Emmy-winner Rob Mac is the creative force behind It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the critically-acclaimed FXX comedy series in which he co-stars and serves as executive producer and writer. In 2020, following the fourteenth season airing, it was announced that the series was renewed for four additional seasons – therefore shattering the record as the longest-running live-action television sitcom in history. Sunny has been positioned as a cultural juggernaut on a global scale for its unapologetic satirizing of human nature – consistently delivering record-breaking ratings year after year. Most recently, The Gang can be seen in the first part of the Abbott Elementary x It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia crossover event which debuted in Abbott Elementary’s fourth Season in January 2025. The second part of the fan-favorite crossover will release as part of Sunny’s seventeenth season, debuting in July 2025.
In 2021, FX placed a two-season order for Welcome to Wrexham, a docuseries tracking the dreams and people of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, as Mac and his business partner Ryan Reynolds take ownership of the town’s historic football club. The year prior, Mac and Reynolds teamed up (before ever meeting in person) to take over chairman duties of the football club, in hopes to turn the organization into an underdog story the entire world could root for – regardless of their experience with sports or working with one another. Under the helm of Mac and Reynolds, the team recently advanced to the EFL Championship League – marking the first time in English football history a team has been promoted to achieve three consecutive promotions. The inaugural season was beloved by critics and audiences worldwide and won 5 Emmy Awards including Outstanding Unstructured Reality, the coveted Critics Choice Documentary Award in 2022 and most recently a Critics Choice Real TV Award in 2025. Welcome to Wrexham is currently airing its acclaimed fourth season, was recently renewed for a fifth season, set to air in the Spring of 2026.
Additionally, Mac is executive producing and will appear in FX and Disney+ Latin America’s new docuseries Necaxa. The bilingual docuseries will follow Mac, Ryan Reynolds, and Eva Longoria’s newest football venture, the Aguascalientes, Mexico-based Club Necaxa as the club goes through turbulent, transformational time marked by staff shake-ups, career-defining injuries and the relentless grit of a football team determined to defy expectations and deliver hope to its city. The series is set to premiere in summer 2025.
Mac is also the creator, executive producer and star of Mythic Quest, the acclaimed comedy series that debuted on Apple TV+ in February 2020. The series, which is co-created by Megan Ganz and Charlie Day and is a co-production of Ubisoft and Lionsgate Television, is set in the development studio of one of the most popular video games in the world. Since its launch, Mythic Quest has been lauded by critics and audiences, and is recognized among fans as one of the best comedies on television. The series recently returned for its fourth and final season in January 2025.
Mac, in collaboration with Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton, recently debuted their whiskey line Four Walls which is a tribute to the bar (Paddy’s Pub) from their hit TV series. All proceeds from this limited collection has been / will be donated to 501c-3 non-profit organizations benefiting the bartending community.
A native of Philadelphia, Mac started his career working as an actor in small parts on the East Coast until moving to Los Angeles. It was there he connected with Glenn Howerton (who co-wrote the series) and re-connected with Day (the two met on the 2001 horror movie Campfire Stories) and the three filmed the pilot for Sunny on a camcorder.
