Nate Mooney

{{short description|American actor (born 1972)}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}}

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| caption = Nate Mooney (right), 2014

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|01|26}}

| birth_place = U.S.

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| known_for = It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2000–present

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Nate Mooney (born January 26, 1972){{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 26, 2023 includes celebrities Sasha Banks, Ellen DeGeneres|work=The Plain Dealer|date=January 26, 2023|accessdate=January 26, 2023|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-26-2023-includes-celebrities-sasha-banks-ellen-degeneres.html|archive-date=January 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126132312/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-26-2023-includes-celebrities-sasha-banks-ellen-degeneres.html|url-status=live}} is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Ryan McPoyle on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Career

He appeared on various television series, including Breakout Kings, Grey's Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, and others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1183102/|title=Nate Mooney|website=IMDb}} 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 had a small part as an arms dealer in one episode of Breaking Bad{{'}}s third season.

From 2014 to 2018 Mooney played a lead role as Deputy Leon Drinkwater on IFC's Stan Against Evil.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2000

| Vampire Vermont

| Dave

| Video

2003

| Just Another Story

| Chester

|

2004

| Shards

| Cole

| Short film

rowspan= "2" | 2005

| Elizabethtown

| Trent

|

Mozart and the Whale

| Roger

|

rowspan= "2" | 2006

| Seraphim Falls

| Cousin Bill

|

Charlotte's Web

| Lurvy

|

rowspan= "4" | 2008

| Pretty Bird

| Randy Pendler

|

Just Add Water

| Stan

|

Black Crescent Moon

| Bucky Adelson

|

Night Life

|

| TV movie

2009

| Push

| Pinky Stein

|

rowspan= "2" | 2010

| Black Hole

| Doug

| Short film

Dead Cat

|

| Short film

rowspan= "2" | 2012

| One for the Money

| Eddie Gazarra

|

Thank You Note from a Dead Man

| Drew

| Short film

rowspan= "2" | 2013

| Deep Dark Canyon

| Ronnie Cavanaugh

|

Night Moves

| Driver with Flat Tire

|

2016

| Rules Don't Apply

| Orderly

|

rowspan= "2" | 2017

| Wilson

| Allan Coffey

|

Girlfriend's Day

| Warez

|

2018

| Doulo

| Nate

| Short film

2019

| Adopt a Highway

| Homeless Man

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2001{{ndash}}2002

| Ed

| Russell

| 3 episodes

2002

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Terry Williard

| 1 episode

2003

| Becker

| Paranoid Guy

| 1 episode

2004

| Monk

| Scat

| 1 episode

2005{{ndash}}2023

| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

| Ryan McPoyle

| 8 episodes

rowspan= "2" | 2006

| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| Larry Smite

| 1 episode

Nip/Tuck

| Alex Coffee

| 1 episode

2007

| The Riches

| Ken Dannegam

| 4 episodes

rowspan= "3"| 2010

| Criminal Minds

| Connor O'Brien

| 1 episode

Breaking Bad

| Arms Dealer

| 1 episode

Terriers

| Bradley

| 1 episode

rowspan= "2" | 2011

| House

| Rollo

| 1 episode

Psych

| Wendell

| 1 episode

rowspan= "4" | 2012

| Grey's Anatomy

| Randy

| 1 episode

Mike & Molly

| Oswald

| 1 episode

Breakout Kings

| Brent Howson

| 1 episode

Weeds

| Detective Zapf

| 1 episode

rowspan= "2" | 2015

| Big Time in Hollywood, FL

| Cory

| 1 episode

American Odyssey

| Bob Offer

| 13 episodes

2016

| Stan Against Evil

| Deputy Leon Drinkwater

| 7 episodes

2020

| Everything's Gonna Be Okay

| Bryan

| 1 episode

2023

| Perry Mason

| Mr. Kellard

| 1 episode

References

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