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. ^[1]

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). ^[2]
• 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, ^[3] having toured the UK during 2011,
• David Hoylake-Johnston in the 2011 UK tour of The Reluctant Debutante , ^[4]
• Silva Vacarro in Tennessee Williams' Tiger Tail, ^[5]
• Phillips in Alan Bennett's Single Spies at the Watermill Theatre. ^[6]

He has produced

• Lewis in Wonderland ^[7] (a biographical play about Lewis Carroll performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.)
• Drowning (a short film)
• Pudding Bowl. ^[8] (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. ^[9]

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
	The Crown	Jeremy Fry	2 episodes
2018	Intrigo: Death of an Author	Thomas Neumann-Hansen
2019	Doctors	Steve Bingham	Episode: The Lottery
	Intrigo: Dear Agnes	Thomas Neuman-Hansen
2021	The King's Man	Admiralty Military Intel Officer

References

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.

External links

• Ed Cooper Clarke at IMDb
• Mentioned in review of The Reluctant Debutante