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Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke
Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975 - aged 32) is an English actor and writer from London. In 2003, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" for his performance in the play 'Where Do We Live' at the Royal Court Theatre.
He has appeared in several television programmes including Casualty and Metrosexuality. He has had recurring roles as Wyman Norris in the revival series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2002–2004) and as Mickey Smith in the revival of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2005-2006 and 2008).

Clarke wrote the screenplay for the film Kidulthood, released on 3 March 2006. Its sequel, Adulthood, which Clarke also wrote and directed, was released in the UK 20th June 2008. So far it has been dubbed the UK's number 1 movie of the summer.
His other writing credits include "Combat" (an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood) and West 10 LDN, a pilot for BBC Three about kids on a rough housing estate, broadcast in March 2008.
Clarke also starred in the audio series Dalek Empire: The Fearless, which was released from September to December 2007.





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Noel Clarke - news / articles


  • Adulthood: Noel Clarke Interview - 21 October 2008
    -We had a sit down with Noel Clarke, the young British writer-director-actor behind Adulthood, and he told us about growing up in west London, his upcoming films and his newfound status as an object of lust.- - -LOVEFiLM: Adulthood was one of the most searched

Noel Clarke - what members say


  • Kidulthood
  • Kidulthood review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 3.0 stars Sad Schooldays for Some 8 April 2008
    ...It was interesting that the writer of this story (Noel Clarke) also played one of the lead characters, Sam. The film had a gritty, realistic look to it and I found the ...   Read customer review
  • Adulthood
  • Adulthood review by Grangey from Abingdon
    Rated - 5.0 stars Great Sequel 15 August 2008
    ... actors but as you rarely saw them this didnt both me. Brilliant performance by Noel Clarke & the other main characters, certainly was a great and compelling storyline. If...   Read customer review
  • Adulthood - Blu-ray
  • Adulthood - Blu-ray review by Grangey from Abingdon
    Rated - 5.0 stars Brilliant follow up 15 August 2008
    ... actors but as you rarely saw them this didnt both me. Brilliant performance by Noel Clarke & the other main characters, certainly was a great and compelling storyline. If...   Read customer review

Noel Clarke - filmography


  • The Knot on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Talulah Riley,  Matthew McNulty,  Noel Clarke
    Director: Jesse Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    British romantic comedy following the various mishaps endured by a long-suffering couple in the run-up to their wedding day. Missing bridesmaids, car accidents, an army of naysayers and a delivery of pigs' testicles are among the many and varied obstacles to be overcome by soulmates Alexandra (..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 448 members
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  • Storage 24 on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Antonia Campbell-Hughes,  Laura Haddock,  Noel Clarke
    Director: Johannes Roberts
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    London is in chaos. A military cargo plane has crashed leaving its highly classified contents strewn across the city. Completely unaware London is in lockdown, Charlie (Noel Clarke) and Shelley (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), accompanied by best friends Mark (Colin O'Donoghue) and Nikki (Laura Haddock) ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 768 members
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  • The Knot - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Talulah Riley,  Matthew McNulty,  Noel Clarke
    Director: Jesse Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    British romantic comedy following the various mishaps endured by a long-suffering couple in the run-up to their wedding day. Missing bridesmaids, car accidents, an army of naysayers and a delivery of pigs' testicles are among the many and varied obstacles to be overcome by soulmates Alexandra (..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 46% from 28 members
  • Fast Girls - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Dominique Tipper,  Rupert Graves,  Lily James
    Director: Regan Hall
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Regan Hall's directorial feature debut is a fast-paced sports drama set in London. Sparks fly when Shania (Lenora Crichlow), a sprinter from the city's back streets, comes head to head with Lisa (Lily James), an equally ambitious young runner from a wealthy middle class background. Their fierce ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 812 members
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  • Screwed - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Ray Panthaki,  Kate Magowan,  James D'Arcy
    Director: Reg Traviss
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    British prison drama based on the semi-autobiographical novel by former prison guard Ronnie Thompson. James D'Arcy stars as former soldier Sam Norwood, who finds work as a prison officer on his return from Iraq and soon becomes initiated into the dark underworld of prison culture, in which ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,298 member
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  • Screwed on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Ray Panthaki,  Kate Magowan,  James D'Arcy
    Director: Reg Traviss
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    British prison drama based on the semi-autobiographical novel by former prison guard Ronnie Thompson. James D'Arcy stars as former soldier Sam Norwood, who finds work as a prison officer on his return from Iraq and soon becomes initiated into the dark underworld of prison culture, in which ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 2,309 members
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  • Centurion - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Dominic West,  Olga Kurylenko
    Director: Neil Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,558 members
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  • Centurion on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Dominic West,  Olga Kurylenko
    Director: Neil Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 18,409 members
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  • Doghouse on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Danny Dyer,  Stephen Graham,  Noel Clarke
    Director: Jake West
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A group of men head to a remote village to help one of their friends get over his divorce; when they get there, though, they discover that all the women have been infected with a virus that makes them man-hating cannibals.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 9,489 members
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  • Heartless - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Jim Sturgess,  Noel Clarke,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Philip Ridley
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Philip Ridley directs this Faustian psychological thriller/horror set amid the violent ganglands of the East End of London. Jim Sturgess stars as Jamie Morgan, a young photographer whose life has always been blighted by a heart-shaped birthmark on his face. His acute self-consciousness and longing ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 2,305 members
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  • Doghouse - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Tree Carr,  Joanne Cutts,  Jenna Goodwin
    Director: Jake West
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    British 'zomcom' (or zombie comedy, if you prefer) starring Danny Dyer. When six men suffering from various symptoms of mid-life angst head off for a weekend in a remote country village to reconnect with their masculinity, they discover that all the women there have been infected with a virus that ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,616 members
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  • Heartless on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Jim Sturgess,  Noel Clarke,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Philip Ridley
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    This gritty Faustian tale set in the East End of London follows Jamie, a troubled young man with a birthmark on his face, which has left him feeling isolated and fearful, hiding from the world outside. He lives in the East End of London, an area notorious for its violent hooded gangs. According to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 5,695 members
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  • Adulthood - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Adam Deacon,  Madeleine Fairley,  Nathan Constance
    Director: Noel Clarke
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Sequel to the hard-hitting British drama 'Kidulthood'. Six years after killing Trife, Sam Peel (Noel Clarke) is released from prison. He is soon confronted by those he hurt before his incarceration. Some have carried on with their lives, while others are still having to deal with the repercussions ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,875 members
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  • Adulthood on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Adam Deacon,  Nathan Constance,  Ben Drew
    Director: Noel Clarke
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Powerful, disturbing and moving in equal measure, 2005's acclaimed "Kidulthood" took us deep into London's unseen underbelly, delivering a raw, hard-hitting reflection of what life is like for 21st century teenagers. "Adulthood" follows up that tale as Sam Peel is released from jail and must ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 15,900 members
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  • Kidulthood on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Ami Ameen,  Red Madrell,  Noel Clarke
    Director: Menhaj Huda
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It's just another day at school for West London teenagers Trife, Jay and Moony: beatings in the classroom, sex on the playing field and drugs in the schoolyard. But things are about to flip sharply for this tight trio and their crowd. With school cancelled following the tragic suicide of bullied ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 21,318 members
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  • Kidulthood - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Ami Ameen,  Red Madrell,  Noel Clarke
    Director: Menhaj Huda
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Hard-hitting British urban drama about disaffected youth. Given the day off school after a girl in their class commits suicide, a group of troubled 15-year-olds spend the day wandering the streets of London taking drugs, getting in fights, indulging in under-age sex, and moving ever closer to a gun ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,846 member
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  • Dubplate Drama - Series 2 (2 discs)
    Starring: Shystie,  Noel Clarke,  Rodney P
    Director: Luke Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The eagerly anticipated second series of the hit Channel 4 show Dubplate Drama contains all tweleve gripping episodes along with extras and exclusive behind the scenes "B Sides" footage. We pick up the story of Dionne (Shystie), a young female MC trying to make her way in the UK music scene. ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 74% from 73 members
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Noel Clarke facts

5 most recent films

Storage 24 - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
The Knot - 2.5 stars
Storage 24 - 2.5 stars
The Knot - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Fast Girls - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Doctor Who - The New Series - Series 2 - Vol. 2 - 4.0 stars
Doctor Who - The New Series - Series 2 - Vol. 1 - 4.0 stars
Auf Wiedersehen Pet - The Special - 4.0 stars
Dubplate Drama - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Fast Girls - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Knot - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Huge - 2.0 stars
The Knot - 2.5 stars
Storage 24 - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Storage 24 - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Billie Piper - 26 times - show films
Penelope Wilton - 19 times - show films
Jimmy Vee - 18 times - show films
Christopher Eccleston - 18 times - show films
Jacob Anderson - 13 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Euros Lyn - 23 times - show films
Keith Brook - 18 times - show films
Jesse Lawrence - 8 times - show films
Mark Davis - 6 times - show films
Menhaj Huda - 5 times - show films