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Clive Mark Rowe (born 27 March 1964) is a British actor. He began his career in theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award.
On television, he is known for his roles as in the CBBC series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2002–2005) and So Awkward (2015–2017), the BBC drama All the Small Things (2009), and the Disney series The Evermoor Chronicles (2014–2017).
He appeared in the 2007 Christmas special of Doctor Who — "Voyage of the Damned" as "Morvin Van Hoff".
More recently, he appeared on the BBC1 drama All The Small Things, portraying "Clifford Beale", a homeless caretaker, more commonly known as "Shrek".
Rowe has also recently appeared in the show So Awkward on CBBC as the father of one of the main characters called Jas.
He appeared as "Judas Iscariot" opposite Dave Willetts' "Jesus" in a touring version of Jesus Christ Superstar. He also voiced "Audrey 2" in the UK tour of Little Shop of Horrors. He frequently plays the Pantomime dame in the annual Christmas pantomime at the Hackney Empire. He also starred as the lion and Uncle Henry in a theatre production of The Wiz, a black version of The Wizard of Oz, in 2011.
In the summer of 2009, he appeared as the Jester "Feste" in Edward Dick's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
In September and October 2011, Rowe played Osterberg, Monty Python's lawyer in Steve Thompson's "No Naughty Bits" at the Hampstead Theatre. In November 2011, Rowe played 'One-Round' in The Ladykillers at The Gielgud Theatre, London. In 2018, he played Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall a role that in the past he won an Olivier Award for portraying. Guys and Dolls Photos
Rowe also played one of the debt collectors in The Old Vic's production of Kiss Me, Kate. He played this role in the winter of 2012/13. From mid-2013 to February 2014 Rowe played King Darius in Tori Amos's musical production of The Light Princess, at the Lyttelton Theatre (National). In the summer of 2018, he starred alongside comedian Matt Lucas in Chichester Festival Theatre’s Me and My Girl. In the summer of 2025, he toured in the UK cast of The Addams Family as Uncle Fester.Wild, Stephi Full Cast Set For THE ADDAMS FAMILY Musical UK Tour BroadwayWorld, June 16, 2025
He toured in In 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 in Sister Act as Eddie Souther.
| 1990 | Paper Mask | Ants | |
| 1996 | Company | Harry | TV film |
| 1997 | Perfect Blue | Flashback Date #3 | |
| 2002 | The Honeytrap | Clinic Doctor | |
| 2004 | Duke Ellington | TV film | |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Sammy | |
| 2006 | Shoot the Messenger | Rev. Wilson | |
| 2013 | Aunties | Keith | TV film |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | Cuisinier | also voice |
| 1989 | After the War | Black | TV mini-series |
| Snakes and Ladders | Alabama Zee Montgomery | Episode #1.6 | |
| The Bill | Spink | Episode: "Saturday Night Fever" | |
| 1991 | Spatz | Coach Driver | Episode: "The Poster" |
| 1993 | Casualty | Geoff Speight | Episode: "The Final Word" |
| 2000 | Harry Hill | Deep South Guy | Series regular |
| 2001 | American Voices | Moses Austen | |
| 2002–2005 | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Duke Ellington | Series regular, 74 episodes |
| 2004 | Doctors | Barry Coombes | Episode: "Look Ma, No Hands" |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Vince Kilcline | Episode: "Soft Touch" | |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Morvin Van Hoff | Episode: "Voyage of the Damned" |
| 2009 | All the Small Things | Clifford 'Shrek' Beale | Series regular |
| 2011 | My Family | Nervous Passenger | Episode: "Germs of Enderment" |
| Comedy Showcase | Paul | Episode: "The Fun Police" | |
| 2014–2017 | The Evermoor Chronicles | Mayor Doyle | Series regular |
| 2015 | The Kennedys | David Palmer | Series regular |
| 2015–2016 | So Awkward | Mr. Salford | Series regular |
| 2017 | Will | Boxman | Series regular |
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