Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayDec 6, 1975
BiographyNoel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, writer, director and producer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who (2005–2006, 2008, 2010), 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). 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, and received the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2021. The latter was suspended on 29 April 2021 in the wake of allegations of verbal abuse, bullying, and sexual misconduct by twenty-six different women.

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