Hey, it’s That Guy

  This is Clark Gregg.  In some circles, he’s known as that guy that married to post-nose job Jennifer Grey.  You might have seen him in movies, or on TV.  Maybe you’re like me and went to see Iron Man and when you saw Agent Phil Coulsen (of the eventually named SHEILD), you were like “Hey!  It’s That Guy!”

Yeah, Clark Gregg shows up in a lot of stuff as “Government Agent” or “Cop” or ”Staid, Important Dude.”   Take a gander at his IMDB profile and you’ll see a lot of stuff like that.  Cop shows, military movies, “The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones,” the like.  Yes, you can bet that if there’s a need for a worldly, calm, semi-powerful man figure, Clark Gregg will show up on the short list. 

Silly me, though.  I completely forgot that Clark Gregg did a stint on The West Wing as Special Agent Mike Casper, the Friendly FBI Agent.  He was awesome.  And because no one works with Aaron Sorkin just once, he was also on SportsNight (which I also forgot), playing Calvin Trager, owner of Quo Vadimus, the guy that bought Continental Corp, presumably saving all their jobs, although we never found out because ABC cancelled the show. 

So big ups to Clark Gregg.  A solid utility man if ever there was one.

(Incidentally, if you are a girl and your mom wonders why you want to see Iron Man, show her the trailer and then scoff.  She doesn’t know what she’s talking about.)