Rob Nagle is an American actor, director, and educator based in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Antaeus Theatre Company and has appeared in various television series, including Good Trouble, Dynasty, and Dawson’s Creek, as well as films such as The Soloist and Bad Samaritan.
Early life and education Nagle was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in DeKalb, Illinois, and Williamsburg, Virginia. He attended Lafayette High School and Northwestern University, where he graduated with a degree in theatre and philosophy in 1992.
Theater Nagle is a resident company member at the Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale, California. His stage work in the Los Angeles area includes productions at Boston Court Pasadena, The Fountain Theatre, and South Coast Repertory.
He has received several industry awards for his theatrical performances. In 2018, he received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his role in The Little Foxes. The following year, he received another LADCC Award for Lead Performance for his portrayal of Oscar Wilde in The Judas Kiss. His regional credits include performances at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Portland Center Stage, the Old Globe Theatre, and the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.
Television and Film Nagle’s television career includes recurring roles as Jack Hauss in Good Trouble, Mitchell in Dynasty, and Dr. Tom Frost in Dawson’s Creek.. He has guest-starred in numerous series, including Mad Men, Little Fires Everywhere, NCIS: Los Angeles, Good American Family, and S.W.A.T. Exiles.
His film work includes appearances in Joe Wright’s The Soloist and several Garry Marshall films, including New Year's Eve and Mother's Day. In independent cinema, he has appeared in Christopher Munch’s political drama The 11th Green, and the Western thrillers To Hell and Gone and The Wolf and the Lamb. His work in the independent circuit also includes the ensemble drama Dead Women Walking, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the heist film Boost. Other credits in the genre include the comedies Fishing Naked and Alien Vacation.
Teaching Nagle is an acting instructor specializing in on-camera technique, text analysis, and scene study. He joined the faculty of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in 2024 and has previously taught at Theatre of Arts Hollywood, the Art of Acting Studio, and the Antaeus Academy.
Personal life Nagle has been married to casting director Heather Allyn since 1995. They reside in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2026The Wolf and the LambMonsieur Jean LaGrange 2025 Alien Vacation Sally's Husband2024Missing RhythmsVinceshort2024SistersGeorge Pappas2024Paper MarriageAndrew Keener2024OwnershipAppraiser Monroeshort2023IncarceratedStigall2023The CatastropheGustavshort 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 Notes2026S.W.A.T. ExilesWalter Kovicepisode: "Burn Zone"2026Yacht Deals MonacoAlexander / Radenko Milakovic / additional voices (voice English version) episodes: "Winds of Change" / "Shifting Tides" / "Sea Trials" / "Unknown Waters" / "Final Approach"2026Banana FishAlexis Dawson(voice English version) episodes: “Banal Story” / “Save Me the Waltz” / “Babylon Revisited” / "The Garden of Eden” / “Lo, the Poor Peacock”2025LeviathanCount Volger(voice English version) episodes: “Into the Storm” / “Prelude to War” / “Clankers and Darwinists” / “The Weight of the Past” “Far to the East” / “Shadows of Istanbul” / “Behemoth” / “Tunguska” / “Truth and Lies” / “Goliath” / “Under the Same Sky” 2025Good American FamilyDr. Philepisodes: "If You Tell a Story Well Enough" / "Blood on Her Hands"2025Suits LAGreg Litvakpilot episode: "Seven Days a Week and Twice on Sunday" 2023–2024Good 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"2020The Minions of Midasadditional voices(voice English version) episodes: “Dilema” / “Azar”/ “Culpa” / “Grieta” / “Salida” / “Lucha” 2019–2020 Dynasty Mitchell episodes: "The Caviar, I Trust, Is Not Burned" / "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial" / "Caution Never Won a War"2016-2019Bordertownadditional voices(voice English version) episodes: "The Fury (Part 2)" / "The End Game (Part 2)" / “The Lady in the Looking-Glass, Part 1” / “The Lady in the Looking-Glass, Part 2” / “Chess Story, Part 2”2019We Are the WaveHeribert Butschama(voice English version) episodes: "Do You Know That Feeling?" / "The 99%!" 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"2018On the SpectrumAvi(voice English version) episode: "Going Outside" 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 Notes2026Troilus and CressidaAgamemnonepisodes: "The Milling” / “The Sifting” / “The Rising” / “The Kneading” / “The Molding” / “The Heating” / “The Baking”2024The Taming of the ShrewGrumioepisodes: "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"2023Kevin Spacey Trial: UnfilteredKevin Spaceyepisodes: "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"
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