Charly Clive
English actress and comedian (born 1993)
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Charly Clive (born 10 February 1993) is an English actress and comedian. On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 series Pure (2019), the Sky Max series The Lazarus Project (2022–2023) and the HBO series Rooster (2026). Her films include All My Friends Hate Me (2021).
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Charly Clive | |
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Clive in 2026 | |
| Born | 10 February 1993 |
| Occupation | Actress • Comedian |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Clive was named a 2018 Screen International Star of Tomorrow[1] and a 2026 Brit to Watch by Variety.[2]
Early life and education
Clive was born to an English father and a Mexican-American mother[3] and grew up in a village in Oxfordshire, attending St. Helen's and St. Katharine's School, a private school in Abingdon.[4] She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City, graduating in 2014.[5]
That December, at age 23, Clive was diagnosed with a macroadenoma.[6] She wrote, alongside Ellen Robertson, about her experience in a sellout comedy stage show called Britney, which was named after her brain tumour,[6] which in turn was named after singer Britney Spears: “I needed it to be iconic, and there is nobody more iconic than Britney. If I was going to get a tumour, then she'd have to be a little bit fabulous, and so Britney was the one."[7]
Career
In 2019, Clive secured a main role as Marnie MacCauley,[5] a young woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder who is plagued by disturbing sexual thoughts,[8] in the Channel 4 series Pure.[8]
In 2021, she starred in the premise pilot for an eponymous television sitcom adaptation of Britney aired on BBC Three in November that year,[9] although it was not picked up to series.[10]
Since 2026, she has starred in the HBO comedy series Rooster alongside Steve Carell.
Acting credits
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | What in the World | Short Film | |
| 2021 | All My Friends Hate Me | Sonia | |
| 2027 | Everybody Wants to Fuck Me † | Emma | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pure | Marnie MacCauley | Main role |
| 2021 | Britney | Charly | Premise pilot (also creator, writer, associate producer) |
| 2022–2023 | The Lazarus Project | Sarah Leigh | Main role |
| 2025 | Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping | Additional cast | 2 episodes |
| 2026 | Rooster | Katie Russo | Main role |
| Break Clause | Frances | 5 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Britney | herself | Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh | also co-writer and producer |
| 2019 | Britney | herself | Soho Theatre, London | also co-writer and producer |
| 2026 | Relics | Michelle | Lyric Hammersmith |
Music video
| Year | Artist | Video | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Elderbrook | Numb | Why Do We Shake In The Cold? |
| 2024 | Jazz Emu | I Could Get Into It | Ego Death |
