Noel Clarke: Difference between revisions

'''Noel Clarke''' (born [[6 December]] [[1975]] in [[London]]) played [[Mickey Smith]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He also played Mickey's [[Pete's World|alternative world double]] [[Ricky Smith|Ricky]] as well as [[Salus Kade]], the lead of the ''[[Dalek Empire IV: The Fearless]]'' and wrote the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' episode ''[[Combat]]''. This last credit gave him the distinction of being the first recurring ''Doctor Who'' actor to write the script for an official episode related to the franchise.

As Mickey, Noel first appeared in ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. The character, who appeared intermittently, was upgraded to [[companion]] in ''[[School Reunion]]'' but left in ''[[The Age of Steel]]''. Clarke reprised the role for the ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday]]'' two-parter, and again in ''[[Journey's End]]''. His most recent appearance as Mickey was in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.

He has also narrated for ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', including the instalment related to ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''.

Clarke appeared in several other television programmes including ''[[Wikipedia:Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Metrosexuality|Metrosexuality]]''. He had a recurring role as Wyman Norris in the revival series of ''[[Wikipedia:Auf Wiedersehen, Pet|Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' ([[2002]]–[[2004]]). In [[2003]], he won the [[Wikipedia:Laurence Olivier Award|Laurence Olivier Award]] for "Most Promising Newcomer" for his performance in the play ''Where Do We Live'' at the [[Wikipedia:Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court Theatre]].

Clarke wrote the script for the film ''[[Wikipedia:Kidulthood|Kidulthood]]'', which was released on [[3 March]] [[2006]]. He wrote and directed ''[[Wikipedia:Adulthood (film)|Adulthood]]'', the film's sequel, and asked [[Nicholas Briggs]], whom he knew from ''Doctor Who'', to appear in it as Max. Clarke also wrote, directed and starred in the 2010 film 4. 3. 2. 1 which also stars ''Doctor Who'' actors such as [[Michelle Ryan]], [[Camille Coduri]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] and Emma Roberts the daughter of [[Eric Roberts]], who played [[The Master (Bruce)|the Master]] in the 1996 ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' film.