Macon Blair

Macon Blair
Blair at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival premiere of I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Born1974 (age 50–51)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • comic book writer
SpouseLee Eddy
Children2

Macon Blair (born 1974) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, comic book writer and actor known for his roles in the films Blue Ruin (2013) and Green Room (2015),[1][2][3] as well as his directorial debut I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017).

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.[4][5]

Blair co-wrote and starred in the dark comedy Small Crimes starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.[6] Blair made his directorial debut on I Don't Feel At Home in This World Anymore.[7] It had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and won that festival's Grand Jury Prize.[8][9] It was released on February 24, 2017, by Netflix.[10]

On March 24, 2019, it was announced that Blair would write and direct a Toxic Avenger reboot for Legendary Pictures.[11]

Blair is also a comic author and created comics for Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.[12] Together with artist Joe Flood he released the graphic novel Long Road to Liquor City in 2019.[13]

He is married to actress Lee Eddy. Together they have two sons, Buck and Sonny.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer
2013 The Monkey's Paw No Yes
2017 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Yes Yes
Small Crimes No Yes
2018 Hold the Dark No Yes
2023 The Toxic Avenger Yes Yes
57 Seconds No Yes
2024 Brothers No Yes

Producer

Year Title Notes
2007 Murder Party Executive producer
2011 You Hurt My Feelings Assistant producer
2015 Green Room Co-producer
2024 Rebel Ridge Executive producer

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Murder Party Macon
2011 You Hurt My Feelings
2012 The Man from Orlando Glenn
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
Small Crimes Scotty Caldwell
The Florida Project John
Logan Lucky Special Agent Brad Noonan
Mustang Island Bill
2018 Thunder Road Dustin Zahn
Hold the Dark Shan
2019 Kindred Spirits Alex
2020 The Hunt Oliver Fauxnvoy
I Care a Lot Feldstrom
2023 Oppenheimer Lloyd K. Garrison
The Toxic Avenger Dennis
Lousy Carter Dick Anthony
2024 The Thicket TBA Post-production

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2019 Room 104 Yes Yes Episode "The Plot"

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Swamp Thing Phantom Stranger 3 episodes
2021–22 Reservation Dogs Rob 2 episodes
TBA The Sensitive Kind TBA

References

  1. ^ Hill, Logan (April 18, 2014). "Schoolmates Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair Make 'Blue Ruin'". New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Whittaker, Richard (April 22, 2016). "Mopping Up the Red in Green Room". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Macon Blair". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Mancini, Vince (April 14, 2016). "Frotcast: Macon Blair And Jeremy Saulnier From 'Green Room'". UPROXX. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Lambie, Ryan (May 13, 2016). "Green Room review". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  6. ^ McNary, Dave (May 11, 2016). "Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Starring in Dark Comedy 'Small Crimes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Macon Blair". Filmmaker Magazine. July 25, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  8. ^ 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 Hollywood. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  9. ^ Barsanti, Sam (January 29, 2017). "Sundance gives top prize to I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore". The A.V. Club.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Macon Blair to Direct and Write 'Toxic Avenger' Reboot for Legendary". Variety. March 21, 2019.
  12. ^ Macon Blair. In leagueofcomicgeeks.com, access date January 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Long Road to Liquor City. In: simonandschuster.com, access date January 4, 2024.
  14. ^ Faires, Robert (February 6, 2015). "Delighted Lee: Actor Lee Eddy is back onstage in Austin after five years away, and boy, is she happy". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2018.