Noel Clarke

For the former Australian rules football player, see Noel Clarke (footballer).

Noel Clarke
Clarke in 2023
Born
Noel Anthony Clarke

(1975-12-06) 6 December 1975 (age 48)
Notting Hill, London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1999–2021
SpouseIris Da-Silva
Children4

Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975)[1] is an English actor, writer, director and producer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who (2005–2010),[2] he received critical acclaim for writing, directing, and starring in the teen crime drama films Kidulthood (2006), Adulthood (2008) and Brotherhood (2016) and the BBC Three television pilot West 10 LDN (2008).[3] He has also either written, directed, produced and/or starred in the heist film 4.3.2.1. (2010), the sport drama Fast Girls (2012), and the sci-fi films Storage 24 (2012) and The Anomaly (2014).

In television, he co-created, co-wrote and starred in the Sky One action drama Bulletproof (2018–2021), alongside Ashley Walters and served as the uncredited creator of the BBC Three coming-of-age school comedy drama Boarders (2024-present) and the CBBC children's drama Crongton (2025), an adaptation of the Crongton Knights book series by Alex Wheatle. His work in film and television has been praised for bringing the Black-British working class experience to the mainstream.

As an actor, Clarke made his film debut in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) and since has gone on to appear in films including Centurion (2010); Star Trek Into Darkness (2013); I Am Soldier (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.

Following Kidulthood, Clarke founded the company Unstoppable Film and Television, which he ran with his friend and fellow actor Jason Maza, and they have written, directed, and starred in several productions.

Clarke has won numerous accodales, including 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]

  1. ^ Witherow, John, ed. (6 December 2018). "Birthdays". The Times. No. 72711. p. 33. ISSN 0140-0460.
  2. ^ Luxford, James (19 June 2008). "Noel Clarke Talks Adulthood". Entertainmentwise. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Noel Clarke answers questions on his film Adulthood". Daily Mirror. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Film Winners in 2009". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Noel Clarke to be honoured at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". www.bafta.org. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ "A statement regarding Noel Clarke". BAFTA. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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