Clayton is a 2021 graduate of Smackover High School in Smackover, AR. After high school, Clayton moved to Shreveport to immerse himself in the growing film scene of the area by working on film crews, writing scripts, and filming his own shorts. In 2022 Clayton was accepted into a New York Film Academy summer filmmaking program and spent 2 months in Florence, Italy participating in the workshop. Since then, Clayton has completed 3 of his own short film productions, worked on 5 features and countless other short films.