Clark Gregg Biography

Fast Facts

• His film "Choke" was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival
• His role as Phil Coulson in the 2012 film "The Avengers" resulted in a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
• He and the cast of "State and Main" won a number of awards for their ensemble performance, including a 2001 Online Film Critics Society Award, a 2000 National Board of Review Award and a 2001 Florida Film Critics Circle Award
• Attended Ohio Wesleyan University, and later New York University, at which he received his Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree from Tisch School of the Arts
• Quote: "[on Shakespeare] "The writing is gut-wrenching, human stuff, or very kind of uproarious human comedy, and we wouldn't be doing him if there was anything about that part of it that was anachronistic․""
• He and his wife Jennifer Grey co-starred in the Lifetime TV Movie "Road to Christmas" together in 2006
• Appeared as agent Phil Coulson in "Iron Man" and has since reprised his role for "Iron Man 2," "The Avengers," "Thor," and the 2013 TV series "Marvel's Agents of S․H․I․E․L․D․"
• Has held guest roles and recurring roles on numerous TV series including "Will & Grace," "The West Wing," and "Sex and the City․"
• He is a founding member of New York City's Atlantic Theater Company
• In 2001 he and "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey married, the two have a daughter Stella together