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Peter Clarke, known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, singer, writer and director, best known for his roles as detective Lester Freamon and Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux on the David Simon HBO dramas The Wire and Treme, respectively. More recently, Peters has portrayed Alonzo Quinn on the CBS crime drama Person of Interest and Isaiah Page on The Divide.
Birth Name
Peter Clarke
Born
Monday, 07 April 1952
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Testament: The Story of Moses | Voice of God | 2024 |
| Truelove | Ken | 2024 |
| Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | John Houston | 2022 |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | Josiah Falls | 2022 |
| Foundation | Abbas | 2021 |
| La Fortuna | Jonas Pierce | 2021 |
| The Irregulars | The Linen Man | 2021 |
| Come Away | Hatter / Mad Hatter | 2020 |
| Da 5 Bloods | Otis | 2020 |
| Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes | Count Basie / Voice of Count Basie | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Testament: The Story of Moses | Voice of God | 2024 |
| Truelove | Ken | 2024 |
| Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | John Houston | 2022 |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | Josiah Falls | 2022 |
| Foundation | Abbas | 2021 |
| La Fortuna | Jonas Pierce | 2021 |
| The Irregulars | The Linen Man | 2021 |
| Come Away | Hatter / Mad Hatter | 2020 |
| Da 5 Bloods | Otis | 2020 |
| Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes | Count Basie / Voice of Count Basie | 2019 |
| The Mandela Effect | Dr. Fuchs | 2019 |
| Christmas Under the Stars | Clem Marshwell | 2019 |
| His Dark Materials | The Master | 2019 |
| Harriet | Ben Ross | 2019 |
| The Opera Game | Narrator | 2019 |
| An Acceptable Loss | Phillip Lamm / Phillip | 2019 |
| The Big Narstie Show | Self - Guest | 2018 |
| Love Is_ | 'Wiser' Yasir | 2018 |
| Bulletproof | Ronald Pike / Ronald Pike Snr | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Abercrombie | 2017 |
| The Deuce | Melvin 'Ace' | 2017 |
| Division 19 | Perelman | 2017 |
| People of Earth | Ronald | 2016 |
| Chance | Carl / Carl Allan | 2016 |
| Underground | Jay | 2016 |
| Jericho | Ralph Coates | 2016 |
| The Timeline | Narrator | 2015 |
| Jessica Jones | Det. Oscar Clemons | 2015 |
| London Spy | The American | 2015 |
| The Bad Education Movie | Commander Andrews | 2015 |
| Show Me a Hero | Robert Mayhawk | 2015 |
| Partners in Crime | Julius Hersheimmer | 2015 |
| The Benefactor | Dr. Romano | 2015 |
| John Wick | Harry | 2014 |
| Grace: The Possession | Father Michael | 2014 |
| The Best of Me | Morgan Dupree | 2014 |
| Forever | Jerry Charters | 2014 |
| The Divide | Isaiah Page | 2014 |
| True Detective | Minister | 2014 |
| The Tunnel | Sonny Persaud | 2013 |
| The Time Is... Now | Narrator / Self - Presenter | 2013 |
| Red Hook Summer | Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse | 2012 |
| Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Death in Paradise | Marlon Croft | 2011 |
| Searching for Sonny | The Narrator | 2011 |
| Person of Interest | Alonzo Quinn | 2011 |
| Legacy | Ola Adenuga | 2010 |
| Blue Bloods | Nathan Anderson | 2010 |
| Locked In | Frank | 2010 |
| Covert Affairs | Dr. Mark Ramsay | 2010 |
| Memphis Beat | Fred | 2010 |
| Treme | Albert Lambreaux / Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux | 2010 |
| Doctor Who: Dreamland | Night Eagle | 2009 |
| Archer | Popeye | 2009 |
| The Blacklist: Redemption | Richard Whitehall | 2009 |
| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #31 | 2009 |
| Endgame | Nelson Mandela | 2009 |
| Nativity! | Studio Boss | 2009 |
| Marley & Me | Editor | 2008 |
| Life on Mars | Captain Bellow | 2008 |
| Gigantic | Roger Stovall | 2008 |
| The Poker House | Maurice | 2008 |
| Sympathetic Details | Carson | 2008 |
| In Plain Sight | Norman Baker / Norman Danzer | 2008 |
| The Wire: The Last Word | Self | 2007 |
| The Wire Odyssey | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Damages | Dave Pell | 2007 |
| Meadowlands | Professor / Samantha's Father | 2007 |
| Celebrity Masterchef | Self - Contestant | 2006 |
| Freedomland | Reverend Longway | 2006 |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Rex da Silva | 2005 |
| Head of State | Fundraiser Demo-Tape Man | 2003 |
| The Wire | Lester Freamon / Detective Lester Freamon | 2002 |
| Night & Day | Gabriel Huysman / Gabriel | 2001 |
| K-PAX | Homeless Veteran | 2001 |
| Blues Odyssey | Self - Presenter | 2001 |
| Waking the Dead | Howard Boorstin | 2000 |
| The Corner | Fat Curt | 2000 |
| Notting Hill | 'Helix' Lead Actor | 1999 |
| Holby City | Derek Newman | 1999 |
| Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh | Moe | 1998 |
| Oz | Afsana | 1997 |
| Jonathan Creek | Hewie Harper | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Frank Wainwright | 1997 |
| Seasick | Radio reporter Pounds | 1996 |
| Detonator | Whitlock | 1993 |
| Between the Lines | Mr. Banthorpe | 1992 |
| Murder Most Horrid | American | 1991 |
| El C.I.D. | Sultan | 1990 |
| Frederick Forsyth Presents | Grover T. Fleming | 1989 |
| Red King, White Knight | Jones | 1989 |
| Menace Unseen | Mark Hallstrom | 1988 |
| French and Saunders | Lt. Johnny Cochrane | 1987 |
| Up Line | Alex du Bois | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self - Narrator | 1986 |
| Mona Lisa | Anderson | 1986 |
| Boon | Self | 1986 |
| A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars | Self | 1985 |
| Travelling Man | Alan Downing | 1984 |
| Saigon: Year of the Cat | Soldier | 1983 |
| Outland | Sgt. Ballard / Ballard | 1981 |
| Silver Dream Racer | Cider Jones | 1980 |
| The Music Machine | Laurie | 1979 |
| The Professionals | President Ojuka | 1977 |
| Song by Song | Self - Music Performer | 1977 |
| Great Performances | Walter de Courcy | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Yankee Billy / Stevie | 1970 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Opera Game | 2019 |
