup of New Comedy Series 'Perfect Couples' For 2010-11 Season|date=May 12, 2010|publisher=NBC Universal|access-date=May 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514084406/http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/05/12/nbc-announces-pickup-of-new-comedy-series-perfect-couples-for-2010-11-season/|archive-date=May 14, 2010}} The show was cancelled in May 2011.

In 2012, MacArthur was featured in several episodes of Whitney, as well as Go On and the Broken Lizard film The Babymakers.

He acted as the male lead for three seasons opposite Rashida Jones in Angie Tribeca on TBS, created by Steve Carell.{{Cite web |last=Bramesco |first=Charles |date=2016-07-07 |title=Why 'Angie Tribeca' Is the Absurdist Cult TV Comedy We Need |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/why-angie-tribeca-is-the-absurdist-cult-tv-comedy-we-need-62748/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2015-01-08 |title=Hayes MacArthur Becomes Regular On TBS Series ‘Angie Tribeca’ |url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/hayes-macarthur-regular-angie-tribeca-tbs-1201343700/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

He was a series regular alongside Dennis Quaid in television show Merry Happy Whatever for Netflix. The show was created by Tucker Cawley, best known for writing episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2019-03-22 |title=‘Merry Happy Whatever’: Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Adam Rose & Hayes MacArthur Cast In Netflix Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/merry-happy-whatever-bridgit-mendler-brent-morin-ashley-tisdale-adam-rose-hayes-macarthur-cast-netflix-series-dennis-quaid-1202580816/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} He recently appeared in a guest star role on The Morning Show on Apple TV+ and as a guest lead on the Hulu anthology Into the Dark.{{Cite web |title=Into the Dark: I'm Just F*cking with You movie review (2019) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/into-the-dark-im-just-fcking-with-you-2019 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.rogerebert.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mutuku |first=Ryan |date=2022-07-06 |title=Who is Ali Larter's husband? The biography of Hayes MacArthur |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/461033-who-ali-larters-husband-the-biography-hayes-macarthur/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. |language=en}}

MacArthur appeared in the films Super Troopers 2, with the Broken Lizard comedy team and Brian Cox,{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2016-09-20 |title=‘Super Troopers’ Sequel Adds Will Sasso & Hayes MacArthur |url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/super-troopers-sequel-hayes-macarthur-will-sasso-1201822880/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} and Bobby Farrelly's Paramount film Dear Santa, starring opposite Jack Black.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-11-07 |title=Bobby Farrelly’s ‘Dear Santa’ Starring Jack Black Unveils Trailer, Paramount+ Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/dear-santa-movie-unveils-premiere-date-paramount-plus-trailer-1236169965/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=Paramount Press Express {{!}} PARAMOUNT+ REVEALS OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR THE NEW CHRISTMAS COMEDY FILM DEAR SANTA |url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/dear-santa/releases/?view=110572-paramount-reveals-official-trailer-for-the-new-christmas-comedy-film-dear-santa |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.paramountpressexpress.com |language=en}}

He is a series regular in the upcoming Amazon series The Runarounds from the creators of Outer Banks.{{Cite web |last=Kuznikov |first=Selena |date=2024-08-19 |title=Amazon Music Drama ‘The Runarounds’ From ‘Outer Banks’ Creator Adds Six to Cast |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-runarounds-adds-six-to-cast-1236111005/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Blevins |first=Adam |date=2024-08-20 |title=The ‘Outer Banks’ Creators’ Next Project Just Got a Major Update |url=https://collider.com/the-runarounds-cast-brooklyn-decker-shea-pritchard/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Collider |language=en}}

Personal life

MacArthur's first name was in honor of his great-aunt, actress Helen Hayes, who was married to Charles MacArthur, his grandfather Alexander MacArthur's brother.{{cite news|last1=Kapos|first1=Shia|title=Cynthia Wirtz MacArthur, 75|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/03/15/cynthia-wirtz-macarthur-75/|access-date=October 4, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 15, 2003}} His grandfather's other brother, John D. MacArthur, was an insurance-company owner and executive, and founded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the benefactor of the MacArthur Fellowships.

MacArthur became engaged to Heroes actress Ali Larter, his girlfriend of three years, in December 2007.{{cite news| last= Chiu| first= Alex| title= Heroes Star Ali Larter Gets Engaged| publisher= People| date= December 17, 2007| url= https://people.com/celebrity/heroes-star-ali-larter-gets-engaged/| access-date= December 18, 2007}} On August 1, 2009, MacArthur married Larter in a small ceremony{{cite news| last= Garcia| first=Jennifer| title=Ali Larter Weds in Maine| publisher= People| date= August 3, 2009| url=https://people.com/celebrity/ali-larter-weds-in-maine/| access-date= August 3, 2009}}{{cite news| title= Heroes Star Gets Hitched| publisher= Sky News| date= August 3, 2009| url= http://showbiz.sky.com/heroes-star-gets-hitched| access-date= June 28, 2010| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090807111356/http://showbiz.sky.com/heroes-star-gets-hitched| archive-date= August 7, 2009}} at his parents' estate in Kennebunk, Maine.{{cite news| title=Heroes' Ali Larter Ties the Knot!| publisher= Us Magazine| date= August 1, 2009| url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/iheroesi-ali-larter-ties-the-knot-200918| access-date= June 30, 2010}} On July 20, 2010, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child.{{cite news| last= Michaud| first= Sarah| title=Ali Larter Is Pregnant!| publisher= People| date= July 20, 2010| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20402923,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723010018/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20402923,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 23, 2010| access-date= July 20, 2010}} Larter and MacArthur have a son born in 2010 and a daughter born in 2015. As of 2013, the couple also had two dogs, Jackpot and Ella.

MacArthur volunteers and serves on the board of directors of Higher Ground USA, a charity that provides recreational therapy for military veterans, first responders, and people with disabilities.{{Cite web |title=Higher Ground Rolls Out the Laughs so that Veterans Can Laugh |url=https://eyeonsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/11629/Higher-Ground-Rolls-Out-the-Laughs-so-that-Veterans-Can-Laugh/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=eyeonsunvalley.com}} In 2014, MacArthur, alongside his wife Ali Larter, was awarded "The Spirit of Elysium" Award. The award is given to an artist that has shown consistency in volunteering for The Art of Elysium, a Los Angeles based charity that provides acting, art, comedy, music, and creative writing workshops for ill children confined to long term stays in hospitals.{{Cite web |last= |last2= |last3= |last4= |date=2013-01-24 |title=Ali Larter and husband to receive Spirit of Elysium award |url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-xpm-2013-jan-24-la-ar-ali-larter-and-husband-to-receive-spirit-of-elysium-award-20130124-story.html |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+Film
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
2005 \|Open Mike \|Mike Sheppard \|Short film
rowspan="4"\|2007 \|Homo Erectus \|Thudnik \|
Are We Done Yet? \|Jimmy the Bartender \|
Look \|Tony Gilbert \|
The Game Plan \|Kyle Cooper \|
2008 \|Lower Learning \|Digdug O'Shaughnessy \|
rowspan="2"\|2010 \|Life as We Know It \|Peter Novak \|
She's Out of My League \|Ron \|
2011 \|Answers to Nothing \|Taylor \|
rowspan="4"\|2012 \|Bachelorette \|Dale \|
The Babymakers \|Leslie Jenkins \|
Jewtopia \|Chuck O'Connell \|
The Motel Life \|Officer Cook \|
2013 \|Another Happy Anniversary \|Tom \|Short film
rowspan="2"\|2014 \|Someone Marry Barry \|Rafe \|
A Haunted House 2 \|Ned \|
2016 \|Director's Cut \|Reed/Himself \|
rowspan="2"\|2018 \|Being Frank \|Stan Kempler \|
Super Troopers 2 \|Mountie Henri Podien \|
2019 \|Ode to Joy \|Jordan \|
rowspan="2"\|2020 \|The Way Back \|Eric \|
The Binge \| Pompano Mike \|
2024 \| Dear Santa \| Bill Turner \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+Film

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

2005

|Open Mike

|Mike Sheppard

|Short film

rowspan="4"|2007

|Homo Erectus

|Thudnik

Are We Done Yet?

|Jimmy the Bartender

Look

|Tony Gilbert

The Game Plan

|Kyle Cooper

2008

|Lower Learning

|Digdug O'Shaughnessy

rowspan="2"|2010

|Life as We Know It

|Peter Novak

She's Out of My League

|Ron

2011

|Answers to Nothing

|Taylor

rowspan="4"|2012

|Bachelorette

|Dale

The Babymakers

|Leslie Jenkins

Jewtopia

|Chuck O'Connell

The Motel Life

|Officer Cook

2013

|Another Happy Anniversary

|Tom

|Short film

rowspan="2"|2014

|Someone Marry Barry

|Rafe

A Haunted House 2

|Ned

2016

|Director's Cut

|Reed/Himself

rowspan="2"|2018

|Being Frank

|Stan Kempler

Super Troopers 2

|Mountie Henri Podien

2019

|Ode to Joy

|Jordan

rowspan="2"|2020

|The Way Back

|Eric

The Binge

| Pompano Mike

2024

| Dear Santa

| Bill Turner

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+Television
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
rowspan="3"\|2005 \|The King of Queens \|Ed \|Episode: "Pole Lox"
Medium \|Randy Pilgrim \|Episode: "Dead Aim"
Wiener Park \|Dusty Wurtman \|TV film
rowspan="2"\|2006 \|The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend \|Guy Hansen \|TV film
Thick and Thin \|Greg \|Episode: "Mary Moves On"
rowspan="2"\|2007 \|Atlanta \|Todd \|TV film
Curb Your Enthusiasm \|Doorman \|Episode: "The TiVo Guy"
2007, 2009 \|How I Met Your Mother \|Curt 'The Ironman' Irons \|Episodes: "The Platinum Rule" and "Sorry, Bro"
rowspan="3"\|2008 \|My Boys \|Spike Upton \|Episode: "The Shirt Contest"
Entourage \|Levinson \|Episode: "Gotta Look Up to Get Down"
Pushing Daisies \|Buddy Amicus \|Episode: "Frescorts"
2008–09 \|Worst Week \|Chad \|5 episodes
2010–11 \|Perfect Couples \|Rex \|Series regular, 14 episodes
2011 \|Happy Endings \|Steven \|Episode: "The Code War"
rowspan="2"\|2012 \|Suburgatory \|Walter \|Episode: "Driving Miss Dalia"
Whitney \|Lance \|Episodes: "Lance" and "48 Hours"
2012–13 \|Go On \|Wyatt Achenbach \|Recurring role; 7 episodes
rowspan="2"\|2014 \|The Rebels \|Rick Massella \|Episode: "Pilot"
Friends with Better Lives \|Zac \|Episode: "Cyrano de Trainer-Zac"
2015 \|Looking \|Barry Foster \|Episode: "Looking for a Plot"
2016–17 \|Angie Tribeca \|Jay Geils \|Series regular, 30 episodes
rowspan="5"\|2019 \|Into the Dark \|Chester Conklin \|Episode: "I'm Just F*cking with You"
Mr. Mom \|Greg Anderson \|Series regular, 11 episodes
Single Parents \|Xander Fogerty \|Episode: "Xander and Camille"
Merry Happy Whatever \|Sean Quinn \|Series regular, 8 episodes
The Morning Show \|Marlon Tate \|Episode: "The Interview"
2020 \|Schooled \|Greg \|Episode: "Garden Party"
2023 \|History of the World, Part II \|Saint Mark \|Episode: "VIII"
TBA \|The Runarounds \| \|Upcoming series

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|+Television

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

rowspan="3"|2005

|The King of Queens

|Ed

|Episode: "Pole Lox"

Medium

|Randy Pilgrim