Ed Cooper Clarke

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]

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.

Clarke is married to Northern Ireland-born actress Valene Kane.^[9]