---
name: "Clark Gregg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/clark-gregg"
fi1m_id: "clark-gregg"
imdb_id: "nm0163988"
tmdb_id: 9048
wikidata_id: "Q113206"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 April 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-10-22T03:18:12.187669+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Clark Gregg

## Identity

Clark Gregg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/clark-gregg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** clark-gregg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0163988
- **TMDB ID:** 9048
- **Wikidata ID:** Q113206
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gregg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0163988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9048

Actor. Born 2 April 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 April 1962, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Robert Clark Gregg, Robert Clark Gregg Jr. 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 14: 13 acting, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Robert Downey Jr.](https://film.one/person/robert-downey-jr.md), [Chris Hemsworth](https://film.one/person/chris-hemsworth.md), [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://film.one/person/gwyneth-paltrow.md), [Jon Favreau](https://film.one/person/jon-favreau.md), [Joss Whedon](https://film.one/person/joss-whedon.md), [Jude Law](https://film.one/person/jude-law.md), [Scarlett Johansson](https://film.one/person/scarlett-johansson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 13 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (4), 2000s 76 (3), 2010s 68 (5), 2020s 62 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Action 6, Adventure 6, Science Fiction 5, Comedy 2, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,789m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gregg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0163988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9048

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/film/the-avengers.md) (80), [*Iron Man*](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md) (80), [*Thor*](https://film.one/film/thor.md) (66), [*Captain Marvel*](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md) (60), [*Iron Man 2*](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md) (56)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Much Ado About Nothing*](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing-2013.md) (76), [*Being the Ricardos*](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md) (61)
- **Hulu:** [*A.I. Artificial Intelligence*](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*What Lies Beneath*](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Clark Gregg

> Clark Gregg makes official competence quietly funny. His Agent Coulson gives larger-than-life heroes someone recognisably ordinary to deal with, and we rate that steadiness, even if one role has come to account for too much of his screen reputation.

Clark Gregg lets the hero make the fuss. As Agent Coulson in *Iron Man* (2008), he plays the official with work to do, bringing a useful steadiness to Robert Downey Jr.’s funny, abrasive lead. We warmed to him because his understated humour made dealing with a superhero feel like another part of the working day. He gives us someone recognisably ordinary to watch without turning that ordinariness into an elaborate joke. Jon Favreau’s attention to actors pays off here: the supporting player has something to contribute without competing for the film.

Before Coulson, there were supporting film roles and work with David Mamet on stage and screen. Agents, officers and executives suit an actor who can suggest that he knows what he is doing without asking for applause. The danger with such competence is that it can make a performance easy to overlook. In *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), he plays Supernerd, a supporting credit in a film we value chiefly for Haley Joel Osment’s painfully convincing manufactured child.

*Iron Man* made Coulson his signature role; *The Avengers* (2012) expanded it, and *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013–2020) put him at the centre of a television programme for seven seasons. That move from supporting player to lead is the substantial turn in his acting career. It gave his unshowy manner a much longer test than the early film appearances could provide. It also left much of his screen reputation attached to one character, so we would be cautious about grand claims for his acting on that evidence alone.

There are other places to look, including Vance in *(500) Days of Summer* (2009) and *Choke* (2008), which he wrote, directed and acted in. He has not confined himself to the sort of part that made him recognisable. What we value most remains his ability to be funny without making everyone else stop for the joke. Start with *Iron Man*, and spare some attention for the man who has come to get on with his job.

## Biography

Clark Gregg is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He was born Robert Clark Gregg Jr. on 2 April 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied drama and English at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1986, and was a founding member of the off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company.

Gregg is best known for portraying Agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in *Iron Man* (2008), *Iron Man 2* (2010), *Thor* (2011), *The Avengers* (2012), *Captain Marvel* (2019) and the series *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013–2020). He also played Supernerd in *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), Dr. Walters in *The Usual Suspects* (1995) and Vance in *(500) Days of Summer* (2009).

He wrote the screenplay for *What Lies Beneath* (2000) and wrote and directed *Choke* (2008) and *Trust Me* (2013). Other film roles include appearances in *The West Wing* (2001–2004) and *The New Adventures of Old Christine* (2006–2010).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (14)

### Performed in (13) — the average rests on these

- *Being the Ricardos* (2021), Fi1m 61, as Howard Wenke — [page](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md)
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), Fi1m 63, as Admiral Anton Milius — [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Captain Marvel* (2019), Fi1m 60, as Agent Coulson — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md)
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (2013), Fi1m 76, as Leonato — [page](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing-2013.md)
- *The Avengers* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Agent Phil Coulson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-avengers.md)
- *Thor* (2011), Fi1m 66, as Agent Coulson — [page](https://film.one/film/thor.md)
- *Iron Man 2* (2010), Fi1m 56, as Agent Coulson — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), Fi1m 80, as Agent Coulson — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), Fi1m 84, as Supernerd — [page](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, as Michael Casper — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Sports Night* (1998), Fi1m 82, as The Stranger — [page](https://film.one/tv/sports-night.md)
- *The Usual Suspects* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Walters — [page](https://film.one/film/the-usual-suspects.md)
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Fi1m 75, as Staff Sergeant — [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Fi1m 63, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)

## Complete filmography (99)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Artist* (2025), series, as Harry Kendall Thaw
- *War of the Worlds* (2025), as NSA Director Donald Briggs
- *Good Night, and Good Luck* (2025), as Don Hollenbeck
- *Murderbot* (2025), series, as Lieutenant
- *G20* (2025), as Vice President Harold Moseley
- *Zero Day* (2025), series, as Robert Lyndon
- *Thelma* (2024), as Alan
- *Painkiller* (2023), series, as Arthur Sackler
- *Florida Man* (2023), series, as Ketcher · Director
- *Will Trent* (2023), series, as Arthur Highsmith
- *The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11* (2022), as Dr. Bruce Ivins
- *How I Met Your Father* (2022), series, as Nick
- *Slugfest* (2021), series, as Terry Stewart
- *Being the Ricardos* (2021), as Howard Wenke — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md)
- *What If...?* (2021), series, as Agent Coulson (voice), Agent Phil Coulson (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *Moxie* (2021), as John
- *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Phil Coulson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), series, as Admiral Anton Milius — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Run Sweetheart Run* (2020), as James R. Fuller
- *Captain Marvel* (2019), as Agent Coulson — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md)
- *The Conners* (2018), series, as Ron
- *Spinning Man* (2018), as Paul
- *Live by Night* (2016), as Calvin Bondurant
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot* (2016), series, as Phil Coulson
- *Too Legit* (2016), as Dr. Mekel
- *The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live* (2015), as Mason Grantz
- *Labor Day* (2013), as Gerald
- *Brightest Star* (2013), as Mr. Markovic
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Phil Coulson, Sarge · Director
- *The To Do List* (2013), as Judge Klark
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (2013), as Leonato — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing-2013.md)
- *Trust Me* (2013), as Howard · Writer, Director
- *Very Good Girls* (2013), as Edward Berger
- *Nimrod and Stinky's Antarctic Adventure* (2012), as Nat
- *The Avengers* (2012), as Agent Phil Coulson — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-avengers.md)
- *Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man* (2012), series, as Phil Coulson (voice)
- *Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer* (2011), as Agent Phil Coulson
- *Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant* (2011), as Agent Phil Coulson
- *Mr. Popper's Penguins* (2011), as Nat Jones
- *Thor* (2011), as Agent Coulson — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thor.md)
- *Iron Man 2* (2010), as Agent Coulson — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md)
- *(500) Days of Summer* (2009), as Vance
- *Choke* (2008), as Lord High Charlie · Screenplay, Director
- *Iron Man* (2008), as Agent Coulson — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *In the Land of Women* (2007), as Nelson Hardwicke
- *The Air I Breathe* (2007), as Henry
- *The Road to Christmas* (2006), as Tom Pullman
- *Hoot* (2006), as Muckle
- *Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas* (2006), as Publisher
- *The New Adventures of Old Christine* (2006), series, as Richard Campbell
- *When a Stranger Calls* (2006), as Ben Johnson
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Ray Madison · FBI Director Ray Madison — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *In Good Company* (2004), as Steckle
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Allen McShane
- *11:14* (2004), as Officer Hannagan
- *Spartan* (2004), as Miller
- *In Enemy Hands* (2004), as Teddy Goodman
- *The Human Stain* (2003), as Nelson Primus
- *Northfork* (2003), as Mr. Hadfield
- *Live from Baghdad* (2002), as Eason Jordan
- *One Hour Photo* (2002), as Paul Outerbridge
- *Lovely & Amazing* (2002), as Bill
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as William Faulks — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *We Were Soldiers* (2002), as Capt. Tom Metsker
- *My Sister's Keeper* (2002), as Harvey
- *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), as Supernerd — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md)
- *State and Main* (2000), as Doug Mackenzie
- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)
- *Magnolia* (1999), as WDKK Floor Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure* (1999), as Dickinson
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Michael Casper — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Six Ways to Sunday* (1999), as Benjamin Taft
- *Sports Night* (1998), series, as The Stranger — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/sports-night.md)
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Cam
- *The Adventures of Sebastian Cole* (1998), as Hank / Henrietta
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Harris Bragen
- *The Spanish Prisoner* (1997), as FBI Sniper
- *The Last Time I Committed Suicide* (1997), as Cop #1
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Bob McGrath
- *Hot Sauce* (1997), as Ex-Boyfriend
- *Mailman* (1996), as Dave
- *Central Park West* (1995), series, Actor
- *The Usual Suspects* (1995), as Dr. Walters — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-usual-suspects.md)
- *Above Suspicion* (1995), as Randy
- *Tyson* (1995), as Kevin Rooney
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Don Dudley
- *Ride Me* (1994), as Jake Shank
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), as Staff Sergeant — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *I Love Trouble* (1994), as Darryl Beekman, Jr.
- *Under Lock and Key* (1994), Actor
- *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, as Dickinson
- *Lana in Love* (1991), as Marty
- *A Woman Named Jackie* (1991), series, as Ken O'Donnell
- *The Commish* (1991), series, Actor
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Patrick Dunne — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Shannon's Deal* (1990), series, Actor
- *Fat Man and Little Boy* (1989), as Douglas Panton
- *Things Change* (1988), as Stage Manager
- *Lip Service* (1988), as Stage Manager

## Gallery

- ![Clark Gregg](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-cf2d75b3506b.jpg) Clark Gregg — gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/ClarkGreggTIFFSept2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Clark Gregg, at the November 30, 2010 launch party for the Disney video game Epic Mickey at the Times Square Disney Store in Manhattan. Gregg is married t](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-2ab8a463813a.jpg) Actor Clark Gregg, at the November 30, 2010 launch party for the Disney video game Epic Mickey at the Times Square Disney Store in Manhattan. Gregg is married t — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/11.30.10ClarkGreggByLuigiNovi.jpg/1280px-11.30.10ClarkGreggByLuigiNovi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Clark Gregg (left) and his wife, Dancing with the Stars personality Jennifer Grey (right), at the November 30, 2010 launch party for the Disney video game](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-b458f8642020.jpg) Actor Clark Gregg (left) and his wife, Dancing with the Stars personality Jennifer Grey (right), at the November 30, 2010 launch party for the Disney video game — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/11.30.10ClarkGreggJenniferGreyByLuigiNovi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Cobie Smulders and Clark Gregg promoting The Avengers at the 2011 New York Comic Con.](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-a484d36560c8.jpg) Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Cobie Smulders and Clark Gregg promoting The Avengers at the 2011 New York Comic Con. — Marnie Joyce, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/20111015_NYCC-6.jpg/1280px-20111015_NYCC-6.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Clark Gregg](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-ee1eb3e85ff9.jpg) Clark Gregg — Image via TMDB
- ![Clark Gregg](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-2e8abf8ec777.jpg) Clark Gregg — Image via TMDB
- ![Clark Gregg](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-4d1fde1686b9.jpg) Clark Gregg — Image via TMDB
- ![Clark Gregg, Mark Ruffalo and Kevin Feige promoting The Avengers at the 2011 New York Comic Con.](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-b384b3ef655e.jpg) Clark Gregg, Mark Ruffalo and Kevin Feige promoting The Avengers at the 2011 New York Comic Con. — Marnie Joyce, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/2011_NYCC_Avengers_Panel_2.jpg/1280px-2011_NYCC_Avengers_Panel_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brett Dalton and Clark Gregg speaking at the 2016 WonderCon, for "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Califor](https://film.one/media/person/97368/gallery-76d1a1a9c73d.jpg) Brett Dalton and Clark Gregg speaking at the 2016 WonderCon, for "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Califor — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Brett_Dalton_%26_Clark_Gregg_%2826134018745%29.jpg/1280px-Brett_Dalton_%26_Clark_Gregg_%2826134018745%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won, 1 nominated

- Saturn Awards 2013: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *The Avengers*
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast 2000: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast (won), for *State and Main*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2000: Best Supporting Male (nominated), for *The Adventures of Sebastian Cole*
- National Board of Review Award for Best Cast 2000: National Board of Review Award for Best Cast (won), for *State and Main*
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast 2000: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast (won), for *State and Main*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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