Mike Giannelli

Art the Clown is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Terrifier film series and related media. Created by Damien Leone, the character first appeared in the short films The 9th Circle (2008) and Terrifier (2011). Both shorts were included in the anthology film All Hallows' Eve (2013), which marked the character's feature film debut. In these early appearances, he was portrayed by Mike Giannelli before his retirement from acting.

He was replaced by David Howard Thornton, who portrayed Art in Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (2022), and Terrifier 3 (2024). Thornton also appears as the character in a short film that serves as the music video for the song “A Work of Art” by the heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills, in which Art murders several concertgoers; the song is based on the film series and was commissioned as the theme song for the release of Terrifier 3.