Clark Moore

Clark Moore (born 1991) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for the role of Ethan in the film Love, Simon and the role of AJ on the final season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Early life and education Moore was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He desired to be an actor from age seven and secured an agent at that time. Moore described his behaviors as feminine growing up and "never having the privilege of passing as straight." Moore listed Brokeback Mountain as one of the only films where he saw gay characters represented when he was growing up. He has spoken about a hierarchy within the gay community that "is also internalized misogyny – that we value masculinity over femininity." Moore came out to his friends and family as gay when he was in junior high school. He stated that his parents were supportive. Moore described his high school community as very "liberal" and as a result he did not experience bullying after coming out. Moore received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 2013 where he was a member of the student acapella group The Dartmouth Aires. In 2011 Moore appeared on the reality singing competition The Sing-Off with the group and they placed second to Pentatonix.