BIOGRAPHY

Daryl Bright Clay (She/Her/That Gurlll) is a multidisciplinary artist: a producer, writer, and performer. Yes, she actually does wear multiple hats (or hairstyles) depending on the vibes. Hailing from the DC Metropolitan Area has helped contribute to her love of cultural storytelling mixed with a dash of wit and a lot of heart.

Daryl’s life has been shaped by the stories of those who came before her. Even her name, Daryl, carries a story. It belonged to a young uncle who passed away just months before she was born. Daryl grew up hearing anecdotes of him—stories filled with love, laughter, and promise. It was these stories she returned to, ones that instilled love and pride in her name and, by extension, herself. Through the legend wrapped in her name, Daryl discovered at an early age the power a story can carry—and it’s that same power that she channels into every story she tells.

As a founding member of CNT Productions, she has helped write, produce, and star in CNT Production's sketch comedy series NOT YOUR TYPE , their live interactive show, THE SEX SCENE, and their choreopoem series OPEN, which has been featured in AFROPUNK, DEADLINE, and Gloria Steinem’s Ms. Magazine. With CNT partner, Ariel Zucker, she co-wrote a pilot called, GYNO, which was accepted to Gotham’s 2022 TV Film Lab & Project Market. Her contributions have been recognized by HBO, the American Black Film Festival, AT&T’s Awards for New Forms of Storytelling, and Sundance’s Horizon Awards.

Daryl was the production associate on APPLE TV+’s The Supermodels. She was also the showrunner’s assistant to Pulitzer Prize winner, Branden Jacobs Jenkins, who adapted Octavia Butler’s Kindred for FX/HULU. Upcoming projects include the 2025 Sundance official selection, GOODNIGHT, starring Dagmara Dominczyk (HBO’s Succession), Bentonville Film Festival selection, GET LOST directed by Victoria Pedretti (Netflix’s You), and MOONLUCK WONTON, created by Siddiq Saunderson (HULU’S Wu-Tang: An American Saga).

Much of Daryl’s work is rooted in encouraging self-love, reckoning with self-hate, and the messy truths in between — sparking connection and reflection on what makes us both beautifully contradictory and deeply human. Currently based in Brooklyn, she is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and Carnegie Mellon’s School of Drama. She is also a member of New York Women in Television & Film (NYWIFT).