Ed Cooper Clarke

Ed Cooper Clarke is a British writer, actor and teacher from London, England.

Education

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.

Career

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).
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, having toured the UK during 2011,
David Hoylake-Johnston in the 2011 UK tour of The Reluctant Debutante,
Silva Vacarro in Tennessee Williams' Tiger Tail,
Phillips in Alan Bennett's Single Spies at the Watermill Theatre.

He has produced

Lewis in Wonderland (a biographical play about Lewis Carroll performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.)
Drowning (a short film)
Pudding Bowl.(a short film)

Clarke works as Head of Drama at Sussex House School, Chelsea.

Personal life

Clarke is married to Northern Ireland-born actress Valene Kane.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Spooks	British Scientist	1 episode
2013	Whitechapel	Mark Hooper	1 episode
2014	Downton Abbey	Tim Grey	1 episode
2017	Father Brown	Robert Malmort	Episode: The Labyrinth of the Minotaur
2017	The Crown	Jeremy Fry	2 episodes
2018	Intrigo: Death of an Author	Thomas Neumann-Hansen
2019	Doctors	Steve Bingham	Episode: The Lottery
2019	Intrigo: Dear Agnes	Thomas Neuman-Hansen
2021	The King's Man	Admiralty Military Intel Officer

References

↑ "Drama Centre London – Previous students". arts.ac.uk. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
↑ "Radio Times". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
↑ "Time Out review – The Madness of George III". Time Out London. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Oxford Times review – The Reluctant Debutante". oxfordtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "WhatsOnStage.com review – Tiger Tail". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Watermill Theatre – Single Spies". Watermill Theatre. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Lewis in Wonderland, Underbelly, Edinburgh". 8 August 2003.
↑ "Pudding Bowl". Retrieved 4 November 2012 – via YouTube.
↑ Ganatra, Shilpa (19 November 2023). "Valene Kane: 'The Fall changed everything and it put Northern Ireland on the map'". Image. Retrieved 15 November 2025.

External links

[grad-1] "Drama Centre London – Previous students". arts.ac.uk. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.

[2] "Radio Times". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

[3] "Time Out review – The Madness of George III". Time Out London. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[4] "Oxford Times review – The Reluctant Debutante". oxfordtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "WhatsOnStage.com review – Tiger Tail". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[6] "Watermill Theatre – Single Spies". Watermill Theatre. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[7] "Lewis in Wonderland, Underbelly, Edinburgh". 8 August 2003.

[8] "Pudding Bowl". Retrieved 4 November 2012 – via YouTube.

[9] Ganatra, Shilpa (19 November 2023). "Valene Kane: 'The Fall changed everything and it put Northern Ireland on the map'". Image. Retrieved 15 November 2025.