Born in El Paso, Texas, Clinton Troy Cargile aspired to be an actor and writer by the age of eight. During high school in Dallas, he was heavily involved in the performing arts including; theatre, choir, show choir and a Madrigal group, where he played the Jester for three years. In 1997 he enrolled at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and under the guidance of Dr. Rosemary Henenberg, wrote several plays, including Swimming in Tapioca, which was chosen to be produced by the Hendrix Theatre Department in 1999. Three other plays he wrote during this time were produced in the Dallas area. Clinton spent his junior year in Oxford, England after winning the Hayes Study Abroad Scholarship. While there, he studied Shakespeare and Modern Theatre, and also acted and directed in several productions around the city. It was there that he performed in one of his favorite roles as Randall from Clerks. After returning to the States, he partook in several theatrical projects, including being president of the Hendrix Independent Theatre Society. In 2001, he presented original experiments of improvisation at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, and was asked by committee to return the following year where he presented original monologues. In 2002, he moved to Los Angeles to explore the different areas of the film industry. After a few years of working in student films and various shorts, he is very pleased to make his feature debut as the carefree Clinton in _Rolling (2006)_.
