- A character actor on the rise, having appeared recently in 'Vengeance', 'Outer Range', 'The Cleaning Lady', 'MacGruber', 'Intrusion' and 'News of the World'.
Previous appearances as nefarious characters include roles in 'Better Call Saul' (AMC), 'Deputy' (Fox), 'Interrogation' (CBS), 'Midnight, Texas' (NBC), 'The Night Shift' (NBC) and 'The Kid' (Lionsgate).
Clint can be seen in the upcoming Netflix series 'American Primeval'.
Praise from collaborators:
Will Forte - 'MacGruber' "Clint was amazing. We were lucky to find him. He brought a sense of intelligence, evil and brawn to his character."
Kristen Wiig - 'MacGruber' "How Clint portrayed his character was so creepy because he was so kind despite all the awful things he's done."
B.J. Novak - writer/director of "Vengeance" "Clint was such an amazing discovery. I wrote this role, knew it needed to be someone brilliant and full of heart and uniqueness, and in he walked. He rose to it and transcended it."
Boyd Holbrook - lead in "Vengeance" "Clint is a great actor."
Nicholas Kraft - co-producer of "Vengeance" "He was brilliant. The scene was so electric and inspired because of him. We'll work together again in the future and I am so looking forward to it."
Freida Pinto - lead in "Intrusion" "Clint was terrifying; I didn't have to act. He's a terrifying actor!"
Vincent D'Onofrio - director of "The Kid" "He was awesome. What he did was very beautiful."
Zoe Saldana - lead in "The Absence of Eden" "Clint was wonderful."
Marco Perego - director of "The Absence of Eden" "Clint did an incredible job."- IMDb Mini Biography By: Clint Obenchain
- SpouseSheila Eden (2 children)
- During the filming of his death scene in Midnight, Texas, Clint fell back onto the road without padding two dozen times. Clint bruised the ulna bones of both of his forearms when they cracked onto the pavement, and took a month to heal. The final take is what makes it into the scene.
- Clint has portrayed historical figures Tom Pickett and Morris James, both men of the old west who lived during the same time period.
- Clint was favored by the Coen Brothers for the role of the Frenchman in "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" They liked him for it and he impressed them at the callback with his dialect but ultimately did not get the part. The role was given to David Krumholtz.
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