Clarke Peters
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1952-04-07 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Peter Clarke · 클라크 피터스
Biography
Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, writer, and director, who has spent much of his adult life in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television series The Wire (2002–2008) and Albert Lambreaux in the television series Treme (2010–2013). He also wrote the book for the musical revue Five Guys Named Moe (1990).
Peters is also known for his roles in the films Silver Dream Racer (1980), Endgame (2009), John Wick (2014), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Harriet (2019), and Da 5 Bloods (2020), the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Peters was born Peter Clarke, the second of four sons, in New York City, and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. At the age of 12, he had his first theater experience, in a school production of My Fair Lady. He began to have serious ambitions to work in the theater at the age of 14. He graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1970.
In 1971, Peters' older brother enabled him to work as a costume designer for a production of the musical Hair in Paris, in which Peters later starred. In 1973, Peters moved to London and changed his name to Clarke Peters, because Equity already had a few namesake members. While in London, he formed a soul band, The Majestics, and worked as a backup singer on such hits as "Love and Affection" by Joan Armatrading, "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave, and some David Essex songs. However, music was not Peters' main ambition, and he preferred to work in the theater.
His first West End theatre musical roles, which he received with assistance from his friend Ned Sherrin, were I Gotta Shoe (1976) and Bubbling Brown Sugar (1977). Other West End credits include Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, The Witches of Eastwick, Guys and Dolls, Chicago, and Chess. Peters starred in the Sean Connery space Western Outland (1981) as the treacherous Sgt. Ballard, and he played an almost wordless role as Anderson, a vicious pimp in Neil Jordan's Mona Lisa (1986).
Known For
TV Shows (49)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Frank Wainwright
Blue Bloods
2010
as Nathan Anderson
Person of Interest
2011
as Alonzo Quinn
Death in Paradise
2011
as Marlon Croft
The Boroughs
2026
as Art Daniels
The Wire
2002
as Lester Freamon
True Detective
2014
as Minister
Foundation
2021
as Abbas
Archer
2009
as Popeye (voice)
Oz
1997
as Afsana
Damages
2007
as Dave Pell
Waking the Dead
2001
as Howard Boorstin
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Det. Oscar Clemons
The Professionals
1977
as President Ojuka
American Masters
1986
as Self - Narrator
His Dark Materials
2019
as The Master
In Plain Sight
2008
as Norman Baker / Norman Danzer
Forever
2014
as Jerry Charters
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Rex da Silva
Watson
2025
as Hamish Watson
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Hewie Harper
Treme
2010
as Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux
Life on Mars
2008
as Captain Bellow
Between the Lines
1992
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Josiah Falls
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as American
Royal Crackers
2023
as Deshaun (voice)
Eric
2024
as George
The Blacklist: Redemption
2017
as Richard Whitehall
Chance
2016
as Carl / Carl Allan
Towards Zero
2025
as Frederick Treves
London Spy
2015
as The American
The Irregulars
2021
as Linen Man
Show Me a Hero
2015
as Robert Mayhawk
Truelove
2024
as Ken
Meadowlands
2007
as Professor Campbell
Bulletproof
2018
as Ronald Pike Snr
Testament: The Story of Moses
2024
as God (voice)
The Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
Travelling Man
1984
as Alan Downing
La Fortuna
2021
as Jonas Pierce
Small Town, Big Story
2025
as Chet Donald
Partners in Crime
2015
as Julius Hersheimmer
The Corner
2000
as Fat Curt
Jericho
2016
as Ralph Coates
Chandler & Co
1994
as Jasper
The Divide
2014
as Isaiah Page
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009
as Night Eagle (voice)
Love Is___
2018
as "Wiser" Yasir
Movies (63)
John Wick
2014
as Harry
Notting Hill
1999
as 'Helix' Lead Actor
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
as Abercrombie
Marley & Me
2008
as Editor
K-PAX
2001
as Homeless Veteran
Outland
1981
as Sgt. Ballard
The Best of Me
2014
as Morgan Dupree
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
as John Houston
Harriet
2019
as Ben Ross
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009
as Subject #31
Da 5 Bloods
2020
as Otis
Come Away
2020
as Mad Hatter
Mona Lisa
1986
as Anderson
Grace
2014
as Father Michael
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
2024
as Reverend Powell Sr.
Head of State
2003
as Fundraiser Demo-Tape Man
Endgame
2009
as Nelson Mandela
Freedomland
2006
as Reverend Longway
Gigantic
2008
as Roger Stovall
The Benefactor
2015
as Dr. Romano
Division 19
2017
as Perelman
Sympathetic Details
2008
as Carson
The Mandela Effect
2019
as Dr. Fuchs
Sexual Healing
as Harvey Fuqua
The Poker House
2008
as Maurice
Nativity!
2009
as Studio Boss
An Acceptable Loss
2019
as Phillip Lamm
Legacy
2010
as Ola Adenuga
Death Train
1993
as Whitlock
Locked In
2010
as Frank
A Masculine Ending
1992
as Theo Sykes
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Christmas Under the Stars
2019
as Clem Marshwell
Red Hook Summer
2012
as Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
Facelift
1984
as Bob Jangles
Red King, White Knight
1989
as Jones
The Bad Education Movie
2015
as Commander Andrews
Chess in Concert
2009
as Walter de Courcy
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998
as Moe
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
as Soldier
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
Up Line
1987
as Alex du Bois
A Casualty of War
1989
as Grover T. Fleming
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021
as Self
The Music Machine
1979
as Laurie
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
Turnipseed
2009
as A.B. Turnipseed
Searching for Sonny
2011
as The Narrator
Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones
2015
as Roy Orbison (Voice)
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Cider Jones
Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2016
as Narrator
The Opera Game
2019
as Narrator
Number on End
1980
as Yankee Billy
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
2020
as Voice of Count Basie
BBC Proms - The Golden Age of Broadway
2022
as Singer
Bumps
2020
as Charles
The Royale
2021
as Wynton
King
1984
as Stevie
Rebirth in New Orleans
2016
as Narrator
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
1992
as Narrator
About Clarke Peters
Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, writer, and director, who has spent much of his adult life in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television series The Wire (2002–2008) and Albert Lambreaux in the television series Treme (2010–2013). He also wrote the book for the musical revue Five Guys Named Moe (1990). Peters is also known for his roles in the films Silver Dream Racer (1980), Endgame (2009), John Wick (2014), Three Billboards Outside Ebbi… With 112 credits spanning from 1977 to 2026, Clarke Peters has appeared in 63 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Clarke Peters Movies
- John Wick (2014) — as Harry
- Notting Hill (1999) — as 'Helix' Lead Actor
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) — as Abercrombie
- Marley & Me (2008) — as Editor
- K-PAX (2001) — as Homeless Veteran
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