Charlie Clements

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Charlie Clements
Born (1987-06-05) 5 June 1987
Sidcup, London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present

Charlie Clements (born 5 June 1987) is an English actor, best known for the role of Bradley Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from January 2006 to February 2010. He has won several soap and magazine awards for his performance.

Biography

Clements was born in Sidcup, London. Before joining EastEnders he was studying for his A-levels (which he finished in 2005, aged 18) and working part-time in the Waitrose supermarket in Bromley. He attended Coopers Technology College in Chislehurst. Clements is a Charlton Athletic supporter.[1]

Career

In addition to being in EastEnders he has appeared in a variety of theatre and film roles and in The Bill. He appeared on documentary F*** Off, I'm Ginger on 29 April 2007. He is a member of the band Brooks Lives where he plays the lead and rhythm guitar, and has been since he was in Year 9 when he got his first Squire Stratocaster.

Clements quit EastEnders in 2009 commenting that it was "time to move on and take on some new roles". Although the character died during the EastEnders 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 of Archie 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 revealed 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 on Loose Women February 2011 he declared this to be totally untrue and said 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 after EastEnders, it takes up so much of your life. I guess it's auditions, auditions, auditions for me. I just hope I get work".[3]

In 2005 he appeared in UK police drama The Bill in an episode playing the character Adrian Bickman, a character with high-functioning autism.

Clements has also played the part of David Filde in a touring production of the Charles Dickens novel The Haunting. Of the role he said "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 the 23rd May-16 June 2012 Charlie played the role of Mick in Meredith Oakes controversial play "Faith" at the Courtyard Theatre in Hoxton, London. In preparation for this role, Clements underwent full military training sessions and was spotted performing drills and exercises in central London as a part of the publicity for the show.[4]

On 26 October 2013, Clements played the role of Jake O'Reilly who gets in trouble after his father and himself find a bag of cash in Casualty.[5]

Awards

2006:

2007:

2008:

  • Nominated and shortlisted within the top four for 'Best Actor' at the British Soap Awards, lost out to Chris Fountain
  • Won 'Best Soap Actor' at the TV Quick Awards
  • Won 'Best Couple' with Lacey Turner at the Inside Soap Awards for the third consecutive year (a record)

2010:

Filmography

  • Casualty - Jake O'Reilly (2013)
  • Coward (2012) - Skinner (short film)
  • Popcorn (2007)
  • EastEnders - Bradley Branning (2006–2010)
  • The Car - Pizza Boy (2005) (short film)
  • The Bill - Adrian Bickman (2005)
  • YoungBlood Theatre Company.
  • A Carpet Of Broken Glass - Michael (2004) (YoungBlood Theatre Company, Riverside Studios)

References

  1. ↑ "EastEnders' Clements leaves soap". BBC News. 13 November 2009. His mother plays Pat Evans in Eastenders. Retrieved 28 April 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Charlie Clements: 'I just want my life back'". TV Throng. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rudden, Liam (24 February 2011). "Interview: Charlie Clements, actor - Edinburgh Evening News". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  4. ↑ Charlie, Clements. "Faith London". Actor. Faith London. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 
  5. ↑ "BBC One - Casualty, Three's A Crowd". BBC Media. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013. 

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