Clarke Peters
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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...
Known For
Filmography
The Boroughs
2026
as Art Daniels
Small Town, Big Story
2025
as Chet Donald
Towards Zero
2025
as Frederick Treves
Watson
2025
as Hamish Watson
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
2024
as Reverend Powell Sr.
Testament: The Story of Moses
2024
as God (voice)
Truelove
2024
as Ken
Eric
2024
as George
Royal Crackers
2023
as Deshaun (voice)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
as John Houston
BBC Proms - The Golden Age of Broadway
2022
as Singer
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Josiah Falls
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021
as Self
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
The Royale
2021
as Wynton
The Irregulars
2021
as Linen Man
Foundation
2021
as Abbas
La Fortuna
2021
as Jonas Pierce
Come Away
2020
as Mad Hatter
Da 5 Bloods
2020
as Otis
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
2020
as Voice of Count Basie
Bumps
2020
as Charles
The Mandela Effect
2019
as Dr. Fuchs
Harriet
2019
as Ben Ross
Christmas Under the Stars
2019
as Clem Marshwell
An Acceptable Loss
2019
as Phillip Lamm
The Opera Game
2019
as Narrator
His Dark Materials
2019
as The Master
Bulletproof
2018
as Ronald Pike Snr
The Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
Love Is___
2018
as "Wiser" Yasir
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
as Abercrombie
Division 19
2017
as Perelman
The Blacklist: Redemption
2017
as Richard Whitehall
Rebirth in New Orleans
2016
as Narrator
Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2016
as Narrator
Jericho
2016
as Ralph Coates
Chance
2016
as Carl
Chance
2016
as Carl Allan
The Benefactor
2015
as Dr. Romano
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones
2015
as Roy Orbison (Voice)
The Bad Education Movie
2015
as Commander Andrews
London Spy
2015
as The American
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Det. Oscar Clemons
Show Me a Hero
2015
as Robert Mayhawk
Partners in Crime
2015
as Julius Hersheimmer
John Wick
2014
as Harry
The Best of Me
2014
as Morgan Dupree
Grace
2014
as Father Michael
The Divide
2014
as Isaiah Page
True Detective
2014
as Minister
Forever
2014
as Jerry Charters
Red Hook Summer
2012
as Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse
Searching for Sonny
2011
as The Narrator
Person of Interest
2011
as Alonzo Quinn
Death in Paradise
2011
as Marlon Croft
Locked In
2010
as Frank
Legacy
2010
as Ola Adenuga
Treme
2010
as Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux
Blue Bloods
2010
as Nathan Anderson
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009
as Subject #31
Nativity!
2009
as Studio Boss
Endgame
2009
as Nelson Mandela
Chess in Concert
2009
as Walter de Courcy
Turnipseed
2009
as A.B. Turnipseed
Archer
2009
as Popeye (voice)
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009
as Night Eagle (voice)
Marley & Me
2008
as Editor
Gigantic
2008
as Roger Stovall
The Poker House
2008
as Maurice
Sympathetic Details
2008
as Carson
Life on Mars
2008
as Captain Bellow
In Plain Sight
2008
as Norman Baker / Norman Danzer
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
Damages
2007
as Dave Pell
Meadowlands
2007
as Professor Campbell
Freedomland
2006
as Reverend Longway
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Rex da Silva
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
Head of State
2003
as Fundraiser Demo-Tape Man
The Wire
2002
as Lester Freamon
K-PAX
2001
as Homeless Veteran
Waking the Dead
2001
as Howard Boorstin
The Corner
2000
as Fat Curt
Notting Hill
1999
as 'Helix' Lead Actor
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998
as Moe
Oz
1997
as Afsana
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Frank Wainwright
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Hewie Harper
Chandler & Co
1994
as Jasper
Death Train
1993
as Whitlock
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
1992
as Narrator
A Masculine Ending
1992
as Theo Sykes
Between the Lines
1992
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as American
Red King, White Knight
1989
as Jones
A Casualty of War
1989
as Grover T. Fleming
Menace Unseen
1988
as Mark Hallstrom
Blind Justice
1988
as Alton Phillips
Up Line
1987
as Alex du Bois
Mona Lisa
1986
as Anderson
American Masters
1986
as Self - Narrator
King
1984
as Stevie
Facelift
1984
as Bob Jangles
Travelling Man
1984
as Alan Downing
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
as Soldier
Outland
1981
as Sgt. Ballard
Number on End
1980
as Yankee Billy
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Cider Jones
The Music Machine
1979
as Laurie
The Professionals
1977
as President Ojuka
Play for Today
1970
as Stevie