Broadway BUZZ

(Clark Gregg, photo courtesy of O&M) 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 as 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 S.H.I.E.L.D. Gregg can most recently be seen in the independent feature Thelma opposite Parker Posey, which released this past June to rave reviews. 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. Gregg can also be seen in the Netflix limited series “Painkiller” opposite Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba, TNT’s Snowpiercer, the Netflix series Florida Man opposite Edgar Ramirez, and Amazon’s Being the Ricardos, directed by Aaron Sorkin. On other 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 & 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 S.H.I.E.L.D.