Barney Clark (actor)
{{short description|English actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Barney Clark
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1993|06|25}}
| birth_place = Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom
| occupation = Actor
| birthname = Barney Ivan S. Clark
| othername = Barney Clarke
| yearsactive = 2001–2010
| known for = Oliver Twist
}}
Barney Ivan S. Clark (born 25 June 1993) is an English former actor, best known for his role in the 2005 film, Oliver Twist.
Early life
Clark began acting in school plays and appeared in the 2001 film Lawless Heart when he was eight. He attended Central Foundation Boys' School in Islington, London, and was in the yellow form.
Career
He successfully auditioned for the title role in the 2005 version of Oliver Twist, directed by Roman Polanski; 800 children had auditioned for the role. The film opened in September 2005 and Clark received positive reviews for his performance although the film was mostly considered a financial and critical disappointment. When he was on the set of Oliver Twist he kept a diary every day.
His later projects included Savage Grace and short film Moog.
=Legal issues=
In December 2011, Clark was sentenced to 14 months in prison for violent disorder after a rave he was attending was shut down by the police.{{cite web|url=http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/localnews/9416764.Jail_for_ravers_who_attacked_police_after_illegal_warehouse_party/ |title=Jail for ravers who attacked police after illegal warehouse party in Enfield (From Enfield Independent) |publisher=Enfieldindependent.co.uk |date=2011-12-13 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}
Filmography
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| James | |
| 2003
| Tim Howard | Episode: War Games |
| 2004
| The Brief | Zak Farmer | Two episodes |
| 2005
| |
| Rowspan=2|2007
| Moog | Sebastian Moog |
| Savage Grace
| Tony at 12 | |
| 2008
| Doctors | Michael Morgan | Episode: Ready or Not? |
| 2010
| Child | Jacky |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1263280|name=Barney Clark}}
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Category:Actors from the London Borough of Hackney
Category:People educated at Central Foundation Boys' School
Category:Alumni of the Anna Scher Theatre School
Category:English male child actors
Category:English male film actors