Alfie Clarke (born 18 November 2007) is an English teen actor, who has appeared as Arthur Thomas in ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'' since 22 October 2009.

Early and personal life

Clarke was born in

Leeds, West Yorkshire Leeds is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds , City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the List of English dist ...

, , but lives in

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

with his mum Fiona, dad Paul and his younger brother and sister. Clarke attends the Rebel Theatre School in Huddersfield. In May 2017, Clarke raised over £5,000 for the

Alzheimer's Society Alzheimer's Society is a United Kingdom care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers. It operates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, while its sister charities Alzheimer Scotland and Alzheimer Society of Ireland co ...

by swimming 46 lengths, both over his target, during a dementia storyline in ''Emmerdale'' involving Clarke's on-screen father

Ashley Thomas Ashley Thomas is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by John Middleton. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 5 December 1996. It was announced on 22 October 2015 that Middleto ...

, played by John Middleton.

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Alfie 2007 births Living people English male soap opera actors English male child actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Leeds Male actors from Huddersfield