Clark Gregg

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**Robert Clark Gregg** (born April 2, 1962) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is best known for playing Agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning in *Iron Man* (2008) and continuing through *Iron Man 2* (2010), *Thor* (2011), *The Avengers* (2012), *Captain Marvel* (2019), and the television series *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* since 2013. Gregg also portrays Sarge in the show's sixth season and an L.M.D. Coulson in the show's fourth, sixth, and seventh seasons. He also voices the character on the animated television series *Ultimate Spider-Man* and in the video games *Lego Marvel Super Heroes*, *Lego Marvel Avengers*, and *Marvel Heroes*.

Gregg has also 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 also played FBI Special Agent Mike Casper on the NBC series *The West Wing* and Cam, the on-and-off boyfriend of Jack (and client of Grace), on the NBC sitcom *Will & Grace*.

## Early life

Gregg was born April 2, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Mary Layne (née Shine) and Robert Clark Gregg Sr., an Episcopal priest and Stanford University professor. Because his family relocated frequently, he had lived in seven cities by the time he was 17. He attended high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father was a professor at nearby Duke University. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University for two years before dropping out and moving to Manhattan. He worked various jobs, such as being a bar back, a security guard at the Guggenheim Museum, and a parking valet at a restaurant. He later enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied drama and English, and graduated in 1986.

## Career

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Gregg was a founding member, and later artistic director, of the off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company, which formed in 1983. Gregg has been featured in a number of supporting roles in films, such as *Lovely & Amazing*, *The Human Stain*, and *In Good Company*, 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. Gregg consulted his father, a retired religion professor at Stanford, for the quotation from Saint Paul's letter to the Galatians which Gregg used in *Choke*. Gregg's father is also the former chaplain at Stanford Memorial Church.

In 2008, Gregg appeared in the film *Iron Man* as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson. 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*. 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 chose to put him more into the universe of it. It's really a blast!" Following on from his appearance in *Thor*, he again reprised his role in *The Avengers*. Gregg also stars in a series of Marvel short films that center around his character and can be seen on the Blu-ray releases of the films.

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.

Since 2013, Gregg has portrayed Agent, later Director Coulson in the ABC television series *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, set within the MCU, alongside Ming-Na Wen and Chloe Bennet. He has gone on to direct episodes in seasons five and six.

On April 20, 2013, *Trust Me*, a film written and directed by Gregg, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film found limited release in the United States in June 2014.

Gregg reprised his role as Agent Coulson in 2019’s  *Captain Marvel*.

## Personal life

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Gregg has been married since July 21, 2001, to actress Jennifer Grey; the couple co-starred in the Lifetime TV movie *Road to Christmas*. They have a daughter Stella, born December 3, 2001. He is a sober alcoholic, and describes himself as a member of a Jewish family (his wife is Jewish). He has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Gregg and his wife were two of the demonstrators at the 2017 Women's March held on January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C..

## References

1. ↑ "Clark Gregg". Hollywood.com; retrieved January 13, 2012.
2. ↑ "NEWS MAKERS POP DIVA'S BABY BOY IS BAPTIZED" (July 26, 2001).
3. ↑ "Marriage Announcement: Grey, Gregg", Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 22, 1961). Retrieved on May 7, 2012.
4. ↑ "Priestly passions: Dean Robert Gregg talks about what's dear to his heart". News.stanford.edu. November 5, 1997. http://news.stanford.edu/pr/97/971105gregg.html. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
5. ↑ Dickson, Robert (December 1, 2011). "CAUGHT ON FILM". Carrborocitizen.com. http://www.carrborocitizen.com/mill/2011/12/caught-on-film-5/. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
6. ↑ Ryan, Mike (May 1, 2012). "Clark Gregg, 'Avengers' Star, On Agent Coulson And Why He Hates The Los Angeles Lakers". http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/clark-gregg-avengers\_n\_1468283.html. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
7. ↑ "PARK CITY '08 INTERVIEW - "Choke" Director Clark Gregg", *Indie Wire* (January 3, 2008). Retrieved on November 18, 2014.
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9. ↑ lovebomb (January 27, 2010). "Forums | The Cult". Chuckpalahniuk.net. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415151345/http://chuckpalahniuk.net/community/showthread.php?threadid=28409. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
10. ↑ DVD commentary for *Choke*, 2008; and Robert C. Gregg Template:Webarchive, Stanford Department of Classics bio page. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
11. ↑ Bloom, Julie. "Clark Gregg", *The New York Times*. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
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13. ↑ Edward Douglas (April 27, 2010). "Exclusive: Clark Gregg on His Marvel Universe Future", *Superhero Hype!*. Retrieved on May 8, 2010.
14. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 6, 2010). "Dylan Walsh, Tate Donovan, Jon Tenney and More Join Cast of Normal Heart Reading". *Playbill.com*. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100509052458/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139314-Dylan-Walsh-Tate-Donovan-Jon-Tenney-and-More-Join-Cast-of-Normal-Heart-Reading. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
15. ↑ "NYCC: COULSON LIVES IN WHEDON'S "S.H.I.E.L.D."". *Comic Book Resources*. October 13, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014153558/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41604. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
16. ↑ Avila, Mike (January 4, 2018). "DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: CLARK GREGG GOES BEHIND THE CAMERA ON MARVEL'S FLAGSHIP SERIES". https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/director-of-shield-clark-gregg-goes-behind-the-camera-on-marvels-flagship-series?amp. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
17. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (July 21, 2018). "Clark Gregg returning to Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to direct season 6 opener". *Entertainment Weekly*. https://ew.com/comic-con/2018/07/21/marvel-agens-of-shield-season-6-clark-gregg-directing/. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
18. ↑ "Trust Me First Clip". Filmofilia.com. April 17, 2013. http://www.filmofilia.com/trust-clip-146809. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
19. ↑ "Briefly". *USA Today*. December 6, 2001, p. LIFE, 5D
20. ↑ Reddit AMA (June 5, 2014). "I Am Clark Gregg", reddit.com; accessed June 6, 2014.
21. ↑ 680. "Interfaith Celebrities: Jennifer Grey Dances Again, Stuff His Dad Says" (in en-US). https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts\_and\_entertainment/popular\_culture/interfaith\_celebrities\_jennifer\_grey\_dances\_again\_stuff\_his\_dad\_says/.
22. ↑ "Instagram". *Instagram*. https://instagram.com/p/\_U87DTid6c/.
23. ↑ Martin, Damon (December 18, 2013). "'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' star Clark Gregg earns his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" Template:Webarchive, foxsports.com; accessed April 24, 2014.
24. ↑ "Celebrities Hit the Streets for Women's Marches Around the World", *Elle* (January 21, 2017). Retrieved on January 29, 2017.
25. ↑ "Clark Gregg Teases New Mysterious Role For 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' Season 6 | News | Marvel" (in en). https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/clark-gregg-new-role-shield.

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