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Crystal Clarke

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Crystal Clarke
Clarke in Ordeal by Innocence 2018
Born1993/1994
New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRoyal Conservatoire
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Crystal Clarke (born 1993 or 1994)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Tina Argyll in the BBC and Amazon Prime miniseries Ordeal by Innocence (2018) and Georgiana Lambe in the ITV and PBS adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Sanditon (2019–2023).[2][3]

Early life

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Clarke was born and raised in Essex County, New Jersey, to Caribbean parents; her mother is from Trinidad and her father was from Guyana.[4][5] She has one older brother.[6] Clarke attended Newark Arts High School, graduating in 2011.[7] She also spent part of her childhood in Tennessee.[8] Clarke made the decision to leave the United States to pursue acting because she felt her race and class put her at a disadvantage.[9] Clarke moved to Glasgow to attend the Royal Conservatoire and graduated in 2014.[4]

Career

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Clarke made her West End theatre debut as Hester Worsley in Dominic Dromgoole's revival of A Woman of No Importance. She had roles in the Force Awakens, and Last Jedi installments of Star Wars.[5] She, Lupita Nyong'o and Maisie Richardson-Sellers were the first three black actresses to appear in a Star Wars film in the former.[10] She also appeared in the 2019 Black Mirror episode "Smithereens"[11] and the Channel 5 film Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar.[12]*

Clarke played Tina Argyll in the 2018 mini-series adaptation of Agatha Christie's Ordeal by Innocence.[3][13] In 2019, Clarke began starring as Miss Georgiana Lambe in the ITV and Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Sanditon. Lambe is the only black character written by Austen.[8] In 2022, Clarke played Magali in The King's Daughter. The same year, she appeared in Sam Mendes' romantic drama film Empire of Light.[12] In 2023, she played Amber (Ruby) Bradfield in Blindspot, a four-part UK series.

Filmography

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Film

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Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role
2015 Woman in Gold Cashier
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ensign Goode
2016 Assassin's Creed Samia
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Resistance Transport Pilot
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Alicia Simmonds
2022 The King's Daughter Magali
Empire of Light Ruby

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Ordeal by Innocence Tina Argyll Miniseries
2019 Black Mirror Tipi Episode: "Smithereens"
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Pearl Theroux Television film
2019–2023 Sanditon Miss Georgiana Lambe Main role
2020 Roadkill Nadia Baker 2 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Star Ocean: Anamnesis Sophia English version

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Gamblers Krugel Tour
2017 A Woman of No Importance Hester Worsley Vaudeville Theatre, London

References

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  1. ↑ Elber, Lynn (February 8, 2020). "Actor Crystal Clarke found hope in Jane Austen adaptation, 'Sanditon'". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "ITV and Red Planet Pictures announce cast as filming commences on Jane Austen's Sanditon". Press Centre. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Humphreys, Georgia (March 31, 2018). "TV Quickfire: Star Wars actress Crystal Clarke on her Agatha Christie TV role". The Irish News. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Agatha Christie star Crystal Clarke on her favourite Glasgow haunts". HeraldScotland. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Rising Star Crystal Clarke on Appearing in the West End's A Woman of No Importance & Two Star Wars Movies". Broadway.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ Swarbrick, Susan (April 4, 2018). "Crystal Clarke on Agatha Christie drama Ordeal by Innocence". Glasgow Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ Home Page, Newark Arts High School. Accessed June 20, 2022. "Crystal Clarke: AHS 2011 in Sanditon"
  8. 1 2 "Sanditon Cast Interview: Crystal Clarke | Masterpiece". Masterpiece. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. ↑ Croce, Maria (November 28, 2017). "Last Jedi star Crystal Clarke on swapping Glasgow for the silver screen". dailyrecord. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ Thornton, Cedric (July 9, 2014). "Crystal Clarke Cast in New Star Wars Movie". Black Enterprise. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  11. ↑ Lawler, Kelly (July 29, 2019). "How PBS adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel 'Sanditon' introduces the author's first black character". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Crystal Clarke Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  13. ↑ "BBC - Interview with Crystal Clarke - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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