Clark Gregg

Actor/Writer/Director

Clark Gregg began his acting career as a founding member and former artistic director of the Atlantic Theater Company in New York. He has acted in many of the company’s productions, including “Boys’ Life” at Lincoln Center, “Mojo,” “The Night Heron,” “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” and “Happy Hour,” by Ethan Coen. He also appeared in the original Broadway production of “A Few Good Men,” by Aaron Sorkin.

Gregg moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90s and soon landed roles in the films, “State and Main,” “Lovely and Amazing,” “The Human Stain,” “We Were Soldiers,” “One Hour Photo” and “Magnolia.” He played the role of Hank/Henrietta in Tod Williams’ debut feature, “The Adventures of Sebastian Cole,” for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. In 2007 he was cast in the role of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson in Marvel’s hit “Iron Man.” He has since reprised the beloved character in “Thor,” “Iron Man 2,” “The Avengers,” “Captain Marvel” and on ABC/Marvel’s long running hit show, “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.”

Gregg can most recently be seen in the Netflix limited series “Painkiller” opposite Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba, and the Netflix series “Florida Man” opposite Edgar Ramirez. He also recently shot a season long arc on TNT’s “Snowpiercer,” and can be seen in Amazon’s “Being the Ricardos,” directed by Aaron Sorkin.

On the film side, Gregg can now be seen in the independent feature “Thelma” opposite Parker Posey. His other films include Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” “500 Days of Summer,” “In Good Company,” “Spartan,” “The To Do List,” and Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day,” with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin.

On television he co-starred with Julia Louis-Dreyfus for five seasons on CBS’ “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and had recurring roles on “The West Wing,” “Sports Night,” “Will and Grace,” “Sex and the City,” “The Shield,” and Showtime’s “SMILF.”

An experienced screenwriter and director, Gregg’s screenwriting debut, “What Lies Beneath” (Dreamworks), starred Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer and was directed by Robert Zemeckis. His feature film directing debut, “Choke,” which he adapted from the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, starred Sam Rockwell and premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded a Special Jury Prize and was released by Fox Searchlight. His second film as writer-director, the dark indie comedy “Trust Me,” starred Gregg, Rockwell and Amanda Peet and premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Gregg also directed multiple episodes of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.