Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is a BAFTA award winning English actor,
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
and
screenwriterScreenwriters or scenarists or scriptwriters are people in a film crew who write/create the screenplays from which films and television programs are made....
from London. He is best known for playing Wyman Norris in
Auf Wiedersehen, PetAuf Wiedersehen, Pet is a British comedy-drama series about a group of seven British migrant construction workers: Wayne, Dennis, Oz, Bomber, Barry, Neville and Moxey, who, in Series 1, are living and working on a German building site....
and
Mickey SmithMickey Smith is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke.Mickey is introduced as the boyfriend of the Ninth and Tenth Doctor's companion Rose Tyler, and a recurring character on the programme...
in
Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box...
. Clarke appeared in and wrote the
screenplayA screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A play for television is known as a teleplay.- Format and style :...
for
KidulthoodKidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of Inner West London...
and wrote, directed and starred in the sequel,
AdulthoodAdulthood is a British crime film directed, written by and starring Noel Clarke. This film is a sequel to the 2006 film Kidulthood, which Clarke also wrote. Clarke confirmed in the DVD's commentary that there will not be a third film.- Plot :Sam is released from jail after six years for the...
, which gained £1,203,319 from the opening weekend of its
releaseA film release is the stage at which a completed film is legally authorized by its owner for public distribution.The process includes locating a distributor to handle the film. For example, a film may be shown at a film festival or trade show in order to attract distributor attention and, if...
. Clarke didn't go to a drama school but instead studied Media at the
University of North LondonThe University of North London was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002. On 01 August 2002, it merged with London Guildhall University , to form London Metropolitan University...
before going on to take classes at London’s Actors Centre.
Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is a BAFTA award winning English actor,
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
and
screenwriterScreenwriters or scenarists or scriptwriters are people in a film crew who write/create the screenplays from which films and television programs are made....
from London. He is best known for playing Wyman Norris in
Auf Wiedersehen, PetAuf Wiedersehen, Pet is a British comedy-drama series about a group of seven British migrant construction workers: Wayne, Dennis, Oz, Bomber, Barry, Neville and Moxey, who, in Series 1, are living and working on a German building site....
and
Mickey SmithMickey Smith is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke.Mickey is introduced as the boyfriend of the Ninth and Tenth Doctor's companion Rose Tyler, and a recurring character on the programme...
in
Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box...
. Clarke appeared in and wrote the
screenplayA screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A play for television is known as a teleplay.- Format and style :...
for
KidulthoodKidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of Inner West London...
and wrote, directed and starred in the sequel,
AdulthoodAdulthood is a British crime film directed, written by and starring Noel Clarke. This film is a sequel to the 2006 film Kidulthood, which Clarke also wrote. Clarke confirmed in the DVD's commentary that there will not be a third film.- Plot :Sam is released from jail after six years for the...
, which gained £1,203,319 from the opening weekend of its
releaseA film release is the stage at which a completed film is legally authorized by its owner for public distribution.The process includes locating a distributor to handle the film. For example, a film may be shown at a film festival or trade show in order to attract distributor attention and, if...
. Clarke didn't go to a drama school but instead studied Media at the
University of North LondonThe University of North London was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002. On 01 August 2002, it merged with London Guildhall University , to form London Metropolitan University...
before going on to take classes at London’s Actors Centre. Clarke won a
BAFTA "Rising Star" AwardRising Star Award- is one of the award categories for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts which acknowledges new talents in the acting industry. The award was created after Mary Selway's death in 2004...
in 2009.
Career
Clarke has had recurring television roles as Wyman Norris in the revived series of
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2002–2004) and as Mickey Smith in the first two series of the revival of the
BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation, usually referred to by its abbreviation as the "BBC", is the longest established and largest broadcaster in the world...
science fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature...
series
Doctor Who (2005-2006). He notably became the series' first black companion in the episode
"School Reunion""School Reunion" is the third episode in the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It first aired on 29 April 2006. The episode's narrative takes place some time after the events of "The Christmas Invasion"...
, and reprised his role as Mickey in the episode
"Journey's End""Journey's End" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who first broadcast on BBC One on 5 July 2008. It is the second episode of a two-part crossover story, preceded by "The Stolen Earth"...
in 2008, and also starred in the
Doctor Who audio series
Dalek Empire: The Fearless, which was released from September to December 2007. His other TV work includes appearances in
CasualtyCasualty, styled as CASUAL
+Y, is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world, and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General Hospital. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted in the UK...
and
MetrosexualityMetrosexuality is a British television drama, which aired on Channel 4 in 1999. The show, a short run series in six episodes, depicts the interactions of a racially and sexually diverse group of friends and family living in London...
. He has also acted on the stage, and won the Laurence Olivier Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" in 2003 for his performance in the play
Where Do We Live at the
Royal Court TheatreThe Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
. Clarke stars in the forthcoming film
Doghouse, directed by
Jake West-Biography:He is currently directing a new movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer , Noel Clarke and Stephen Graham -Biography:He is currently directing a new movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer (Severance, The Football Factory"), Noel Clarke...
and produced by Carnaby Films International. The film was shot primarily in
MidhurstMidhurst is a market town and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, with a population of 4,889 in 2001. The town is situated on the River Rother and is home to the ruin of the Tudor Cowdray House and the stately Victorian Cowdray Park...
, a small village in West Sussex, on the grounds of the old King Edward VII Hospital. It is tipped by some critics to be one of the "must see" films of 2009. He is also soon to start shooting
Neil MarshallNeil Marshall is a film director and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
's
CenturionCenturion is an upcoming British historical thriller film, directed by Neil Marshall, about the legendary Ninth Legion marching north to wipe out the Picts and their leader. Dominic West, Michael Fassbender and Olga Kurylenko star in the film.-Premise:...
, which Clarke says "is about the Roman Legion and I'm one of the soldiers" .
Clarke began his writing career in 2005 when he wrote the screenplay for the film
Kidulthood which was released in 2006. He also directed and starred in the sequel,
Adulthood, which was released in 2008. On directing his first film, Clarke described his experience, "Directing for the first time was definitely a challenge and tiring at times. It was a steep learning curve and if you’re willing to do stuff and go with it, then it pays off." His other writing credits include "
Combat"Combat" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was broadcast on 24 December 2006. It is the eleventh episode of the first series.- Synopsis :...
" which is an episode of the
Doctor Who spin-off series
TorchwoodTorchwood is a British science fiction television programme, created by Russell T Davies. It deals with the machinations and activities of the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, who deal mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials...
, and
West 10 LDNWest 10 LDN is a BBC drama starring Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters, and Ashley Madekwe. It is set in the fictional Greenside estate in West London....
, a pilot for
BBC ThreeBBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel is described by the BBC as an outlet for 'New drama, talent, comedy, films, and accessible news'. The channel is on-air from 19:00 to about 04:00 each night, in...
which is about kids on a rough housing estate.
In 2008 he starred in the video for
The ProdigyThe Prodigy are an English electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in...
single
"Invaders Must Die""Invaders Must Die" is the eighteenth single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy. It was released from the band's website as a free digital download on November 26, 2008. It was the first single from the album Invaders Must Die...
.
In 2009, Clarke won a BAFTA award in the category of Orange Rising Star Award.. As a result of the success of
Kidulthood,
Adulthood, and his BAFTA win, he was ranked at number 83 in the MediaGuardian 100, an annual ranking of media people in
The GuardianThe Guardian is a British daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Founded in 1821, it is unique among major British newspapers in being owned by a foundation .The Guardian Weekly, which circulates worldwide, provides a compact digest of four newspapers...
.
Clarke has worked with
BBC BlastBBC Blast is the BBC's network of creative teenagers. It provides access to mentors both online and in free events and workshops across the UK. With opportunities to showcase talent, enter competitions and get exclusive creative experiences such as work experience, it's the place for teenagers to...
, a project for teenagers that aims to inspire and get people being creative. Shortly after his BAFTA win he gave
a talk to inspire young people telling them to "broaden your mind".
Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Other notes |
| 1999 |
Native |
Victor |
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| Take 2 |
Jamal/Cornelius |
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| Metrosexuality Metrosexuality is a British television drama, which aired on Channel 4 in 1999. The show, a short run series in six episodes, depicts the interactions of a racially and sexually diverse group of friends and family living in London...
|
Kwame O'Rielly |
television comedy-drama Comedy-drama, also called dramedy or seriocomedy, is a style of television, theatre and film in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance of humor and serious content.-Theatre:...
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| 2000 |
The Bill ...
|
Lennie Cox |
single episode |
| 2001 |
Judge John DeedJudge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as The Hon. Mr Justice Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also...
|
Adam |
single episode |
| Waking the Dead Waking the Dead may refer to:* Waking the Dead , an album by US rock band, L.A. Guns* Waking the Dead , a US film, produced in 2000, and starring Jennifer Connelly and Billy Crudup based on the Scott Spencer novel...
|
Uncredited |
single episode |
CasualtyCasualty, styled as CASUAL +Y, is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world, and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General Hospital. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted in the UK...
|
Danny Oldfield |
three episodes |
| 2002 |
The Last Angel |
Kid |
|
| Licks |
David |
producer/writer |
| 2002-2004 |
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Auf Wiedersehen, Pet is a British comedy-drama series about a group of seven British migrant construction workers: Wayne, Dennis, Oz, Bomber, Barry, Neville and Moxey, who, in Series 1, are living and working on a German building site....
|
Wyman Norris |
14 episodes |
| 2003 |
Adventure Inc. Adventure Inc. was a 2002 dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada. This was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment , Tribune Entertainment Tribune Entertainment , M6 and Tele München...
|
Mike Reed |
single episode |
| Doctors |
Jim Baker |
single episode |
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead |
Cyril |
|
| 2004 |
Holby City Holby City, styled as HOLBY CI+Y, is a BAFTA award winning medical drama television serial transmitted by BBC One in the United Kingdom. It is a spin-off from Casualty, and is set in the same hospital, with occasional crossovers of characters and plots...
|
Shaun O'Connor |
three episodes |
A Touch of FrostA Touch of Frost is a detective television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV in the United Kingdom.It stars David Jason as Detective Inspector William Edward Frost, GC, known as Jack to everyone but his late wife . He is experienced and dedicated to his work,as well as being extremely...
|
Kenny |
single episode |
| 2005-2008 |
Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box...
|
Mickey Smith Mickey Smith is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke.Mickey is introduced as the boyfriend of the Ninth and Tenth Doctor's companion Rose Tyler, and a recurring character on the programme...
Ricky Smith |
Rose "Rose" is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on the 26 March 2005. This story marked the debut of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as his companion, Rose Tyler...
Aliens of London"Aliens of London" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 16 April 2005. It is the first of a two-part story...
/ World War Three"World War Three" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 23, 2005. It is the second of a two-part story...
Boom Town"Boom Town" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on June 4, 2005.-Synopsis:The Ninth Doctor, Rose and Jack travel to modern-day Cardiff and meet up with Rose's boyfriend, Mickey...
The Parting of the Ways"The Parting of the Ways" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on 18 June 2005. It is the second of a two-part story. The first part, "Bad Wolf", was broadcast on 11 June...
The Christmas Invasion"The Christmas Invasion" is a 60-minute special episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It began production in July 2005, and was broadcast on Christmas Day 2005 in the United Kingdom and on Boxing Day 2005 in Canada...
New Earth"New Earth" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on April 15 2006. It is the first episode of Series 2 of the revived Doctor Who series.-Synopsis:...
School Reunion"School Reunion" is the third episode in the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It first aired on 29 April 2006. The episode's narrative takes place some time after the events of "The Christmas Invasion"...
The Girl in the Fireplace"The Girl in the Fireplace" is the fourth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 6 May 2006, and is the only episode in the 2006 series written by Steven Moffat...
Rise of the Cybermen"Rise of the Cybermen" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The episode features the return of the Cybermen to the series, having last been seen in Silver Nemesis in 1988. It is the first part of a two-part story, the concluding part being "The Age of Steel"...
/ The Age of Steel"The Age of Steel" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 20 May 2006 and is the second part of a two-part story that was the first to feature the Cybermen since Silver Nemesis in 1988. The first part, "Rise of the Cybermen", was...
Army of Ghosts"Army of Ghosts" is the twelfth and penultimate episode in the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on 1 July 2006...
/ Doomsday"Doomsday" is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 8 July 2006 and is the conclusion of a two-part story; the first part, "Army of Ghosts", was broadcast on 1 July 2006...
Journey's End"Journey's End" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who first broadcast on BBC One on 5 July 2008. It is the second episode of a two-part crossover story, preceded by "The Stolen Earth"...
|
Doctor Who ConfidentialDoctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode is broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly...
|
Himself |
10 episodes |
| 2006 |
Plastic |
Jock |
|
| Kidulthood Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of Inner West London...
|
Sam |
writer |
| Tardisodes |
Mickey Smith Mickey Smith is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke.Mickey is introduced as the boyfriend of the Ninth and Tenth Doctor's companion Rose Tyler, and a recurring character on the programme...
/Ricky Smith |
|
| Jane Hall Jane Hall was a six-part British television comedy drama on ITV, written by Sally Wainwright and starring Sarah Smart and Stephen Mangan, revolving around Jane Hall's job training to be a bus driver and her home life in Hounslow, "the arsehole of London"....
|
Steve Heaney |
two episodes |
TorchwoodTorchwood is a British science fiction television programme, created by Russell T Davies. It deals with the machinations and activities of the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, who deal mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials...
: Combat"Combat" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was broadcast on 24 December 2006. It is the eleventh episode of the first series.- Synopsis :...
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|
writer |
| 2007 |
Dubplate Drama |
Hostel Manager |
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| The Weakest Link |
Himself |
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| 2008 |
West 10 LDN West 10 LDN is a BBC drama starring Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters, and Ashley Madekwe. It is set in the fictional Greenside estate in West London....
|
Michael |
writer |
| Adulthood Adulthood is a British crime film directed, written by and starring Noel Clarke. This film is a sequel to the 2006 film Kidulthood, which Clarke also wrote. Clarke confirmed in the DVD's commentary that there will not be a third film.- Plot :Sam is released from jail after six years for the...
|
Sam |
director/writer |
| 2009 |
Heartless |
A.J. |
post-productionPost-production is part of the filmmaking process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, videos, audio recordings, photography and digital art...
|
| Doghouse Doghouse is a 2009 British zombie-themed comedy film.The plot revolves around a group of men who travel to a remote village in England to help one of their friends get over his divorce...
|
Mikey |
|
| Centurion Centurion is an upcoming British historical thriller film, directed by Neil Marshall, about the legendary Ninth Legion marching north to wipe out the Picts and their leader. Dominic West, Michael Fassbender and Olga Kurylenko star in the film.-Premise:...
|
TBA |
post-production |
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is an upcoming 2009 biopic of Ian Dury, starring Andy Serkis in the role of the punk legend. The film follows the rise to fame of Ian Dury and documents Dury's personal battle with the debilitating disease polio. The effect that his disease and his lifestyle has upon his...
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TBA |
filming |
| Huge (film) |
Clarke |
filming |
| 2010 |
4.3.2.1. |
Tee |
filming |
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