
Nathaniel Wales Faxon is an American actor, comedian, director, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing The Descendants (2011) and starred in the FOX comedy series Ben and Kate (2012–2013), the FX comedy series Married 2014–2015) and voices Elfo in the Netflix adult animated television series Disenchantment (2018-).
He is an alumnus of the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings, where he began performing in 2001.
He's best known for his appearances in comedic films such as Orange County (2002), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011), Zookeeper (2011), Tammy (2014), Sex Tape (2014), Life of the Party (2018), Father of the Year (2018), and several Broken Lizard films including Beerfest (2006). He also appeared in Charlie's Angels (2019).
He co-starred in Darren Star's semi-autobiographical satire Grosse Pointe and had recurring roles in several television series such as The Cleveland Show, Joey, Up All Night and Reno 911!.
He has been featured in a series of prominent Holiday Inn commercials featuring Joe Buck as well as an ad by Blockbuster. However, he did not get a significant lead role until 2012 when he starred as the titular Ben in Ben and Kate.
He starred alongside Judy Greer in the FX comedy series Married (2014), which ran for two seasons. He's had major recurring roles as Jeremy de Longpre on the series Allen Gregory, Nick on Netflix's Friends from College, The Swede on Our Flag Means Death, Arthur on Loot, and Marshall on the series A League of Their Own. He's also had a recurring role as Neville, Jackie's love interest, on The Conners.
He provides the voice for Captain Underpants and Mr. Krupp in The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants as well as the Captain Underpants specials. He also provides the voice for Chief on the series Housebroken.
He co-wrote and co-directed The Way, Way Back (2013) and Downhill (2020) with writing partner Jim Rash.
Carter Finch
Coach Herrera (voice)
Water Park Employee (voice)
(voice)
Jet Li's Nemesis (voice)
Rick
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Flatty
Justin (voice)
Alexander Hamilton
Waffle Maker (voice)
Darkwing Duck / Poe Dameron (voice)
Bryson (voice)
Neville
Kenny's Boyfriend
Joseph Everton
Popular Banana Split (voice)
Pickle
Milk Shake
Head Shop Clerk
Hayes
Calvin Prescott (voice)
Apologetic Janitor (voice)
Elfo (voice)
Arthur
Elder Care Worker
Frenchie
Garlan Greenbush
Bob Haldeman
Chef Leslie
Hobie McSorley
Undercover Boss
Bodie
Turner Abernathy
Insomnia (voice)
Frog (voice)
Max
Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
The Swede
Boone
Capt. Todd Markowski
Nat Faxon
Peter Fleming
Lawrence
Mark
Anthony Lyon
Nick
Matty Mulligan (voice)
Dave
Mr. Deacon
Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
Captain Pandernuts / Purpk (voice)
Zig-Zag
Marshall
Chief (voice)
Karl, the Grad Student
Scooby
Delivery Guy
Reporter
Derek
Rolf
Kip
Russ Bowman
Lyle Gerhart
Greg
Kevin 'The P.A.'
Ben Fox
Lance
Harold
Roddy
Awards Show Stage Manager
Manny
Gregg
Jim Hartson (voice)
Mardy
Carl the Manager
Fritz
Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp / Buffalobe (voice)
Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
Glenn from Copy Shop
Jeremy De Longpre
Bill
Steve
Paramedic #2
Chad
Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
Peter Gilbert
Bird / Raccoon / Frog (voice)
Self - Contestant
Pickle
Joe
Toy Store Clerk
Self
Self
Earl or Crathmore