
John Cooper Clarke
Known for Acting · 22 credits
- Born
- 1949-01-25 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Salford, Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as
- Dr John Cooper Clarke
Biography
John Cooper Clarke is a seminal post punk English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester. Along with The Fall, The Smiths, Joy Division and New Order, John Cooper Clarke remains one of the most distinguished voices of the region.
Known For

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self / Self - Panellist

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Panellist
TV Shows (8)

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self / Self - Panellist

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Panellist

Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self

The Harry Hill Show
2026
as Self
Movies (14)

Control
2007
as Self

Ill Manors
2012
as Himself/Poet

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
as Self

Punk: Attitude
2005
as Self - Punk Poet

BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
2025
as Self

Urgh! A Music War
1981
as Self

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
2012
as Himself

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021
as Self (Archive Footage)

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
as Himself

It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
2014
as Himself

We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
as Ghost Of Christmas Future

Too Good To Go Down
2018
as Narrator

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
1984
as Self
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
1986
as Self
About John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke is a seminal post punk English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester. Along with The Fall, The Smiths, Joy Division and New Order, John Cooper Clarke remains one of the most distinguished voices of the region. With 22 credits spanning from 1981 to 2026, John Cooper Clarke has appeared in 14 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Cooper Clarke Movies
- Control (2007) — as Self
- Ill Manors (2012) — as Himself/Poet
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) — as Self
- Punk: Attitude (2005) — as Self - Punk Poet
- BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard (2025) — as Self
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