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Actor Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to sexual offence charges

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 10:50 · Archive

Actor Noel Clarke has pleaded not guilty to six sexual offence charges relating to alleged misconduct between 2007 and 2016.

Noel Clarke appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to all six charges. The allegations relate to five women and offences alleged to have taken place between 2007 and 2016 in London and Dorset.

Clarke, 50, from Kensington, is best known for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who between 2005 and 2010. He has also appeared in Star Trek Into Darkness and is an acclaimed writer, producer and director, known for the teen crime drama films Kidulthood, Adulthood and Brotherhood.

The charges were brought following an investigation that began in September 2025. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had established sufficient evidence and that prosecution was in the public interest. Clarke will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on 18 November.

Actor Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to sexual offence charges
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In this story: Noel Clarke · Westminster Magistrates Court · Southwark Crown Court · Doctor Who · Kensington · London · Dorset

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