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American actor and singer
Bryan Terrell Clark
Born (1980-04-09) April 9, 1980 (age 44)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2000–present
SpouseDevario Simmons (m. 2022)

Bryan Terrell Clark (born April 9, 1980) is an American actor, singer-songwriter and stage director, known for his performances on Broadway. He made his Broadway debut playing singer Marvin Gaye in Motown: The Musical, which received a 2014 Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. Clark played George Washington in the Broadway production of Hamilton in 2017, Cory Maxson in 2006 production of Fences at the Pasadena Playhouse, and starred in 2021 original Broadway production of Thoughts of a Colored Man.

Life and career

Clark was born April 9, 1980, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the Yale School of Drama and Temple University in 2003. He began his career appearing in films Little Red (2000), Forget About It (2006), Blue State (2007), ATM (2012), Heaven Is for Real (2014) and Collateral Beauty (2016). On television, he guest-starred on The Unit, CSI: NY, House of Payne, Unforgettable and Person of Interest. He made his stage debut in Cory Maxson in 2006 production of Fences at the Pasadena Playhouse opposite Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett, and in 2009 performed in Pippin. As a singer, Clark performed with Maxwell, Brandy Norwood, Ne-Yo, Anita Baker and Michael Bublé and was co-writer on Mary J. Blige’s song “Irreversible” on her album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1).

In 2013, Clark made his Broadway debut playing singer Marvin Gaye in the original Broadway production of Motown: The Musical, which received a 2014 Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2015 he starred in Immediate Family directed by Phylicia Rashad. In 2017 he was cast as George Washington in the Broadway production of Hamilton and played songwriter Terry Lewis in the BET miniseries, The New Edition Story. He appeared in two episodes of Fox musical drama series Empire in 2017 and later guest-starred on Blue Bloods, NCIS: New Orleans and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Clark featured in a number of Ava DuVernay's projects, include Queen Sugar, When They See Us, and Cherish the Day. In 2021 he had recurring role in the TNT post-apocalyptic series, Snowpiercer as Pastor Logan and played one of leads in the original Broadway production of Thoughts of a Colored Man. The following year he guest-starred on Inventing Anna and Gossip Girl and starred in the musical comedy film Sneakerella, the film was released on Disney+. In 2023, Clark appeared in films She Came to Me and Our Son and had a recurring role in the Hulu drama series, Saint X. In 2024, he was cast in the BET+ mystery comedy-drama series, Diarra from Detroit.

Personal life

Clark is openly gay. In 2022 he married Devario Simmons, a costume designer, they met in December 2019.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Little Red Gerald
2002 Jitters Nicky Short
2006 Forget About It Bodyguard
2007 Blue State The Horny American
2012 ATM Jerry
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist SWAT Commander TV movie
2014 Heaven Is for Real Turce
2016 Collateral Beauty Homeless A Capella Singer
2018 For the Love of Musiq Uncle James Short
2019 All the Little Things We Kill David Soto
2022 Sneakerella Trey
2023 She Came to Me Frank Hall
Our Son Jacob

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Unit Soldier Episode: "Change of Station"
2008 CSI: NY Duckens LaBranche Episode: "Enough"
2009 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Treyvon Episode: "A Sister's Payne"
2012 Shitty Fabulous Lives John Avery Episode: "Plans Change"
2014 Unforgettable Andre 'AK' Kade Episode: "The Combination"
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Trent Hawthorne Episode: "The Mystery of the Frozen Foodie"
Person of Interest Tim Rollins Episode: "Guilty"
2016 Royal Pains Officer John Episode: "The Good News Is..."
2017 The New Edition Story Terry Lewis Episode: "Part 1-3"
Empire Tony Recurring Cast: Season 4
2018 Blue Bloods Joe Price Episode: "Risk Management"
NCIS: New Orleans Todd Jamieson Episode: "In the Blood"
2019 When They See Us Starks (Guard) Episode: "Part Four"
Queen Sugar Leo St. Clair Recurring Cast: Season 4
2020 Cherish the Day Jason Comeaux Episode: "Synopsis"
While We Breathe Himself Episode: "Hashtag Me Not"
2021 Snowpiercer Pastor Logan Recurring Cast: Season 2
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Brad Episode: "Zoey's Extraordinary Double Date"
2022 Inventing Anna Brian Episode: "Friends in Low Places"
Gossip Girl Garrett Barnes Episode: "Guess Who's Coming at Dinner"
2023 Saint X Paul Recurring Cast
2024 Diarra from Detroit Mr. Tea Main Cast

References

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