Spencer Treat Clark
{{Short description|American actor (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Spencer Treat Clark
| image = Spencer Treat Clark (8611981923) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Clark at the 2013 WonderCon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|09|24}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| alma_mater = Columbia University
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1995–present
| relatives = {{ubl|Eliza Clark (sister)|Zack Whedon (brother-in-law)}}
| children = 1{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C2flr_6PO5n/ | title=Instagram }}
}}
Spencer Treat Clark (born September 24, 1987){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/dec/31/comment|title=Spencer Treat Clark|newspaper=The Guardian|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=March 4, 2018}} is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the 2000 films Gladiator and Unbreakable. He has since appeared in the films Mystic River (2003), The Last House on the Left (2009), Much Ado About Nothing (2012), and the Unbreakable sequel Glass (2019).
Clark is also known for his roles in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015–2018), where he portrayed Werner von Strucker throughout the third and fifth seasons, and Animal Kingdom (2016–2019).
Early life
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Clark was born in New York City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/spencer-treat-clark/bio/3000015078/|title=Spencer Treat Clark|website=TVGuide.com}} He is the brother of screenwriter and playwright Eliza Clark. He was educated in Darien, Connecticut, at Hindley Elementary School, Middlesex Middle School and Darien High School where he was involved with a production of South Pacific before he attended and graduated from the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. Clark graduated from Columbia University in New York City, receiving bachelor's degrees in political science and economics.
Career
Clark began his career in 1995, appearing on the television show Another World. His film debut was in Arlington Road.
He appeared in the series finale of Mad Men and in the 2014 film Cymbeline. {{As of|2019}}, Clark has a recurring role on the television series Animal Kingdom.
On August 30, 2021, it was announced that Clark would appear as Mike Ryerson in an adaptation of Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/salems-lot-cast-makenzie-leigh-bill-camp-spencer-treat-clark-1234824426/|title='Salem's Lot' New Line Adaptation Adds Mackenzie Leigh, Bill Camp & Spencer Treat Clark|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 30, 2021|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|access-date=October 29, 2022}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| Christmas in Cartoontown | {{TableTBA|N/A}} | Voice role; direct-to-video |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Grant Faraday | |
| Double Jeopardy
| Matty Parsons - Age 11 | |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| Lucius Verus Aurelius | |
| Unbreakable
| Joseph Dunn | |
| 2003
| Ray "Silent Ray" Harris Jr. | |
| 2005
| Loverboy | Paul Stoll (age 16) | |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| {{sortname|The|Babysitters}} | Scott Miral | |
| Superheroes
| Nick Jones | |
| 2009
| {{sortname|The|Last House on the Left|dab=2009 film}} | Justin Stillo | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Timothy | |
| Jolly Bankers
| Conrad | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Borachio | |
| Deep Dark Canyon
| Nate Towne | |
| 2013
| {{sortname|The|Last Exorcism Part II}} | Chris | |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Owen | |
| Cymbeline
| Guiderius | |
| {{sortname|The|Town That Dreaded Sundown|dab=2014 film}}
| Corey Holland | |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Girlfriend Game|nolink=1}} | Eddie | Short film |
| 2016
| Ice Scream | Mickey | |
| 2019
| Glass | Joseph Dunn | |
| 2022
| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | |
| 2024
| Mike Ryerson | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1995
| Jesse Pomeroy | Television film |
| 1995–1999
| Steven Michael Frame #3 | Unknown episodes |
| 1999
| Kyle | Episode: "Impulse" |
| 2004
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Brian Coyle | Episode: "Families" |
| 2009
| {{sortname|The|Good Wife}} | Kenny Chatham | Episode: "Home" |
| 2011
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Greg Engels | Episode: "Spectacle" |
| 2011
| {{sortname|The|Closer}} | Jesse Dixon | Episode: "Repeat Offender" |
| 2015
| {{sortname|Mad|Men}} | Kelly | Episode: "Person to Person" |
| 2015–2018
| Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2016–2019
| Adrian Dolan | Recurring role, 27 episodes |
| 2017
| NCIS | Ryan | Episode: "Keep Going" |
| 2018
| Jordan | Episode: "Ashley" |
| 2019
| Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Jerathmiel | Episode: "Chapter Seventeen: The Missionaries" |
| 2024
| James Beckett, Jr. | Episode: "Good Grief" |
| 2024
| Manhunt | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2025
| Lee | Episode: "Born of Fire" |
| 2025
| S.W.A.T. | Gary | Episode: "Higher Ground" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0004829}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Columbia College (New York) alumni