Clark Duke (born May 5, 1985) is an American actor, comedian, and director known for his roles in the films '' Kick-Ass'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as playing Clark Green in the TV series '' The Office'', Dale Kettlewell in ''

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'', and Barry in ''

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''. Duke is also known for his role in '' I'm Dying Up Here'' as Ron Shack.

Life and career

Duke was born in

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, and raised near

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, the son of Angela and Ronnie Duke. He was raised a

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. Duke graduated from

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in 2004. In 1992, he was nominated for a

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as an "Outstanding Actor Under Ten in a Television Series" for his work on '' Hearts Afire''. Along with best friend

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, Duke created, wrote, directed and produced the web series '' Clark and Michael'' in which he plays a fictional version of himself. The pilot episode was directed by Duke as his college thesis film at

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. He was a regular on the television series ''

'' as Rusty's Christian dorm roommate Dale. Duke appeared in the film ''

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'' in the small role of 'Party Teenager #1'. In February 2008, he starred in ''Volume 2'' of the web video series ''

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'' with

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, which can be found on

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. Michael Cera had appeared in the previous episode, ''Drunk History, Volume 1''. In 2008, Duke had his first co-starring film role in ''

''. He co-starred with

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in '' A Thousand Words'', which was completed in 2008 but remained unreleased until 2012. He appeared in '' Kick-Ass'' with

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and

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, and played Jacob, the nephew of Adam Yates (

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) in ''

''. He voiced Thunk in the 2013 animated film, ''

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''. In 2010, he had a cameo in a

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music video " Erase Me". He also appeared as Clark Green in the ninth and final season of the American version of '' The Office''. He reprised his role from ''Kick-Ass'' in its sequel '' Kick-Ass 2'', released August 2013. Duke made his major motion picture directorial debut in 2020 with the film ''

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'', about two friends who live in Arkansas and work for a Chicago-based drug kingpin, whom they have never met. Set in his home state, Duke co-starred with

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, Michael Kenneth Williams,

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, and Vivica A. Fox. He voiced Brett Hand in the

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series '' Inside Job''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duke, Clark 1985 births Male actors from Arkansas American male child actors American male film actors American male voice actors American male television actors American male screenwriters Film directors from Arkansas Living people People from Pike County, Arkansas Baptists from the United States