Clarke Peters
Acting
Born: Apr 07, 1952
From: New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | John Houston | 2022 | 7.025 |
| Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years | Self | 2021 | — |
| The Benefactor | Dr. Romano | 2015 | 4.8 |
| Sean Connery: In His Own Words | Self | 2015 | 6.0 |
| John Wick | Harry | 2014 | 7.453 |
| The Best of Me | Morgan Dupree | 2014 | 7.46 |
| Grace | Father Michael | 2014 | 4.9 |
| Red Hook Summer | Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse | 2012 | 5.4 |
| Searching for Sonny | The Narrator | 2011 | 3.9 |
| Locked In | Frank | 2010 | 4.0 |
| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #31 | 2009 | 5.1 |
| Nativity! | Studio Boss | 2009 | 6.36 |
| Endgame | Nelson Mandela | 2009 | 5.84 |
| Marley & Me | Editor | 2008 | 7.182 |
| Gigantic | Roger Stovall | 2008 | 5.6 |
| The Poker House | Maurice | 2008 | 6.2 |
| Sympathetic Details | Carson | 2008 | 8.0 |
| The Wire: The Last Word | Self | 2007 | 1.5 |
| The Wire Odyssey | Self | 2007 | 6.6 |
| Freedomland | Reverend Longway | 2006 | 5.233 |
| Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh | Moe | 1998 | 6.667 |
| The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance | Narrator | 1992 | — |
| A Masculine Ending | Theo Sykes | 1992 | 8.0 |
| Red King, White Knight | Jones | 1989 | 6.4 |
| Up Line | Alex du Bois | 1987 | — |
| Mona Lisa | Anderson | 1986 | 6.895 |
| Outland | Sgt. Ballard | 1981 | 6.432 |
| Number on End | Yankee Billy | 1980 | 10.0 |
| The Music Machine | Laurie | 1979 | 10.0 |
| Sexual Healing | Harvey Fuqua | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1952 |
| From | New York City, … |