Charlie Clements | |
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| Born | (1987-06-05)5 June 1987 (age 37) Sidcup, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | EastEnders (2006–2010) |
Charlie Clements (born 5 June 1987) is an English actor known for the role ofBradley Branning in theBBC soap operaEastEnders from January 2006 to February 2010. He has won several soap and magazine awards for his performance.
Clements was born inSidcup,Greater London. Before joiningEastEnders he was studying for hisA-levels (which he finished in 2005, aged 18) and working part-time in aWaitrose supermarket inBromley.[1]
In addition to being inEastEnders he has appeared in a variety of theatre and film roles and inThe Bill. He appeared in a documentary,F*** Off, I'm Ginger, on 29 April 2007.
He is a member of the band Brooks Lives, in which he plays the lead and rhythm guitar, and has been since he was in Year 9, when he got his first Squier Stratocaster.
In 2005, Clements appeared in an episode of the UK police dramaThe Bill, playing Adrian Bickman, a character withhigh-functioning autism.
In November 2005, it was announced by the BBC that Clements would be joiningEastEnders asBradley Branning in early 2006. He was first seen on-screen on 24 January 2006. Clements leftEastEnders in 2009, commenting that it was "time to move on and take on some new roles". Although the character died during theEastEnders live 25th anniversary episode on 19 February 2010, Clements is credited at the end of the episode on 22 February 2010. The police wanted to question Bradley regarding the death ofArchie Mitchell, and was attempting to escape when he was spotted by them. The chase led to the rooftop of the Queen Victoria public house, and he died after falling from it. A newspaper later reported that Clements left the soap because he disliked the attention he got from being in such a high-profile television series, although during an appearance onLoose Women in February 2011, he declared that this was totally untrue, and said that he simply wanted to move on.[2] Clements admitted that he was worried that he would struggle to find work after such a high profile role: "I don't know what I'm going to do, it's scary thinking about life afterEastEnders, it takes up so much of your life. I guess it's auditions, auditions, auditions for me. I just hope I get work."[3]
Clements played the part of David Filde in a touring production ofThe Haunting, a play based on a story byCharles Dickens. He said of the role: "I play a young book-dealer who has been sent to a manor house in the middle of the country to catalogue the books of the late Lord Gray, who was the father of Paul Nicholas' character. Then strange noises start happening and books begin to fly off shelves. From there it's a quest to find out what is going on in the house".[3]
From 23 May to 16 June 2012, Clements played the role of Mick inMeredith Oakes's controversial playFaith at theCourtyard Theatre inHoxton, London.[4] In preparation for this role Clements underwent full military training sessions, and was photographed performing drills and exercises in Central London as a part of the publicity for the show.[5]
On 26 October 2013, Clements appeared inCasualty, playing the role of Jake O'Reilly, who gets into trouble after he and his father find a bag of cash.[6] Clements also made a cameo in the CBC'sMurdoch Mysteries, appearing in season 8 episode 14, "Toronto's Girl Problem". In March 2015, Clements appeared on stage inLone Star as Ray withLunchtime Theatre London.[7] In 2017, Clements appeared in the television documentaryElizabeth and Her Enemies, in which he played the role of theEarl of Essex.
Following his departure fromEastEnders in 2010, Clements has married and had three children. He previously retired from acting to focus on the upbringing of his children, but has since returned to acting again.
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