# Rob Nagle

Rob Nagle is an American actor, director, teacher, and acting coach. He is a professor at the Theatre of Arts Hollywood Acting School, the Art of Acting Studio, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

## Early life and education

Nagle was born in Eugene, Oregon, then raised in DeKalb, Illinois, and in Williamsburg, Virginia. He graduated from Lafayette High School in Williamsburg in 1988, and from Northwestern University in 1992, with a double-major in theatre and philosophy. He has been married since October 7, 1995, to Heather Allyn, who works as a casting director in reality television and has been nominated for multiple Emmy and Artios awards.

## Career

Nagle is an actor who works in film, television, commercials, and theatre. He is known for his performances in Good Trouble, NCIS: Los Angeles, Batwoman, Dynasty, Safety, To Hell and Gone, Superior Donuts, Bad Samaritan, The Librarians, Fishing Naked, Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, New Year’s Eve, Mad Men, Eli Stone, Cold Case, Everwood, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Guardian, and Dawson’s Creek.
Nagle has also worked in theatres across the country, including Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Fountain Theatre, Troubadour Theater Company, Boston Court Pasadena, Pasadena Playhouse, Antaeus Theatre Company, LA Theatre Works, New World Stages, South Coast Repertory, Skylight Theatre Company, Open Fist Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Mark Taper Forum, Baltimore Center Stage, San Jose Repertory, Old Globe Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, and Bailiwick Repertory.
In 2018, Rob won Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his Featured Performance in The Little Foxes at Antaeus Theatre Company. In 2019, Rob won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and the Stage Raw Theater Award for his Leading Performance in The Judas Kiss at Boston Court Pasadena.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2025 | Alien Vacation | Sally's Husband | |
| 2025 | The Wolf and the Lamb | Monsieur Jean LaGrange | |
| 2024 | Missing Rhythms | Vince | short |
| 2024 | Sisters | George Pappas | |
| 2024 | Paper Marriage | Andrew Keener | |
| 2024 | Ownership | Appraiser Monroe | short |
| 2023 | Incarcerated | Stigall | |
| 2023 | The Catastrophe | Gustav | short |
| 2022 | Earthworm | Dad | short |
| 2022 | Blonde | Radio Announcer | |
| 2022 | Last Weekend | Tom | short |
| 2021 | Los Angeles | Bo | |
| 2021 | 60 Seconds | Sydney | short |
| 2020 | Paper Tiger | Gun Salesperson | |
| 2020 | The Never List | Liz's Dad | |
| 2020 | Kidnapped by a Classmate | Ken | TV movie |
| 2020 | The 11th Green | Hank | |
| 2019 | I Want Candy | Todd Loris | short |
| 2019 | Wingmen | The King of Destin | short |
| 2019 | The Lemon Tree | Fred | short |
| 2019 | Signal to Noise | Roy | short |
| 2019 | Safety | Gym Teacher | short |
| 2019 | To Hell and Gone | Gary | |
| 2018 | The Cat Burglar | Lloyd Duskin | animated short |
| 2018 | Confidence | Smoking Guy | short |
| 2018 | Urchin | Guard | short |
| 2018 | Dead Women Walking | Mark | |
| 2018 | Bad Samaritan | Don Falco | |
| 2017 | Boost | Lorenzo Champs | |
| 2016 | Roadies | Mike | |
| 2016 | Mother's Day | Hotel Bellman | |
| 2015 | House of Stairs | Martin | short |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | LAPD Westwood | |
| 2015 | Fishing Naked | Charlie | |
| 2013 | El Doctor | Andrew | short |
| 2012 | Technical Support | Supervisor | short |
| 2012 | The Pony Man | Security Guard | short |
| 2011 | 8 Minutes | Winston | short |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Officer Nolan | |
| 2011 | The Healer | Governor | short |
| 2010 | Life As We Know It | Neighbor Dad | |
| 2010 | The Boy Who Became King | James | short |
| 2010 | A Soldier's Love Story | Coach Hanley | TV movie |
| 2009 | Shadow.net | FBI Agent #2 | short |
| 2009 | The Soloist | Neil | |
| 2009 | Caution Sign | Hal | short |
| 2008 | Day's Eye | Thomas | short |
| 2005 | Inside | Priest | |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Concerned Businessman | |
| 2005 | Wait Means Never | Money Man | |
| 2004 | Cellular | Paramedic | |
| 2003 | American Wedding | Floral Assistant | |
| 2001 | How High | Agent | |
| 2000 | Last Goodbye | Frank Scott | short |
| 2000 | An American Daughter | Director | TV movie |
| 2000 | A.P.E. #9 | A.P.E. #9 | short |
| 1999 | My Little Assassin | Minister | TV movie |
| 1999 | ATF | Billy Jones | TV movie |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2025 | Good American Family | Dr. Phil | episodes 7 & 8 |
| 2025 | Suits LA | Greg Litvak | pilot episode: "Seven Days a Week and Twice on Sunday" |
| 2023-2024 | Good Trouble | Jack Hauss | episodes: "Once a Cheater" / "Tell Me Sweet Little Lies" / "Hanging by a Moment" / “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” / “What Now?” |
| 2018-2022 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Albert Barrington | episodes: "The Body Stitchers" / "The Monster" |
| 2022 | First Love | Cooper Sullivan | main cast |
| 2021 | Batwoman | Professor Pyg | episode: "A Lesson from Professor Pyg" |
| 2021 | Mom | MC | episode: "A Community Hero and a Wide Turn" |
| 2021 | Corona Town | Jim | |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Bruce | episode: "The Spark" |
| 2019-2020 | Dynasty | Mitchell | episodes: "The Caviar, I Trust, Is Not Burned" / "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial" / "Caution Never Won a War" |
| 2019 | Dealbreakers | Michael | episode: "To Pay or Not to Pay" |
| 2019 | NCIS: New Orleans | Malcolm Armand | episode: "Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom" |
| 2018 | Superior Donuts | Agent Kozek | episode: "The ICEmen Cometh" |
| 2018 | Modern Family | Bill | episode: "He Said, She Shed" |
| 2016 | The Librarians | Barry | episode: "And the Rise of Chaos" |
| 2016 | Dirty Talk | Mr. Douglas | episodes: "Playing It Cool" / "What Is Art?" / "It's Spatula Time" / "Pilot" |
| 2015 | Grey's Anatomy | Howard Bonaman | episode: "All I Could Do Was Cry" |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mark Turner | episodes: "The Twin Paradox" / "The CSI Effect" |
| 2014 | I Didn't Do It | Interrogator | episode: "In the Doghouse with the White House" |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Tory Chapman | episode: "Pay It Forward" |
| 2013 | Mistresses | Officer Lewis | episode: "Payback" |
| 2013 | Touch | Detective Latham | episode: "Perfect Storm" |
| 2012 | Before We Go to Sleep | Phil | main cast |
| 2012 | Castle | Kirby | episode: "Secret's Safe with Me" |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Father James Healy | episode: "The Ecstasy and the Agony" |
| 2012 | After the Bee | Yevgeny | |
| 2012 | NCIS | Wayne Usher | episode: "Playing with Fire" |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Dr. Emmit Jones | episode: "American Girl" |
| 2011 | The Young and the Restless | Sergeant Burke | episode: #1.9698 |
| 2011 | Life on the ENG | Newsroom Boss | |
| 2010 | Mad Men | Agent Landingham | episode: "Hands and Knees" |
| 2009 | Lincoln Heights | Mr. Donlevy | episodes: "Lucky" / "Bully for You" |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Jeffrey Powell | episodes: "Unwritten" / "Praying for Time" / "One More Try" |
| 2008 | The Middleman | Renfield Rehnquist | episode: "The Great Vampiric Puppet Lamentation" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Bernie Murphy | episode: "Bad Reputation" |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Moderator | episode: "The Focus Group" |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Coach Bud Gillman | episode: "4.0" |
| 2003 | Everwood | Joel Hurwitz | episode: "The Miracle of Everwood" |
| 2002-2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Robson | episodes: "First Date" / "Bring on the Night" / "Never Leave Me" / "Sleeper" |
| 2002 | The Guardian | Hugh Williams | episode: "The Neighborhood" |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Chorus | episode: "Posse Comitatus" |
| 2001 | Dawson's Creek | Dr. Tom Frost | episodes: "Eastern Standard Time" / "Admissions" / "Mind Games" / "Four Stories" |

### Podcast Series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | The Taming of the Shrew | Grumio | episodes: "To Suck the Sweets of Sweet Philosophy" / "A Nightmare in a Gown" / "Sweet as Spring-Time Flowers" / "The Mad Brain'd Bridegroom" / "He Is More Shrew Than She" / "Be It Moon or Sun or What You Please" / "Strength is in Surrender" |
| 2023 | Kevin Spacey Trial: Unfiltered | Kevin Spacey | episodes: "The Limelight" / "The Apology" / "There Once Was a Mom From Nantucket" / "The Unusual Suspect" |
| 2022 | The Prophecy | Coast Guard, Bobby/Policeman, Doctor | episodes: "All Roads Lead To..." / "Truth Is..." / "Come Through the Sawmill" / "Daniel" |
| 2022 | Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show | Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) | episodes: "Unbeatable" / "Who Would Win In A Fight?" / "The Fate of My Universe" |
| 2021 | The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles | Lamont | episode: "91601: North Hollywood - End of the Line" |