Clarke Peters

72 · Born: Apr 7, 1952

Career

acting

2024

Testament: The Story of Moses

Testament: The Story of Moses as God (voice)

Eric as George Lovett

2022

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody as John Houston

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth as Josiah Falls

2021

Foundation as Abbas

The Irregulars as Linen Man

2020

Da 5 Bloods as Otis

Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes

Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes as Voice of Count Basie

Come Away as Mad Hatter

2019

Christmas Under the Stars

Christmas Under the Stars as Clem Marshwell

Harriet as Ben Ross

The Opera Game as Narrator

An Acceptable Loss

An Acceptable Loss as Phillip Lamm

The Mandela Effect

The Mandela Effect as Dr. Fuchs

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials as The Master

2018

Bulletproof as Ronald Pike Snr

2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Abercrombie

Division 19 as Perelman

The Blacklist: Redemption

The Blacklist: Redemption as Richard Whitehall

2016

American Masters

American Masters as Narrator

Jericho as Ralph Coates

Chance as Carl

2015

The Benefactor as Dr. Romano

Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones

Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones as Roy Orbison (Voice)

Jessica Jones as Det. Oscar Clemons

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime as Julius Hersheimmer

Show Me a Hero as Robert Mayhawk

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders as Frank Wainwright

2014

Grace as Father Michael

The Best of Me as Morgan Dupree

True Detective as Minister

The Divide as Isaiah Page

Forever as Jerry Charters

2012

Red Hook Summer

Red Hook Summer as Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse

Person of Interest

Person of Interest as Alonzo Quinn

2011

Searching for Sonny

Searching for Sonny as The Narrator

Archer as Popeye (voice)

2010

Legacy as Ola Adenuga

Locked In as Frank

Treme as Albert "Big Chief" Lambreaux

2009

Endgame as Nelson Mandela

Doctor Who: Dreamland

Doctor Who: Dreamland as Night Eagle (voice)

2008

Marley & Me as Editor

Gigantic as Roger Stovall

2006

Freedomland as Reverend Longway

2002

The Wire as Lester Freamon

2000

The Corner as Fat Curt

1993

Detonator as Whitlock

1992

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending as Theo Sykes

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance as Narrator

1989

Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight as Jones

1986

Mona Lisa as Anderson

1984

Play for Today as Stevie

1983

Saigon: Year of the Cat

Saigon: Year of the Cat as Soldier

1982

The Professionals

The Professionals as President Ojuka

1981

Outland as Sgt. Ballard

1980

Silver Dream Racer

Silver Dream Racer as Cider Jones

1979

The Music Machine

The Music Machine as Laurie

appearances

2016

American Masters

American Masters

2007

Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

2003