Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg
Gregg at the Epic Mickey launch party at the Times Square Disney Store, November 30, 2010.
Born	June 29, 1962 (1962-06-29) (age 49) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director, screenwriter
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Jennifer Grey (2001–present; 1 child)

Robert Clark Gregg (born June 29 1962) is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He co-starred as Christine Campbell's ex-husband Richard in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine, which debuted in March 2006 and concluded in May 2010. He is also known for playing Agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and The Avengers).

Early life

Gregg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Episcopalian priest father, Robert C. Gregg. He grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.^[1]

Gregg attended Ohio Wesleyan University as an undergraduate and went on to get a BFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, where he finished in the class of 1986.

Career

Gregg at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.

Gregg has^[2] been featured in a number of supporting roles in films, such as Lovely & Amazing, In Good Company, and The Human Stain, and a number of guest spots on TV series, such as Will & Grace, Sports Night, Sex and the City and The West Wing. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2000 thriller What Lies Beneath.

He is the director and screenwriter of the 2008 film Choke, based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel of the same name, starring Sam Rockwell.^[3]

In 2008, Gregg appeared in the film Iron Man as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson.^[4] In 2010, Gregg reprised his role as Agent Coulson for Iron Man 2. Gregg had since signed up for a multiple film deal as the character with Marvel Studios. In 2011, he returned again as Coulson for Thor.^[5] Gregg noted his being a part of the expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe as being very exciting, "Agent Coulson was one of the guys who wasn't really in the comic books, and he was a very kind of small role in 'Iron Man," he said, "and I was just very lucky that they chose to expand that character and chosen to put him more into the universe of it. It's really a blast!"^[6] Following on from his appearance in Thor, he will again reprise his role in The Avengers.
In October 2010, Gregg was part of the cast of a staged reading of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart alongside Dylan Walsh, Lisa Kudrow, and Tate Donovan, presented in Los Angeles on the occasion of the play's 25th anniversary (and preceding the play's 2011 Broadway premiere, which retained elements of this staged reading); the reading was directed by his father-in-law, Joel Grey.

Personal life

Gregg has been married since July 21 2001 to actress Jennifer Grey. The couple have one child, daughter Stella, born December 3, 2001. He co-starred with Grey in the Lifetime TV movie Road to Christmas.^[7]

Filmography

Gregg (left) with his wife, actress Jennifer Grey (right) at the 2010 Epic Mickey launch party.

Actor

• Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) as Agent/Principal Phil Coulson
• The Avengers (2012) as Agent Phil Coulson
• Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) as Nat Jones
• Thor (2011) as Agent Phil Coulson
• Iron Man 2 (2010) as Agent Phil Coulson
• (500) Days of Summer (2009) as Vance
• Iron Man (2008) as Agent Phil Coulson
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010) (TV series) as Richard Campbell (88 episodes)
• Choke (2008) as Lord High Charlie
• The Air I Breathe (2007) as Henry
• In the Land of Women (2007) as Nelson Hardwicke
• Road to Christmas (2006) (TV) as Tom Pullman
• Hoot (2006) as Muckle
• Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006) as Publisher
• When a Stranger Calls (2006) as Ben Johnson
• CSI: NY (2005) (TV series) as D.A. Allen McShane (1 episode)
• In Good Company (2004) as Mark Steckle
• The Shield (2004) (TV series) as William Faulks (2 episodes)
• The West Wing (2001–2004) (TV series) as FBI Special Agent Michael Casper (8 episodes)
• In Enemy Hands (2004) as U.S.S. Swordfish: Executive Officer Teddy Goodman
• Spartan (2004) as Miller
• The Human Stain (2003) as Nelson Primus
• 11:14 (2003) as Officer Hannagan
• Will & Grace (2003) (TV series) as Cameron (1 episode)
• Northfork (2003) (uncredited) as Mr. Hadfield
• Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV) as Eason Jordan
• We Were Soldiers (2002) as Captain Tom Metsker
• My Sister's Keeper (2002) (TV) as Harvey
• One Hour Photo (2002) as Detective Paul Outerbridge
• Lovely & Amazing (2001) as Bill
• Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) as Supernerd
• The Practice (2000) (TV series) as Julie McGrath's Brother (1 episode)
• Sex and the City (TV series) as Harris Bragen (1 episode, 2000)
• State and Main (2000) as Doug Mackenzie
• Sports Night as The Stranger (2 episodes, 2000)
• Magnolia (1999) as WDKK Floor Director
• The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998) as Hank/Henrietta Rossi
• Six Ways to Sunday (1997) as Benjamin Taft
• The Spanish Prisoner (1997) as FBI Sniper
• The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) as Cop #1
• Touched by an Angel (1996) as Don Dudey (1 episode)
• Central Park West (1 episode)
• Above Suspicion (1995) as Randy
• The Commish (1995) as Tom Cannon (2 episodes)
• Tyson (1995) (TV) as Kevin Rooney
• The Usual Suspects (1995) as Dr. Walters
• The George Carlin Show (1994) (1 episode)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994) as Staff Sergeant
• I Love Trouble (1994) as Darryl Beekman, Jr.
• Ride Me (1994) as Jake Shank
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) as Dickinson (1 episode)
• Lana in Love (1992) as Marty
• A Woman Named Jackie (1991) (TV mini-series) as Ken O'Donnell
• Shannon's Deal (1991) (1 episode)
• Law & Order (1991) (TV series) as Patrick Dunne (1 episode)
• Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) as Douglas Panton
• Things Change (1988) as Stage Manager
• Lip Service (1988) (TV) as Stage Manager

Director

• Choke (2008)

Writer

• Choke (2008) (adapted screenplay)
• What Lies Beneath (2000) (screenplay and story)

References

1. ^ News Roundup: July 24 at Hollywood.com
2. ^ Gans, Andrew (6 May 2010). "Dylan Walsh, Tate Donovan, Jon Tenney and More Join Cast of Normal Heart Reading". Playbill.com. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139314-Dylan-Walsh-Tate-Donovan-Jon-Tenney-and-More-Join-Cast-of-Normal-Heart-Reading. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
3. ^ Forums | The Cult
4. ^ Bloom, Julie. "Clark Gregg". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/28638/Clark-Gregg. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
5. ^ Marc Graser (2010-01-18). "Gregg pulls double duty". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013952.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+variety%2Fheadlines+%28Variety+-+Latest+News%29&utm_content=Twitter. Retrieved 2010-01-18. 
6. ^ Edward Douglas (2010-04-27). "Exclusive: Clark Gregg on His Marvel Universe Future". Superhero Hype!. http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/100689-exclusive-clark-gregg-on-his-marvel-universe-future. Retrieved 2010-05-08. 
7. ^ "Brefly", USA TODAY, December 6, 2001, p. LIFE, 5D

External links

• Clark Gregg at the Internet Movie Database
• Clark Gregg at the Internet Broadway Database
• Clark Gregg at Yahoo! Movies

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Date of birth	1962-04-02
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