- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1952
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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 produ…
Filmography
tvThe Boroughs
2026 · Art Daniels
tvTowards Zero
2025 · Frederick Treves
tvSmall Town, Big Story
2025 · Chet Donald
tvWatson
2025 · Hamish Watson
movieBonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
2024 · Reverend Powell Sr.
tvEric
2024 · George
tvTestament: The Story of Moses
2024 · God (voice)
tvTruelove
2024 · Ken
tvRoyal Crackers
2023 · Deshaun (voice)
movieWhitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022 · John Houston
movieBBC Proms - The Golden Age of Broadway
2022 · Singer
tvThe Man Who Fell to Earth
2022 · Josiah Falls
movieCameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021 · Self
tvLa Fortuna
2021 · Jonas Pierce
tvFoundation
2021 · Abbas
The Royale
2021 · Wynton
tvThe Irregulars
2021 · Linen Man
movieLetters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
movieCome Away
2020 · Mad Hatter
movieCount Basie: Through His Own Eyes
2020 · Voice of Count Basie
movieDa 5 Bloods
2020 · Otis
Bumps
2020 · Charles
movieThe Mandela Effect
2019 · Dr. Fuchs
movieChristmas Under the Stars
2019 · Clem Marshwell
tvHis Dark Materials
2019 · The Master
movieHarriet
2019 · Ben Ross
movieThe Opera Game
2019 · Narrator
movieAn Acceptable Loss
2019 · Phillip Lamm
tvThe Big Narstie Show
2018 · Self
tvLove Is___
2018 · "Wiser" Yasir
tvBulletproof
2018 · Ronald Pike Snr
movieThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017 · Abercrombie
movieDivision 19
2017 · Perelman
tvThe Blacklist: Redemption
2017 · Richard Whitehall
tvChance
2016 · Carl, Carl Allan
movieRebirth in New Orleans
2016 · Narrator
movieFats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2016 · Narrator
tvJericho
2016 · Ralph Coates
movieRoy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones
2015 · Roy Orbison (Voice)
movieThe Benefactor
2015 · Dr. Romano
tvMarvel's Jessica Jones
2015 · Det. Oscar Clemons
tvLondon Spy
2015 · The American
movieThe Bad Education Movie
2015 · Commander Andrews
movieSean Connery: In His Own Words
2015 · Self
tvShow Me a Hero
2015 · Robert Mayhawk
tvPartners in Crime
2015 · Julius Hersheimmer
movieGrace
2014 · Father Michael
movieJohn Wick
2014 · Harry
movieThe Best of Me
2014 · Morgan Dupree
tvForever
2014 · Jerry Charters
tvThe Divide
2014 · Isaiah Page
tvTrue Detective
2014 · Minister
movieRed Hook Summer
2012 · Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse
tvDeath in Paradise
2011 · Marlon Croft
movieSearching for Sonny
2011 · The Narrator
tvPerson of Interest
2011 · Alonzo Quinn
movieLegacy
2010 · Ola Adenuga
tvBlue Bloods
2010 · Nathan Anderson
movieLocked In
2010 · Frank
tvTreme
2010 · Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux
movieNativity!
2009 · Studio Boss
tvDoctor Who: Dreamland
2009 · Night Eagle (voice)
Turnipseed
2009 · A.B. Turnipseed
movieBrief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009 · Subject #31
tvArcher
2009 · Popeye (voice)
movieChess in Concert
2009 · Walter de Courcy
movieEndgame
2009 · Nelson Mandela
movieMarley & Me
2008 · Editor
tvLife on Mars
2008 · Captain Bellow
movieGigantic
2008 · Roger Stovall
movieThe Poker House
2008 · Maurice
tvIn Plain Sight
2008 · Norman Baker / Norman Danzer
Sympathetic Details
2008 · Carson
movieThe Wire: The Last Word
2007 · Self
movieThe Wire Odyssey
2007 · Self
tvDamages
2007 · Dave Pell
movieTapping the Wire
2007 · Self
tvMeadowlands
2007 · Professor Campbell
movieFreedomland
2006 · Reverend Longway
tvLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Rex da Silva
movieJames Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
movieHead of State
2003 · Fundraiser Demo-Tape Man
tvThe Wire
2002 · Lester Freamon
movieK-PAX
2001 · Homeless Veteran
tvWaking the Dead
2001 · Howard Boorstin
tvThe Corner
2000 · Fat Curt
movieNotting Hill
1999 · 'Helix' Lead Actor
movieHey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998 · Moe
tvOz
1997 · Afsana
tvJonathan Creek
1997 · Hewie Harper
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Frank Wainwright
tvChandler & Co
1994 · Jasper
movieDeath Train
1993 · Whitlock
movieThe Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
1992 · Narrator
tvBetween the Lines
1992
movieA Masculine Ending
1992 · Theo Sykes
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991 · American
movieA Casualty of War
1989 · Grover T. Fleming
movieRed King, White Knight
1989 · Jones
movieUp Line
1987 · Alex du Bois
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self - Narrator
movieMona Lisa
1986 · Anderson
tvTravelling Man
1984 · Alan Downing
movieFacelift
1984 · Bob Jangles
movieKing
1984 · Stevie
movieSaigon: Year of the Cat
1983 · Soldier
movieOutland
1981 · Sgt. Ballard
movieSilver Dream Racer
1980 · Cider Jones
movieNumber on End
1980 · Yankee Billy
movieThe Music Machine
1979 · Laurie
tvThe Professionals
1977 · President Ojuka
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Stevie
Sexual Healing
— · Harvey Fuqua