caption children birth_place name birth_date spouse yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
mcelhenney at the 2013 san diego comic-con international 2 philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. rob mcelhenney 14 april 1977 kaitlin olson -lrb- 2008 -- present -rrb- 1997 -- present rob_mcelhenney_by_gage_skidmore 3.jpg rob mcelhenney
 robert dale mcelhenney actor , director , producer , screenwriter
rob mcelhenney

robert dale `` rob '' mcelhenney -lrb- ; born april 14 , 1977 -rrb- is an american actor , director , producer , and screenwriter .
he is best known for playing mac on the fx comedy series `` it 's always sunny in philadelphia '' .
he is a creator , developer , and executive producer of the show , which has also provided him with writing and directing credits on various episodes .
in july 2015 , it was confirmed that mcelhenney would be directing the upcoming minecraft movie for mojang after being spotted at mojang 's convention , minecon .
