BAFTA, the British Academy of Film Awards, suspended Clarke’s membership in the company after “20 women” alleged that he violated their rights. Clarke has also had his Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award suspended until further notice. The award was handed to him in April 2021.

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A deeper glimpse into Noel Clarke’s history

Clarke is a 45-year-old actor, producer, and writer. He is married to Iris Da-Silva, and they have two children together.

Clarke made his film debut with the movie “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead in” 2003, and he is well known for his role as Mickey Smith in “Doctor Who,” “Star Trek Into Darkness” in the part of Thomas Harewood, and being co-creator of “The Hood” Trilogy.

He is also well-known for his role as Sam in the movie “Kidulthood” (2006), “Adulthood” (2008), and “Brotherhood" (2016).

Among his many achievements are the:

Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer in 2003. Dinard British Film Festival for Best Screenplay in 2006. BAFTA’s Orange Rising Star Award in 2009. Screen Nation Film and Television Awards for Achievement in Film Production in 2017.

The allegations of Clarke “harassing” and “bullying” became public on April 29th, 2021. One of the accusations against him is that he allegedly recorded an unclothed audition of actor Jahannah James without her consent and shared it with a producer who worked for him.

On Friday, April 16th, 2021, which was 13 days before presenting Clarke with his award, BAFTA was notified about the existence of several allegations against the actor. While accepting his award on Friday night, Clark was blissfully unaware of the accusations.

In response to anonymous emails and reports of allegations, BAFTA said they had not received any evidence from which they could conduct investigations. BAFTA’s decision to cover up the accusations against Clarke moved several women to break their silence and speak out against the actor.

Read the statement from BAFTA below:

BAFTA verified that, following the April 29th announcement, they planned to give Clarke the award. Lawyers for BAFTA said the foundation had no obligation to investigate the accusations.

They further stated that,

After The Guardian’s article was published, BAFTA updated their statement. It read:

For now, Clarke is vehemently pushing back against the accusations and is actively working with the legal team to clear the air. Besides his public image being blemished, the only major consequence from this debacle was his suspension from BAFTA.

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