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Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke

Actor, producer and writer, also director · Born December 6, 1975 (50) · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Clarke appeared in and wrote the screenplay for Kidulthood and wrote, directed and starred in the sequel, Adulthood, which gained £1,209,319 from the opening weekend of its release. Clarke studied Media at the University of North London before going on to take acting classes at London’s Actors Centre. Clarke won a BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Noel Clarke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 6, 1975 (50)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, producer and writer, also director
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Noel Clarke's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
21%
Survival
18%
Morality
18%
Society
9%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 14
Shadow
3 of 14
Ally
3 of 14
Threshold guardian
1 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Dread
12
Melancholic
10
Thrilling
8
Joyful
6
Other
32

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Noel Clarke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Noel Clarke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • SAS: Rise of the Black Swan(2021)

    as Major Bisset

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Viewpoint(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as DC Martin Young

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Twist(2021)

    Producer · as D.S. Brownlow

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Drowning(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Corrupted(2019)

    as Beckett

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Fisherman's Friends(2019)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • The Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Alright Now(2018)

    Producer · as Larry

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bulletproof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · as Bishop

  • 10x10(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mute(2018)

    as Stuart

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Wild Honey Pie!(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • I Kill Giants(2017)

    as Mr. Mollé

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Habit of Beauty(2016)

    as Stuart

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Muhammad Ali

  • The Level(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gunner Martin

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Brotherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Sam Peel

  • The Throwaways(2015)

    as Erik Williamson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Scottish Mussel(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Shadows(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as DCI Carl Pryor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Anomaly(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ryan Reeve

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • I Am Soldier(2014)

    as Carter

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • We Are Monster(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Saving Santa(2013)

    as Snowy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)

    as Thomas Harewood

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Knot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer · Writer · as Peter

  • Storage 24(2012)

    Producer · Writer · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • What If (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Angel

  • Fast Girls(2012)

    Writer · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Science of Doctor Who(2012)

    as Mickey Smith

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Women of Doctor Who(2012)

    as Mickey Smith

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Screwed(2011)

    as Truman

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Race Against Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Huge(2010)

    as Clark

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • 4.3.2.1.(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Tee

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as A.J.

  • Centurion(2010)

    as Macros

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll(2010)

    as Desmond

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Doghouse(2009)

    as Mikey

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Reign of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Joe Digby

  • The Making of Kidulthood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Adulthood(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • West 10 LDN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer · as Michael

  • Torchwood(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • TARDISodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mickey Smith · as Ricky Smith

  • Kidulthood(2006)

    Writer · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mickey Smith

  • Dubplate Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mickey Smith

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead(2003)

    as Cyril

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harry, Police constable in archives

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Metrosexuality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kwame

  • Native (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Victor

  • Acts of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Kwame

  • Heterosexuality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kwame

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Danny Oldfield

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 12 episodes · as Wyman Norris

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles from 1983 to 2021; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Fisherman's Friends (2019)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Fisherman's Friends (2019)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

SAS: Rise of the Black Swan (2021)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19832021

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 55: 39 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thDirecting4 of 55: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting10 of 55: 1 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing10 of 55: 2 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score13thOther crew1 of 55: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

55 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s16 · 15 acting · 4 crew2010s31 · 29 acting · 11 crew2020s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 23% of 26 roles
031318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Noel Clarke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

The Habit of Beauty (2016)

88th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Women of Doctor Who (2012)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Noel Clarke's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles25–82 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles11–59 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles52–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles3–58 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles31–66 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Noel Clarke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noel Clarke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Maza shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers