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Clarke Peters

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Book Writer b. 1952 On stage 19961999

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 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 Support…

On stage 2 productions, 3 years

1996 Chicago Richard Rodgers Theatre · Revival · directed by Walter Bobbie 9,999 perf.
1999 The Iceman Cometh Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Revival · directed by Howard Davies 102 perf.

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Also credited on1 work

Five Guys Named Moe

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In the literature1 passages

  • *Still playing May 31, 2003. Moved to the Shubert Theatre on February 12, 1997. tSucceeded by: 1. Vicki Lewis, Jasmine Guy, Bebe Neuwirth, Donna Marie Asbury, Deidre Goodwin, Vicki Lewis, Deidre Goodwin, Anna Montanero, Deidre Goodwin, Donna Marie Asbury, Roxane Carrasco, Deidre Goodwin, Stephanie Pope, Roxane Carraasco, Caroline O'Connor…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

What this page does not know

  • What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — book writer — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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