Clarke Peters

Peters' father was a master carpenter and his paternal grandmother made pottery with a potter's wheel and kiln in her basement.

Peters owns a home in Baltimore, MD, where The Wire was filmed. At one time, fellow cast members, John Doman, Reg E. Cathey, and Jim True-Frost were his roommates.

Peters played Daryl Van Horne in 2001 UK stage production of The Witches of Eastwick.

Peters played the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago in London, New York and on tour throughout the U.S. for over 3,000 shows between 2000 and 2003.

Peters' first professional role was in Paris in 1971. His brother, Tony, another actor, couldn't make an audition and Clarke went in his place and received the job.

Peters played Quarrel in a 2008 BBC radio dramatization of Ian Fleming's Dr. No. Fleming was born in 2008 and the broadcast marked the 100 year anniversary.

Peters was part of a singing trio for three years, The Majestics, a London-based group.

Peters is the father of Joe Jacobs, a young English actor who appears on the BBC drama Holby Blue as a constable.

Peters trained as a mime. He was introduced to the art form by a protege of famed mime, Marcel Marceau.

"Cool Lester Smooth" is the nickname for the character Peters portrayed, Detective Lester Freamon, in HBO's The Wire.

Peters received a Theatre World Award for his 1999 role as Joe Mott in The Iceman Cometh.

Peters first role in the London theatre was in Guys and Dolls as Sky Masterson.

Peters wrote the musical review, Five Guys Named Moe, which won the 1991 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment in London. It was also nominated for a Tony Award in 1992 after its run on Broadway.