Actor · Writer · Founder

John Clarence Stewart

At the threshold of becoming — where identity gives way to truth.

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John Clarence Stewart

For two decades I have been drawn to the threshold — the moment a person can no longer hold the shape they were given, and something truer begins to surface.

The question under everything — on stage, on screen, on the page
Selected Work

A career built on characters
at the edge of themselves.

Screen

Brilliant MindsSeries Regular
NBC
P-Valley“Big Teak”
STARZ
Luke Cage
Marvel / Netflix
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
NBC
What / If
Netflix

Stage

Anna Deavere Smith — World Premiere“Basil Biggs”
Wilma Theater
Upcoming · 2026
Jelly’s Last Jam
Pasadena Playhouse
Suzi Bass Award nominee. Trained across the American regional theater — the Alliance Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Manhattan Theatre Club — before the New York and Los Angeles stage.
John Clarence Stewart
Control gives way to surrender. Performance gives way to truth.
Showreel

The work, in motion.

A selection of screen and stage performance. The full reel is updated each season.

Speaking

The actor’s craft, brought to the room.

The discipline of acting is the disciplined work of becoming someone new. John brings that practice to the stage as a speaker — helping audiences meet change, grief, and reinvention not as crises to survive, but as thresholds to move through with clarity.

The Actor’s Architecture
Deconstructing identity to build resilience — for leadership and teams in transition.
Moonwalking
Grieving the life you planned while living the one that’s unfolding.
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John Clarence Stewart
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In Progress
Writing

SOFT

A work of literary nonfiction told in letters — an inquiry into tenderness, inheritance, and the long work of becoming whole. Written in the lineage of the books that hold a life up to the light and refuse to look away.

Currently in development, with a one-person stage adaptation in parallel.

Founder
Anima Alchemy

A storytelling and development company built on courageous storytelling and the relentless pursuit of truth — home to a slate of original work for screen, stage, and beyond.

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Contact

Let’s be in touch.

For speaking, press, and creative inquiries. Representation details available on request.

john@johnclarencestewart.com