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 also 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 Supporting Role. Peters was born Peter Clarke, the second of four sons, in New York City, and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. At the age of 12, he had his first theater experience, in a school production of My Fair Lady. He began to have serious ambitions to work in the theater at the age of 14. He graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1970. In 1971, Peters' older brother enabled him to work as a costume designer for a production of the musical Hair in Paris, in which Peters later starred. In 1973, Peters moved to London and changed his name to Clarke Peters, because Equity already had a few namesake members. While in London, he formed a soul band, The Majestics, and worked as a backup singer on such hits as "Love and Affection" by Joan Armatrading, "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave, and some David Essex songs. However, music was not Peters' main ambition, and he preferred to work in the theater. His first West End theatre musical roles, which he received with assistance from his friend Ned Sherrin, were I Gotta Shoe (1976) and Bubbling Brown Sugar (1977). Other West End credits include Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, The Witches of Eastwick, Guys and Dolls, Chicago, and Chess. Peters starred in the Sean Connery space Western Outland (1981) as the treacherous Sgt. Ballard, and he played an almost wordless role as Anderson, a vicious pimp in Neil Jordan's Mona Lisa (1986). Peters is familiar to television viewers as Detective Lester Freamon in the HBO series The Wire. Peters also starred in the HBO mini-series The Corner, portraying a drug addict named Fat Curt, as well as the FX series Damages, as Dave Pell. Both The Wire and The Corner were created by writer and former The Baltimore Sun journalist David Simon. Peters also stars in Simon's HBO series Treme, in the role of Mardi Gras Indian chief Albert Lambreaux. Peters appeared in two episodes of the American time-travel/detective TV series Life on Mars (2008) as NYPD Captain Fletcher Bellow. He also appeared in the British show Holby City, as Derek Newman, the father of nurse Donna Jackson. He voiced a part in the Doctor Who animated episode Dreamland, and in the In Plain Sight episode "Duplicate Bridge" as a man in Witness Protection named Norman Baker/Norman Danzer. In 2010, Peters read Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption for BBC 7. In that year, he also had a guest appearance as Professor Mark Ramsay in the pilot episode of the USA Network TV series Covert Affairs. From 2012 to 2013, Peters had a recurring role as Alonzo D. Quinn in the CBS TV series Person of Interest.
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The Wire
as Lester Freamon
Episodes: 37
First Aired: Jun 02, 2002
Treme
as Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux
Episodes: 36
First Aired: Apr 11, 2010
The Wire
as Detective Lester Freamon
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jun 02, 2002
Person of Interest
as Alonzo Quinn
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Sep 22, 2011
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Josiah Falls
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Apr 24, 2022
Chance
as Carl Allan
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Oct 19, 2016
The Irregulars
as Linen Man
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Mar 26, 2021
The Divide
as Isaiah Page
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 16, 2014
Jericho
as Ralph Coates
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jan 07, 2016
Partners in Crime
as Julius Hersheimmer
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 26, 2015
The Corner
as Fat Curt
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 16, 2000
Bulletproof
as Ronald Pike Snr
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 15, 2018
Truelove
as Ken
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 03, 2024
Eric
as George
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 30, 2024
La Fortuna
as Jonas Pierce
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 01, 2021
Doctor Who: Dreamland
as Night Eagle (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 21, 2009
Foundation
as Abbas
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 23, 2021
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Det. Oscar Clemons
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 20, 2015
Testament: The Story of Moses
as God (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 27, 2024
His Dark Materials
as The Master
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 03, 2019
Chance
as Carl
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 19, 2016
Waking the Dead
as Howard Boorstin
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 18, 2001
Archer
as Popeye (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 17, 2009
Jonathan Creek
as Hewie Harper
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 09, 1997
The Blacklist: Redemption
as Richard Whitehall
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 23, 2017
Life on Mars
as Captain Bellow
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 09, 2008
Show Me a Hero
as Robert Mayhawk
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 16, 2015
Murder Most Horrid
as American
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 1991
The Professionals
as President Ojuka
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 30, 1977
Oz
as Afsana
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 1997
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Rex da Silva
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 2005
Blue Bloods
as Nathan Anderson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2010
Midsomer Murders
as Frank Wainwright
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 1997
London Spy
as The American
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 09, 2015
True Detective
as Minister
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 2014
Forever
as Jerry Charters
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2014
Royal Crackers
as Deshaun (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 2023
Damages
as Dave Pell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 24, 2007
Death in Paradise
as Marlon Croft
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 25, 2011
The Boroughs
as Art
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Chandler & Co.
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jul 12, 1994
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
Between the Lines
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 04, 1992
American Masters
as Self - Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 23, 1986
Meadowlands
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 17, 2007
The Big Narstie Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 29, 2018
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