Patrick Clarke is a writer, director, producer and actor. Clarke produced his first feature '' Beyond the Pale'' in 1999. Based on actual events, the immigrant drama won awards at the Houston and Arizona film festivals (2000). Clarke's performance in ''Beyond the Pale'' led to roles in ''

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'' for ''

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'' and the award-winning black comedy ''

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'' (2004), which was developed through the ''

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''. In 2004, Clarke formed ''i4i Productions'', projects included ''One'' (2008), written and performed by Greg Pearl,

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and

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; the feature-length documentary ''The Extra Mile'' and the period feature thriller ''Trapped'' a.k.a. ''

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'' which was nominated for three IFTA's at the 6th Irish Film & Television Awards. Clarke appeared in ''

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directed by

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, it was released worldwide on February 16, 2018 and produced and directed ‘The New Theatre’, a documentary about Dublin’s most inspirational Independent theatre venue (

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), released on Arts & Education platforms across the United States in February, 2019.

Early life

Clarke was born in the

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Dublin. He lived in

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, a suburb of the city of

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and attended Beneavin De La Salle College. He played

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for

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Club (Irish: ''Oileán na hÉireann'') and

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for Beggsboro A.F.C. an Irish association football club based in

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. In 1986 at the age of 20, he moved to New York City.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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