Ed Cooper Clarke
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Ed Cooper Clarke is a British writer, actor and teacher from London, England
Clarke studied Drama at Birmingham University and then graduated with a master's degree in Classical European Acting from The Drama Centre London, Class of 2008/2009.[1]
Career
Clarke appeared as Jeremy Fry, best man to Antony Armstrong-Jones who married Princess Margaret in season 2 of The Crown,
He was also seen in ITV's Downton Abbey, playing the Honourable Timothy Grey, the second son of Lord Merton.
Other roles on screen have included
- Robert Malmort in episode 5.2 "The Labyrinth of the Minotaur" of BBC's Father Brown
- Mark Hooper, an unhinged cryptozoologist, in ITV's Whitechapel (series 4, episode 5).[2]
- Admiral Intelligence Officer in Matthew Vaughan's The King's Man
- Thomas Neuman-Hansen in the Europena cinema trilogy Intrigo: Death of an Author with Ben Kingsley
Theatre work has included:
- Captain Fitzroy in the Theatre Royal Bath production of The Madness of George III, which ran in London's West End in early 2012,[3] having toured the UK during 2011,
- David Hoylake-Johnston in the 2011 UK tour of The Reluctant Debutante,[4]
- Silva Vacarro in Tennessee Williams' Tiger Tail,[5]
- Phillips in Alan Bennett's Single Spies at the Watermill Theatre.[6]
He has produced
- Lewis in Wonderland[7] (a biographical play about Lewis Carroll performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.)
- Drowning (a short film)
- Pudding Bowl.[8](a short film)
Clarke works as Head of Drama at Sussex House School, Chelsea.
Personal life
Clarke is married to Northern Ireland-born actress Valene Kane.[9]