Dior Clarke is British Jamaican award nominated actor, he was born and raised in North London.
After graduating from secondary school he trained at, The London School of Dramatic Arts, The National Youth Theatre and finally The Academy of Live Recorded Arts.
His bursting desire to be a vessel for underrepresented stories of black gay and working class voices pushed him to build a career in the arts world as a performer, writer and director.
In 2018 Dior wrote, directed and acted the lead in, Batty Boy a Sky Arts production. His fire to continue putting such stories on mainstream platforms lead him to create his most recent stage play, Passion Fruit which debuted at the New Diorama Theatre in May 2022.
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy-drama, which was a sold out run gaining 5 star reviews.
It received two Offie nominations( C),
5 Black British Theatre award nominations one of which included him being nominated for Best Leading Male In A Play and won two of 5.
In this episode Andrea Martinez interviews Dior Clarke and he tells us all about his career, how it started, the journey, the struggles and successes and much more.
Have a listen for some inspiration and tea spilled!