P-Valley fans were introduced to John Clarence Stewart this season as Big Teak, and he’s quickly become a fan-favorite. I sat down with John to talk about the importance of the role, the process of booking this role and creating this character on-screen and impact on his career. 

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Importance of the role,

The process of booking this role and creating this character on-screen and impact on his career,

Feedback about the representation of this role that he’s heard from viewers/fans

The impact of NBC’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.

More on John Clarence Stewart

John can be seen on the sophomore season of the Starz! crime drama series, P-VALLEY as Big Teak, created and written by Katori Hall. John starred on NBC’s ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST as Simon alongside Jane Levy and Skylar Astin. He reprised his role for a holiday-themed, feature-length film based on the Emmy-winning show, ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS which aired on Roku TV this past holiday season. John can also be seen on the Netflix anthology series WHAT/IF opposite Renee Zellweger. Prior to that, he recurred on both seasons of the Netflix / Marvel series LUKE CAGE. His other television credits include HAWAII FIVE-0, THE GOOD FIGHT, BLUE BLOODS, THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, and GOTHAM.