Cast biographies

Clark Gregg - Agent Coulson

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," written by Ethan Coen. Other New York credits include Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men" on Broadway, "Unidentified Human Remains" and A. R. Gurney's "The Old Boy."

Gregg moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90s to pursue film and television work, landing roles in films including "Mr. Popper's Penguins," "Thor," "Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2," "500 Days of Summer," "Choke," "In Good Company," "Spartan," "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 2012 he reprised his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson in Marvel's "The Avengers," which broke box office records.

This year Gregg will be seen in several films, including Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing," CBS Films' "The To Do List," "Very Good Girls," with Dakota Fanning, and Jason Reitman's "Labor Day," with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. On television he has had recurring roles on "The West Wing," "Sports Night," "Will and Grace," "Sex and the City" and "The Shield," and co-starred with Julia Louis-Dreyfus on CBS' "The New Adventures of Old Christine."

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, starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, was awarded a Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble and was released by Fox Searchlight in 2008. His second film as writer-director, and this time as star, was the dark indie comedy "Trust Me," which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. The film also stars Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy and Amanda Peet.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

HOMETOWN Boston, MA and Chapel Hill, NC

BIRTHDATE April 2