Hayes MacArthur

Hayes MacArthur (born April 16, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca.

Early life

MacArthur is the son of Bruce and Shelley MacArthur. His stepfather is businessman William F. Farley. His younger brother is fellow actor and writer Scott MacArthur.

MacArthur attended Deerfield Academy and received a B.A. in Government from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was quarterback on the football team. He has studied at the Groundlings Theater Company and Atlantic Theater Company.[citation needed]

Acting career

MacArthur took first place at the 2003 Rebels of Comedy Competition. He has appeared on such TV shows as Mad TV, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Pushing Daisies, and Medium.

In 2005, MacArthur co-wrote, produced and starred in a 16-minute short film, The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend, with Jason Winer. The short was produced as a pilot for TV in 2006. He also appeared as a waiter in the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where everyone chooses Larry's wife over him after the break-up. In 2007, MacArthur appeared with fiancée Ali Larter in National Lampoon's Homo Erectus, and also appeared in a comedic supporting role in the Disney movie The Game Plan. Along with recurring roles on the television shows How I Met Your Mother and Worst Week, he appeared in supporting roles in the 2010 films She's Out of My League and Life as We Know It.

In May 2010, NBC announced that MacArthur would star in the television series Perfect Couples. The half-hour romantic comedy premiered in the second half of the 2010–2011 TV season. The show was cancelled in May 2011.

In 2012, MacArthur was featured in several episodes of Whitney, as well as Go On and the Broken Lizard film The Babymakers.

He acted as the male lead for three seasons opposite Rashida Jones in Angie Tribeca on TBS, created by Steve Carell.

He was a series regular alongside Dennis Quaid in television show Merry Happy Whatever for Netflix. The show was created by Tucker Cawley, best known for writing episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond. He recently appeared in a guest star role on The Morning Show on Apple TV+ and as a guest lead on the Hulu anthology Into the Dark.

MacArthur appeared in the films Super Troopers 2, with the Broken Lizard comedy team and Brian Cox, and Bobby Farrelly's Paramount film Dear Santa, starring opposite Jack Black.

He is a series regular in the upcoming Amazon series The Runarounds from the creators of Outer Banks.

Hayes MacArthur and Patton Oswalt performed stand up comedy together at The Argyros in Sun Valley, Idaho, for the 3rd Annual Higher Ground Comedy Club on January 17, 2026. The two performers crossed paths on the television series “The King of Queens,” which ran on CBS from 1998 to 2007.

Personal life

MacArthur's first name was in honor of his great-aunt, actress Helen Hayes, who was married to Charles MacArthur, his grandfather Alexander MacArthur's brother. His grandfather's other brother, John D. MacArthur, was an insurance-company owner and executive, and founded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the benefactor of the MacArthur Fellowships.

MacArthur became engaged to Heroes actress Ali Larter, his girlfriend of three years, in December 2007. On August 1, 2009, MacArthur married Larter in a small ceremony at his parents' estate in Kennebunk, Maine. On July 20, 2010, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. Larter and MacArthur have a son born in 2010 and a daughter born in 2015. As of 2013, the couple also had two dogs, Jackpot and Ella.

MacArthur volunteers and serves on the board of directors of Higher Ground USA, a charity that provides recreational therapy for military veterans, first responders, and people with disabilities. In 2014, MacArthur, alongside his wife Ali Larter, was awarded "The Spirit of Elysium" Award. The award is given to an artist that has shown consistency in volunteering for The Art of Elysium, a Los Angeles based charity that provides acting, art, comedy, music, and creative writing workshops for ill children confined to long term stays in hospitals.

Filmography

External links

• at IMDb