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Clarke Peters : 12 key facts you need to know

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Clarke Peters is an American-British actor, writer, and director. He is well known for his appearances as Lester Freamon in The Wire (2002–2008) and Albert Lambreaux in Treme (2010–2013).

1. Clarke Peters’s birthday, age, and birthplace

Peters was born Peter Clarke, in New York City, on April 7, 1952.

2. Clarke Peters’s nationality, ethnicity

Peters is an American and belongs to the African-American ethnic group.

3. Clarke Peters’s religion

Peters believes in the Christianity faith.

4. Clarke Peters’s height and weight

The American actor stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and weighs 75 kg (165 lbs).

5. Clarke Peters’s educational background

He graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1970.

6. Clarke Peters’s parents and siblings

Peter Clarke is the second of four sons. However, there is no further information available with regard to his parents and siblings.

7. Clarke Peters’s wife and children

Peters has five children from three different partnerships. He and his first wife, Janine Martyne, who sang alongside him on albums, had two children: an architect daughter, China Clarke, and a tattoo artist son, Peter Clarke.

A subsequent relationship with Joanna Jacobs resulted in two sons: Joe Jacobs, an actor, and Guppy, who died at the age of four from a kidney tumor in 1992. With his second wife, Penny, he has a son, Max; Max played the young Michael Jackson in the West End production of Thriller.

8. Clarke Peters’s top movies and TV shows

The Wire, Person of Interest, The Irregulars, His Dark Materials, Damages, Covert Affairs, Oz, Archer.

9. Clarke Peters awards

Best Ensemble Performance
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Ensemble Cast – 2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Best Movie Ensemble – 2020
Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Best Supporting Actor – 2020
Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Best Ensemble – 2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

10. Where does Clarke Peters live?

Peters divides his time between his home in Baltimore’s Charles Village, which he purchased in 2006 while working on The Wire, and his home in London, where Penny and Max dwell.

11. Clarke Peters’s earnings and net worth 

The black American actor has a net worth estimated to be $1.5 Million.

12. Clarke Peters’s social media pages

Peters’s Instagram name is:
Clarke Peters (@clarkepetersofficial).

Whereas his Twitter name is:

OfficialClarkePeters (@clarkepeters) / Twitter.