Josh Clark (born August 16, 1955) is an American stage and screen actor.

Biography

Clark was born in

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. He studied acting at the

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Acting career

His first screen role was in the 1976 TV movie ''The Other Side of Victory''. Since then he has continued to work primarily in television with guest roles on various series including recent stints (2012 - 2015) on ''

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'', '' Murder in the First'', (recurring), '' Justified'', ''

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'', '' Aquarius'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Shameless'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into ...

'', and ''

Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of t ...

''. Clark has been featured in several

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series. In 1987, he had a guest role in a first season episode of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. In 1995, Clark would return to the ''Star Trek'' universe when he had a recurring role on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' as Lieutenant Joe Carey. He has also appeared in ''

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'', and its spin-off series '' Crusade'', as well as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2006, he had a recurring role in the sci-fi/fantasy series ''

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''. Clark has also appeared in several films, most recently with a supporting role in Disney's ''

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'', and including '' Faster'', (2010), the indie film ''

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'', (2013), the short film ''

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'', (2013), ''

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'' (1978), ''

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'' (1981), and the

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comedy ''

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'' (1988). Clark has numerous theatre credits to his name. On

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, he appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', and he played the March Hare in ''

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''. He was in several plays at the

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, and also played the title role in ''The Wanderings of Odysseus'' at the

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in Los Angeles, where he also stood by for Martin Sheen in ''

The Subject Was Roses ''The Subject Was Roses'' is a Pulitzer Prize-winning 1964 play written by Frank D. Gilroy, who also adapted the work in 1968 for a film with the same title. Background The play premiered on Broadway at the Royale Theatre on May 25, 1964, ...

'', and replaced a major supporting role in '' iWitness''. Clark currently resides in Los Angeles, where he received an Ovation nomination in 2012 for featured actor in ''

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theater. He is a member of the Antaeus Theater Company, and played the lead role there in Noël Coward's '' Peace in Our Time'', which won an Ovation award for best production at a smaller theater in 2010, and performed in Lillian Helman's ''

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'', among many productions.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Josh 1955 births American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male stage actors American male television actors Living people People from Bethesda, Maryland