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 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). Peters is familiar to television viewers as Detective Lester Freamon in the HBO series The Wire. Peters also starred in the HBO mini-series The Corner, portraying a drug addict named Fat Curt, as well as the FX series Damages, as Dave Pell. Both The Wire and The Corner were created by writer and former The Baltimore Sun journalist David Simon. Peters also stars in Simon's HBO series Treme, in the role of Mardi Gras Indian chief Albert Lambreaux. Peters appeared in two episodes of the American time-travel/detective TV series Life on Mars (2008) as NYPD Captain Fletcher Bellow. He also appeared in the British show Holby City, as Derek Newman, the father of nurse Donna Jackson. He voiced a part in the Doctor Who animated episode Dreamland, and in the In Plain Sight episode "Duplicate Bridge" as a man in Witness Protection named Norman Baker/Norman Danzer. In 2010, Peters read Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption for BBC 7. In that year, he also had a guest appearance as Professor Mark Ramsay in the pilot episode of the USA Network TV series Covert Affairs. From 2012 to 2013, Peters had a recurring role as Alonzo D. Quinn in the CBS TV series Person of Interest.

Nacimiento: 1952-04-07, New York City, New York, USA
Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,9 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

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Conocido por

Tres anuncios en las afueras (2017) — Abercrombie
John Wick (2014) — Harry
Bajo escucha (2002) — Lester Freamon
Vigilados, Person of Interest (2011) — Alonzo Quinn
Una pareja de tres (2008) — Editor
Notting Hill (1999) — 'Helix' Lead Actor
Lo mejor de mí (2014) — Morgan Dupree
Marvel - Jessica Jones (2015) — Det. Oscar Clemons

Filmografía

Sexual Healing — Harvey Fuqua
Untitled Roald Dahl Series
The Boroughs: Jubilación rebelde (2026) — Art Daniels
Agatha Christie: Hacia cero (2025) — Frederick Treves
Small Town, Big Story (2025) — Chet Donald
Watson (2025) — Hamish Watson
Bonhoeffer, El espía (2024) — Reverend Powell Sr.
Eric (2024) — George
Truelove (2024) — Ken
Royal Crackers (2023) — Deshaun (voz)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) — John Houston
BBC Proms - The Golden Age of Broadway (2022) — Singer
El hombre que cayó a la Tierra (2022) — Josiah Falls
La Fortuna (2021) — Jonas Pierce
Fundación (2021) — Abbas
The Royale (2021) — Wynton
Los irregulares (2021) — Linen Man
Érase una vez... (2020) — Mad Hatter
Da 5 Bloods: Hermanos de armas (2020) — Otis
Bumps (2020) — Charles
The Mandela Effect (2019) — Dr. Fuchs
Christmas Under the Stars (2019) — Clem Marshwell
La materia oscura (2019) — The Master
Harriet, en busca de la libertad (2019) — Ben Ross
Decisión Extrema (2019) — Phillip Lamm
Love Is___ (2018) — "Wiser" Yasir
Bulletproof (2018) — Ronald Pike Snr
Tres anuncios en las afueras (2017) — Abercrombie
Division 19 (2017) — Perelman
The Blacklist: Redemption (2017) — Richard Whitehall
Chance (2016) — Carl / Carl Allan
Jericho (2016) — Ralph Coates
El benefactor (2015) — Dr. Romano
Marvel - Jessica Jones (2015) — Det. Oscar Clemons
London Spy (2015) — The American
The Bad Education Movie (2015) — Commander Andrews
Show Me a Hero (2015) — Robert Mayhawk
Agatha Christie: Matrimonio de sabuesos (2015) — Julius Hersheimmer
La posesión de Grace (2014) — Father Michael
John Wick (2014) — Harry
Lo mejor de mí (2014) — Morgan Dupree
Forever (2014) — Jerry Charters
The Divide (2014) — Isaiah Page
True Detective (2014) — Minister
Red Hook Summer (2012) — Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse
Crimen en el paraíso (2011) — Marlon Croft
Searching for Sonny (2011) — The Narrator
Vigilados, Person of Interest (2011) — Alonzo Quinn
Legacy (2010) — Ola Adenuga
Familia de policías (2010) — Nathan Anderson
Locked In (2010) — Frank
Tremé (2010) — Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux
Nativity! (2009) — Studio Boss
Doctor Who: Dreamland (2009) — Night Eagle (voz)
Turnipseed (2009) — A.B. Turnipseed
Entrevistas breves con hombres repulsivos (2009) — Subject #31
Archer (2009) — Popeye (voz)
Chess in Concert (2009) — Walter de Courcy
Endgame (2009) — Nelson Mandela
Una pareja de tres (2008) — Editor
Life on Mars (2008) — Captain Bellow
Gigantic (2008) — Roger Stovall
The Poker House (2008) — Maurice
Al descubierto (2008) — Norman Baker / Norman Danzer
Sympathetic Details (2008) — Carson
Daños y perjuicios (2007) — Dave Pell
Meadowlands (2007) — Professor Campbell
El color del crimen (2006) — Reverend Longway
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) — Rex da Silva
De incompetente a presidente (2003) — Fundraiser Demo-Tape Man
Bajo escucha (2002) — Lester Freamon
K-PAX: Un universo aparte (2001) — Homeless Veteran
Caso cerrado (2001) — Howard Boorstin
The Corner (2000) — Fat Curt
Notting Hill (1999) — 'Helix' Lead Actor
Oz (1997) — Afsana
Jonathan Creek (1997) — Hewie Harper
Los asesinatos de Midsomer (1997) — Frank Wainwright
Chandler & Co (1994) — Jasper
El tren de la muerte (1993) — Whitlock
Between the Lines (1992)
A Masculine Ending (1992) — Theo Sykes
Murder Most Horrid (1991) — American
A Casualty of War (1989) — Grover T. Fleming
Objetivo: El zar rojo (1989) — Jones
Blind Justice (1988) — Alton Phillips
Menace Unseen (1988) — Mark Hallstrom
Up Line (1987) — Alex du Bois
Up Line (1987) — Alex du Bois
Mona Lisa (1986) — Anderson
Boon (1986) — Clarke Peters
Travelling Man (1984) — Alan Downing
Facelift (1984) — Bob Jangles
King (1984) — Stevie
Saigón: Año del gato (1983) — Soldier
Atmósfera cero (1981) — Sgt. Ballard
El gran triunfo (1980) — Cider Jones
Number on End (1980) — Yankee Billy
The Music Machine (1979) — Laurie
The Professionals (1977) — President Ojuka
Play for Today (1970) — Stevie