Noel Clarke
English actor and filmmaker (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975)[1] is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who (2005–2010),[2] he received critical acclaim for writing, directing, and starring as Sam Peel in the films Kidulthood (2006); Adulthood (2008); and Brotherhood (2016)[3] and for starring in, co-creating, and writing Bulletproof (2018–2021), which all depicted black working-class characters in London.
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Born | Noel Anthony Clarke (1975-12-06) 6 December 1975 (age 48) Notting Hill, London, England |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse | Iris Da-Silva |
Children | 4 |
Making his film debut in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), Clarke has gone on to star in films including Centurion (2010); 4.3.2.1. (2010); Fast Girls (2012); Storage 24 (2012); Star Trek Into Darkness (2013); I Am Soldier (2014); The Anomaly (2014); I Kill Giants (2017); Mute (2018); 10x10 (2018); The Corrupted (2019); Twist (2021); and SAS: Red Notice (2021), some of which he also wrote, directed, or produced.
In 2015, Clarke founded the company Unstoppable Film and Television with friend and fellow actor Jason Maza, and they have written, directed, and starred in several productions.
Clarke won the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer in 2003, the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2009,[4] and received the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2021.[5] The latter was suspended on 29 April 2021 in the wake of allegations of verbal abuse, bullying, and sexual misconduct[6][7][8] by 26 different women.[9]