Noel Clarke
Noel Clarke | |
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 Noel Clarke at the BAFTA awards, February 2008 | |
| Born | 6 December 1975 London, England, U.K. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, producer, director |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | http://www.noelclarke.co.uk/ |
Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, director and screenwriter from London. He is best known for playing Wyman Norris in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Mickey Smith in Doctor Who.[1] Clarke appeared in and wrote the screenplay for Kidulthood and wrote, directed and starred in the sequel, Adulthood,[2] which gained £1,209,319 from the opening weekend of its release.[3] Clarke studied Media at the University of North London before going on to take acting classes at London’s Actors Centre.[4] Clarke won the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer in 2003 and was awarded a BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2009.[5]
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 BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2005–2006). He notably became the series' first black companion in the episode "School Reunion", and reprised his role as Mickey in the episode "Journey's End" in 2008 and in 2010 in "The End of Time" Part 2, and also starred in the Doctor Who audio series Dalek Empire: The Fearless, which was released from September to December 2007.[6] His other television work includes appearances in Casualty and Metrosexuality. 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 Theatre. Clarke starred in the film Doghouse,[7] directed by Jake West and produced by Carnaby Films International. The film was shot primarily in Midhurst, a small village in West Sussex, on the grounds of the old King Edward VII Hospital. He also participated in Neil Marshall's film Centurion, about which Clarke said, "it's about the Roman Legion and I'm one of the soldiers".[8]
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."[9] His other writing credits include "Combat" which is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood, and West 10 LDN, a pilot for BBC Three which is about kids on a rough housing estate.
In 2008, he starred in the video for The Prodigy single "Invaders Must Die".[10]
In 2009, Clarke was awarded a BAFTA award in the category of Orange Rising Star Award.[11] 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 Guardian.[12]
He also played the role of A.J.,opposite Jim Sturgess, in Philip Ridley's cult film, Heartless.
Clarke has worked with BBC Blast, 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".[13]
His next project, 4.3.2.1, a heist movie, was released on 2 June 2010 starring Tamsin Egerton, Emma Roberts and Adam Deacon. The film was shot in London and New York.[14]
He has also played an uncredited role in 2012's Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as a priest. The scene was cut from the movie, but can be seen in the Deleted Scenes in the Special Features of the DVD.
He has also been confirmed to play a yet unknown role in Star Trek into Darkness. Currently, what is known of Clarke's character is that he will be a family man with a wife and young daughter. [15] [16] [17] This is due for release worldwide on 17 May 2013. [18] Clarke said of working on the Star Trek sequel: "I just watched and learned. I nodded, smiled, was as polite as I could be and then came home. You never quite know what the budget is for that kind of thing but you have an idea. I think I could probably make 120 films for that."[19]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Metrosexuality | Kwame O'Rielly | television comedy-drama |
| 2000 | The Bill | Lennie Cox | single episode |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | Adam | single episode |
| Waking the Dead | Uncredited | single episode | |
| Casualty | Danny Oldfield | three episodes | |
| 2002–2004 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Wyman Norris | 14 episodes |
| 2003 | Adventure Inc. | Mike Reed | single episode |
| Doctors | Jim Baker | single episode | |
| 2004 | Holby City | Shaun O'Connor | three episodes |
| A Touch of Frost | Kenny | single episode | |
| 2005–2010 | Doctor Who | Mickey Smith | "Rose" "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" "Boom Town" "The Parting of the Ways" "The Christmas Invasion" "New Earth" "School Reunion" "The Girl in the Fireplace" "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" "Journey's End" The End of Time |
| Doctor Who Confidential | Himself | 10 episodes | |
| 2006 | Tardisodes | Mickey Smith | |
| Jane Hall | Steve Heaney | two episodes | |
| Torchwood | Writer of Combat | ||
| 2007 | Dubplate Drama | Hostel Manager | |
| The Weakest Link | Himself | ||
| 2008 | West 10 LDN | Michael | writer |
| 2012 | What If | The Angel | channel 4 docu-drama |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Native | Victor | |
| Take 2 | Jamal/Cornelius | ||
| 2002 | The Last Angel | Kid | |
| Licks | David | producer/writer | |
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Cyril | |
| 2006 | Plastic | Jock | |
| Kidulthood | Sam Peel | actor/writer | |
| 2008 | Adulthood | Sam Peel | actor/director/writer |
| 2009 | Reign of Death | Joe Digby | |
| Heartless | A.J. | ||
| Doghouse | Mikey | ||
| 2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Desmond/Sparky | Ian Dury biopic |
| Centurion | Macros | ||
| 4.3.2.1 | Tee | Writer/co-director/actor | |
| Huge | Clark | ||
| 2011 | Race Against Time | Narrator | Doctor Who documentary on the Meglos DVD release |
| Screwed | Truman | ||
| 2012 | Radio 1 Movie | - | executive producer |
| The Knot | Peter | Writer/actor | |
| Fast Girls | Tommy | Writer/actor | |
| Storage 24 | Charlie | Writer/actor | |
| Bliss! | Mark Wilson | ||
| 2013 | Star Trek into Darkness | Unknown |
Theatre
- 2003: Where Do We Live at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
References
- ^ Luxford, James (19 June 2008). "Noel Clarke Talks Adulthood". Entertainmentwise. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Noel Clarke answers questions on his film Adulthood". Daily Mirror. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ MacNab, Geoffrey (27 June 2008). "Hit makers: The real stars of British film". London: The Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ Machell, Ben (21 June 2008). "Noel Clarke on Adulthood and avoiding trouble". London: The Times. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Film Winners in 2009". bafta.org. BAFTA. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ "Fearless set for September release". 26 August 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ Davey, Neil (13 October 2008). "Interview: Noel Clarke". Megastar. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Interview: Noel Clarke". EyeForFilm.co.uk. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Noel Clarke Interview". Female First. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "the prodigy return". BoraMag. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ Blackler, Zoë (8 January 2009). "Bafta shortlists five stars of the future". Times Online. London: Times Newspapers. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ Staff (13 July 2009). "83. Noel Clarke". London: MediaGuardian.co.uk (Guardian News & Media). Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ BBC - Blast - Noel Clarke
- ^ 4, 3, 2, 1 The Movie
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- ^ Mendoza, Nadia. "Beam me up, Benedict! Sherlock actor Cumberbatch joins Star Trek sequel with Noel Clarke". Daily Mail. London.
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- ^ BAFTA, Guru (3 July 2012). "Noel Clarke Interview". BAFTA Guru. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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