Clive Mark Rowe (born 27 March 1964) is a British actor. He began his career in theatre, winning aLaurence Olivier Award.

On television, he is known for his roles as in theCBBC seriesThe Story of Tracy Beaker (2002–2005) andSo Awkward (2015–2017), the BBC dramaAll the Small Things (2009), and the Disney seriesThe Evermoor Chronicles (2014–2017).

Born inOldham,Lancashire, Clive Rowe grew up inShaw, Lancashire, in the parish of East Crompton and attended St. James Primary School and Crompton House School. As a teenager he was a member of Crompton Stage Society. He is a graduate of theGuildhall School of Music and Drama. Rowe has appeared in many pantomimes. He is of a Caribbean descent.

Rowe has appeared on television inDalziel and Pascoe andThe Bill, and had a main role as "Duke" inThe Story of Tracy Beaker in Series 1 to 4.

He appeared in the 2007 Christmas special ofDoctor Who — "Voyage of the Damned" as "Morvin Van Hoff".

More recently, he appeared on the BBC1 dramaAll The Small Things, portraying "Clifford Beale", a homeless caretaker, more commonly known as "Shrek".

Rowe has also recently appeared in the showSo Awkward onCBBC as the father of one of the main characters called Jas.

His film roles include that of "Sammy" inLars Von Trier's controversialManderlay (2005). He appeared in the 2017 live-action remake ofBeauty and the Beast asCuisinier – the castle's headchef who has been transformed into astove.

While a student at the Guildhall School, Rowe played Wally Watkins in a production ofLady Be Good, which caused theOpera critic to note "one of two potential stars in the cast" who "sang the title song most winningly and rattled off the acres of daffy dialogue with the aplomb and timing of aDurante".^[1]In 1992, Rowe was nominated for anOlivier Award for his performance as Enoch Snow in the London revival ofCarousel.^[2] In 1994, he appeared inOnce on This Island.^[3] In 1996, he appeared as Harry inCompany at theNoël Coward Theatre. He won the 1997 Olivier for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his role as "Nicely Nicely Johnson" in the National Theatre revival ofGuys and Dolls. In 2007, he played the Baker in theRoyal Opera House revival ofInto the Woods.^[4] He was also nominated for an Olivier Award for his role in 2008’s Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire. He was called one of the best Dames in the business when he appeared onBBC One's Breakfast News on 10 December 2009. He starred in the pantomimeAladdin at the Hackney Empire from November 2009 to January 2010^[5]and inJack and the Beanstalk from November 2010.^[6]

He appeared as "Judas Iscariot" oppositeDave Willetts' "Jesus" in a touring version ofJesus Christ Superstar. He also voiced "Audrey 2" in the UK tour ofLittle Shop of Horrors. He frequently plays theDame in the annual Christmaspantomime at theHackney Empire. He also starred as the lion and Uncle Henry in a theatre production ofThe Wiz, a black version ofThe Wizard of Oz, in 2011.

In the summer of 2009, he appeared as theJester "Feste" inEdward Dick'sRegent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of Shakespeare'sTwelfth Night.^[7]

In September and October 2011, Rowe played Osterberg,Monty Python's lawyer inSteve Thompson's "No Naughty Bits" at the Hampstead Theatre.^[8] In November 2011, Rowe played 'One-Round' inThe Ladykillers at TheGielgud Theatre, London.^[9] In 2018, he played Nicely-Nicely Johnson inGuys and Dolls at theRoyal Albert Hall a role that in the past he won anOlivier Award for portraying.^[10]

Rowe also played one of the debt collectors in The Old Vic's production ofKiss Me, Kate. He played this role in the winter of 2012/13. From mid-2013 to February 2014 Rowe played King Darius inTori Amos's musical production ofThe Light Princess, at theLyttelton Theatre (National). In the summer of 2018, he starred alongside comedian Matt Lucas in Chichester Festival Theatre’sMe and My Girl.

He toured inIn the Willows, a modern, hip-hop retelling of the book of the same name. This show promotes equality by, for example, the incorporation of BSL into the choreography. Rowe plays Badger, teacher of a London state school. He was also inSister Act as Eddie Souther.

• Doctor Who Confidential .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
• The Lesley Garrett Show .... Himself (2 episodes, 2001)

• Newsround, Episode dated 18 December 2007 (uncredited) .... Morvin Van Hoff

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