Clive Rowe

Clive Rowe
Born	27 March 1964 (1964-03-27) (age 47) Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997- Present

Clive Rowe (27 March 1964, Oldham, Lancashire) is a British actor, probably best known for his role as "Duke" in BBC Children's drama The Story of Tracy Beaker. Rowe grew up in Shaw, Lancashire, in the parish of East Crompton and attended St. James Primary School. He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Television

He has appeared on television in Dalziel and Pascoe and The Bill, and had a recurring role as "Duke" in The Story of Tracy Beaker in Series 1 to 4.

He appeared in the 2007 Christmas special of Doctor Who - "Voyage of the Damned" as "Morvin Van Hoof".

More recently, he appeared on the BBC1 drama All The Small Things, portraying "Clifford Beale", a homeless caretaker, more commonly known as "Shrek". He is known as being a gentle character with a good voice and loved by most.^{[peacock term]} picture of Clive Rowe

Film

His film roles include that of "Sammy" in Lars Von Trier's controversial Manderlay.

Theatre

Rowe won the 1997 Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his role as "Nicely Nicely Johnson" in the National Theatre revival of Guys and Dolls. He was also nominated for an Olivier Award for his role in 2008’s Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire. He was called one of the best Dames in the business when he appeared on BBC One's Breakfast News on 10 December 2009. He starred in the pantomime Aladdin at the Hackney Empire from November 2009 to January 2010^[1] and in Jack and the Beanstalk from November 2010.^[2]

He appeared as "Judas Iscariot" opposite Dave Willetts' "Jesus" in a touring version of Jesus Christ Superstar. He also voiced "Audrey 2" in the UK tour of Little Shop of Horrors. He frequently plays the Dame in the annual Christmas pantomime at the Hackney Empire.

In the summer of 2009 he appeared as the Jester "Feste" in Edward Dick's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.^[3]

In November 2011 Rowe will be playing 'One-Round' in The Ladykillers at The Gielgud Theatre, London

Filmography

Acting

• All the Small Things (2009) TV series .... Clifford 'Shrek' Beale
• Doctor Who .... Morvin Van Hoff (1 episode "Voyage of the Damned", 2007)
• Shoot the Messenger (2006) .... Rev. Wilson
• Manderlay (2005) .... Sammy
• Tracy Beaker Parties with Pudsey (2004) (TV) .... Duke
• Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me (2004) (TV) .... Duke
• Dalziel and Pascoe .... Vince Kilcline (1 episode, 2004)
• The Story of Tracy Beaker .... Duke (33 episodes, 2002–2004)
• Doctors .... Barry Coombes (1 episode, 2004)
• The Honeytrap (2002) .... Clinic Doctor
• American Voices (2001) TV series .... Moses Austen
• Remember The Titans (2000) ... One Of the Titans who likes Motown
• Harry Hill .... Deep South Guy (6 episodes, 2000)
• The Perfect Blue (1997) .... Flashback Date #3
• Company (1996) (TV) .... Harry
• Paper Mask (1990) .... Ants
• The Bill .... Spink (1 episode, 1989)
• After the War .... Black (1 episode, 1989)

Himself

• Doctor Who Confidential .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
• The Lesley Garrett Show .... Himself (2 episodes, 2001)

Archive footage

• Newsround, Episode dated 18 December 2007 (uncredited) .... Morvin Van Hoff

References

1. ^ "Laurence Olivier Awards: Past Winners". Official London Theatre Guide. Society of London Theatre. http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners#Supporting. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
2. ^ BroadwayWorld.Com
3. ^ "Reviews: Twelfth Night". The Stage. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/21012/twelfth-night. Retrieved 2009-06-29. 

External links

• Clive Rowe at the Internet Movie Database
• BBC article about Doctor Who casting

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Name	Rowe, Clive
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Date of birth	27 March 1964
Place of birth	Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
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