Irving Clark

== Background ==
Irving Clark was born on January 23, 1991 in Glasgow, Scotland. He's the only son of Ciara and Dermot Clark, a barrister and a children's book illustrator. He describes his childhood as "quiet," Meredith Drummond mirroring the statement after admitting that they were raised together due to being neighbors when her family moved from Stirling to Glasgow. It's implied that they were together throughout sixth form. 
He says little about his life before he was eighteen. During an argument mid-assignment, it's revealed that Meredith's spoken about him, specifically about how he was "left on his own" after Ciara and Dermot were in a fatal car accident while Irving was doing his first year at university. Irving claims that it was "not her story to tell," and it's during this same argument that we finally learn that he was previously with Meredith for several years before she left for America. This is one of the primary reasons why he's transferred to handler Esther Fereiro. 
The nature of how he ended up working for the Agency is relatively unmentioned, yet it's believed he was recruited shortly out of graduate school due to his work in replicating paintings for a tourist shop in London. His work in forgery is shown to be extensive, and Meredith notes him as "one of the best across Europe." He states to Sawyer Arlington that he never intended to "get this deeply involved in all of this, yet it just seemed to happen." 
In the Agency, he's known for his work in a series of museum cons, specifically the act of obtaining original paintings and replacing them with identical replicas. He's worked with the Agency for six years, being recruited a year after graduation when he was twenty-six.
He primarily replicates paintings from the Impressionism movement era, and states that he's switched his own paintings with several in galleries across London to sell the originals to private buyers. He claims the first painting he ever sold was Signacin's "Port of La Rochelle," the pointillism piece selling for 3.3 million at a Christie's auction. It took him three weeks to complete it, and he makes a light joke that the hardest part was attempting to correct the patina.
== Personality ==
Irving is noted for his calm, easy demeanor, being deemed approachable even by Julian Vaughn upon his first appearance when meeting him and Niko Arlington for their assignment in Glasgow. He's personable, attentive and quick to engage in a conversation. Unlike several of the other operatives, he's shown to be more emotional than analytical, irritating Sawyer Arlington when forced to work with him due to his hesitance to resort to direct violence. 
When working, Irving is much more considerate of his consequences, rarely using a firearm when granted one and preferring to attempt to talk his way out of most situations. He's notably skilled at mediation, patient and quick-thinking when placed in difficult positions. He's shown to have a strong sense of morality when it comes to deciding outcomes that may affect more than himself, yet often chooses the more utilitarian option. 
He's shown to be vaguely flirtatious as a method to get ahead, though the notion's countered once by Meredith Drummond's comment of "Christ, Clark, you still haven't changed," that implies he's always been decidedly sweet-talking throughout the time that she's known him. He's often distinctly polite, easily considered old-fashioned and some degree of charming. It's rare to manage to catch him off-guard, yet he seems to fixate on those that manage to get his attention. 
whatever i'll fix this later you know the fleabag hot priest. irving. that's it. no one's asked me a question in 45 minu- so what do you do? 
i love you. it'll pass.
== Season One ==
french restaurant by lana was ghostwritten by a woman this man left behind
== Season Two ==
this one is for the boys w the booming system
== Season Three ==
w the coolin system!
== Season Four ==
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== Trivia ==
* He often switches his accent from Scottish to British exclusively to annoy Sawyer Arlington, much to the amusement of Colin Rourke.
* The moniker "Tennyson" is originally from Damien Kang, the title being technically incorrect due to the poet being British and not Scottish. Upon meeting, Julian Vaughn makes a joke that he should change it to "Connery," a reference to the first James Bond actor, Scotsman Sean Connery.
* It's implied that he has several accounts in foreign countries, Irving once offering the use of a Swiss checking account to Sawyer Arlington when hearing that he was in Geneva, much to Sawyer's chagrin.
* it's explained that he obtained his PhD in Arts & Humanities from The Royal College of Art at twenty-five after Meredith sarcastically refers to him as "Doctor." He has his B.A. in Fine Art from The University of the Arts London.
* Unlike several of the other operatives, he doesn't smoke. 
* He's incredibly well known in the art world, primarily as a private dealer. 
* Throughout his initial joining with the Agency, there's an obvious rift between him and handler Meredith Drummond. During one of their disputes, she references an incident that happened shortly before she left for America that apparently involved Irving attempting to commit suicide. The call is abruptly cut off after she calls him Van Gogh, and Irving is transferred to be under the guidance of Esther Fereiro.