Clark Gregg

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Biography

A frequent collaborator with playwright-filmmaker David Mamet, Gregg's early film appearances included such Mamet efforts as "Things Change" (1988) and "The Spanish Prisoner" (1997). He later garnered substantial praise for his turn as a pre-operative transsexual opposite Adrian Grenier in "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" (1998). Gregg made his debut as a feature film screenwriter with the paranormal mystery, "What Lies Beneath" (2000), …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

April 2, 1962

Career Milestones

2012

Reprised Agent Coulson role in the Marvel superhero ensemble feature "The Avengers"

2011

Made a cameo as Agent Coulson in "Thor," directed by Kenneth Branagh

2010

Returned as Agent Coulson in Jon Favreau's "Iron Man 2"

2008

Directed the film adaptation of "Choke," based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel and starring Sam Rockwell

2008

Appeared in the Marvel Comics film adaptation of "Iron Man" as Agent Phil Coulson

2007

Played Meg Ryan's husband in Jonathan Kasdan's directorial debut "In the Land of Women"

2006

Cast as Julia Louis-Dreyfus' ex-husband on the CBS sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine"

2006

Starred in the remake of the 1979 thriller "When a Stranger Calls"

2004

Co-starred opposite Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson in the comedy "In Good Company"

2003

Acted opposite Anthony Hopkins in "The Human Stain"

2002

Cast in the HBO movie "Live From Baghdad"

2002

Landed featured role in "We Were Soldiers"

2001

Cast in a recurring role on "The West Wing" (NBC) as FBI Special Agent Michael Casper

2000

Re-teamed with Mamet for the ensemble feature "State and Main"

2000

Screenwriting debut, "What Lies Beneath"; directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer

2000

Featured in the off-Broadway revival of Mamet's "Sexual Perversity in Chicago"

1999

Appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia"

1999

Won praise for his turn as a transsexual in "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole"

1997

Cast in the Atlantic Theater presentation of Jez Butterworth's comedy "Mojo"

1997

Re-teamed with Mamet for "The Spanish Prisoner"

1996

Staged the Atlantic Theater Company revival of Mamet's "Edmond"

1995

Re-teamed with Macy for the HBO film "Above Suspicion"

1995

Portrayed fight trainer Kevin Rooney in the HBO film "Tyson"

1995

Played Dr. Walters in Bryan Singer's "The Usual Suspects"

1994

Appeared in Charles Shyer's "I Love Trouble"

1992

First film with Bashar Shbib, "Lana in Love"

1991

Directed NYC premiere of Kevin Heelan's "Distant Fires" at Atlantic Theater Company; also helmed the 1993 Los Angeles premiere

1991

TV debut, an episode of "Law & Order" (NBC)

1990

Made Broadway debut in Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men"

1989

Cast in a supporting role in Roland Joffe's "Fat Man and Little Boy"

1988

Once again directed by Macy in the HBO production "Lip Service"

1988

Appeared in the Lincoln Center production of Howard Korder's "A Boy's Life," directed by William H. Macy

1988

Feature acting debut in David Mamet's "Things Change"

1987

Made off-Broadway acting debut in "Fun"

1984

Co-founded the Atlantic Theater Company in NYC

Awards

2000

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in The Adventures of Sebastian Cole