Clayton Landey

2012 marks Clayton’s 40th year as a professional performer, actor, director, producer, writer and teacher. With close to 350 credits as an actor 2011 saw him on stage in The Little Foxes, on film in Footloose, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Undocumented Executive, on TV in Franklin & Bash, and as the new face of Gulf Power as The Gulf Power Energy Coach in 10 commercials for TV, radio and the Internet.

On Television he starred as Roger Barrow in the first season of 1st and Ten, one of the first original series on HBO. He has had recurring roles in seven other TV series including 3 seasons as attorney James Westmont on Knots Landing and 1 year as the evil Gregory on Days of Our Lives. Other shows with multiple episodes: Dynasty, Walker, Texas Ranger, Without a Trace, Stargate: Atlantis and the current Lifetime Network hit Drop Dead Diva. As well as starring in the pilot for Used Cars and Guest Starring in the pilot SNOOPS his favorite Guest Starring roles include Becker, Designing Women, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and JAG. Known to jokingly say his film career goes from A-Z: Assault of The Killer Bimbos to Zombie Strippers his over 40 films and movies for television include favorites Norma Rae, Fatal Beauty, Pump Up the Volume and The Cisco Kid. His work has been represented at both the Cannes (She’s So Lovely) and Sundance (Shadow Hours) Film Festivals. Norma Rae, Clayton’s first feature, was named in 2011 to The Library of Congress National Film Registry. It is, however, (sad but) true that more people have probably seen him get sucked down the drain in The Blob than in any other role.

He has appeared in over 40 theatrical productions in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas. He received a Drama-Logue Award, an LA Weekly Award, a Maddy, a Garland Award and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination for his performance as Luther Adler in the critically acclaimed production of Names at the Matrix Theater and recreated the role the following season in the Off-Broadway production. He also received a Drama-Logue for producing the multi-award winning Andrea’s Got Two Boyfriends.

His most recent screenplay One Star Awake is co-written with novelist Steven Cain.

His training includes a BA in Drama from the University of Houston and Masters Classes with Marlon Brando, Stella Adler and Darryl Hickman.

Clayton is currently the Secretary of the Screen Actors Guild Council for the Georgia Regional Branch.