Bryan Terrell Clark

Bryan Terrell Clark, born April 9, 1980, in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and stage director. He attended Temple University and the Yale School of Drama, graduating in 2003. Clark is openly gay and married costume designer Devario Simmons in 2022; the two first met in December 2019.

Clark launched his screen career with a role in the film Little Red in 2000, followed by appearances in Forget About It (2006), Blue State (2007), ATM (2012), Heaven Is for Real (2014), and Collateral Beauty (2016). His television work during this period included guest appearances on The Unit, CSI: NY, House of Payne, Unforgettable, and Person of Interest. On stage, he made his professional debut in 2006 at the Pasadena Playhouse, playing Cory Maxson in Fences opposite Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett. He performed in Pippin in 2009 and appeared in Immediate Family in 2015, the latter directed by Phylicia Rashad.

Clark made his Broadway debut in 2013 portraying Marvin Gaye in the original production of Motown: The Musical, which earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album in 2014. In 2017, he joined the Broadway cast of Hamilton as George Washington. He returned to Broadway in 2021 as one of the leads in the original production of Thoughts of a Colored Man.

As a musician, Clark performed alongside Maxwell, Brandy Norwood, Ne-Yo, Anita Baker, and Michael Bublé. He co-wrote the Mary J. Blige song "Irreversible," which appeared on her album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1). In 2017, he also played songwriter Terry Lewis in the BET miniseries The New Edition Story and appeared in two episodes of the Fox series Empire.

Clark worked with filmmaker Ava DuVernay on several projects, including Queen Sugar, When They See Us, and Cherish the Day. He held a recurring role as Pastor Logan in the TNT series Snowpiercer in 2021 and later appeared in guest roles on Blue Bloods, NCIS: New Orleans, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Inventing Anna, and Gossip Girl. In 2022, he starred in the musical comedy film Sneakerella, released on Disney+. His 2023 credits include the films She Came to Me and Our Son, as well as a recurring role in the Hulu drama series Saint X. In 2024, he was cast in the BET+ series Diarra from Detroit.