# Crystal Clarke > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crystal_Clarke > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crystal_Clarke.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Clarke > Source revision: 1353591005 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Crystal Clarke** (born c. 1994)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Tina Argyll in the [BBC](/source/BBC) and [Amazon Prime](/source/Amazon_Prime) miniseries *[Ordeal by Innocence](/source/Ordeal_by_Innocence_(TV_series))* (2018) and Georgiana Lambe in the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) and [PBS](/source/PBS) adaptation of the [Jane Austen](/source/Jane_Austen) novel *[Sanditon](/source/Sanditon)* (2019–2023).[2][3] ## Early life Clarke was born and raised in [Essex County](/source/Essex_County,_New_Jersey), New Jersey, to Caribbean parents; her mother is from [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad) and her father was from [Guyana](/source/Guyana).[4][5] She has one older brother.[6] Clarke attended [Newark Arts High School](/source/Newark_Arts_High_School), graduating in 2011.[7] She also spent part of her childhood in Tennessee.[8] Clarke made the decision to leave the United States to pursue acting because she felt her race and class put her at a disadvantage.[9] Clarke moved to [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) to attend the [Royal Conservatoire](/source/Royal_Conservatoire_of_Scotland) and graduated in 2014.[4] ## Career Clarke made her [West End theatre](/source/West_End_theatre) debut as Hester Worsley in [Dominic Dromgoole](/source/Dominic_Dromgoole)'s revival of *[A Woman of No Importance](/source/A_Woman_of_No_Importance)*. She had roles in the *[Force Awakens](/source/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens)*, and *[Last Jedi](/source/Last_Jedi)* installments of *[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars)*.[5] She, [Lupita Nyong'o](/source/Lupita_Nyong'o) and [Maisie Richardson-Sellers](/source/Maisie_Richardson-Sellers) were the first three black actresses to appear in a *Star Wars* film in the former.[10] She also appeared in the 2019 *[Black Mirror](/source/Black_Mirror)* episode "[Smithereens](/source/Smithereens_(Black_Mirror))"[11] and the [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)) film *[Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar](/source/Agatha_and_the_Curse_of_Ishtar)*.[12]* Clarke played Tina Argyll in the 2018 mini-series adaptation of [Agatha Christie](/source/Agatha_Christie)'s *[Ordeal by Innocence](/source/Ordeal_by_Innocence_(TV_series))*.[3][13] In 2019, she began starring as Miss Georgiana Lambe in the ITV and *[Masterpiece](/source/Masterpiece_(TV_series))* [adaptation](/source/Sanditon_(TV_series)) of Jane Austen's novel *[Sanditon](/source/Sanditon)*. Lambe is the only black character written by Austen.[8] In 2022, she played Magali in *[The King's Daughter](/source/The_King's_Daughter_(2022_film))*. The same year, she appeared in [Sam Mendes](/source/Sam_Mendes)' *[Empire of Light](/source/Empire_of_Light)*.[12] In 2023, she played Amber (Ruby) Bradfield in *Blindspot*, a four-part UK series. ## Filmography ### Film Key † Denotes works that have not yet been released Year Title Role 2015 Woman in Gold Cashier Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ensign Goode 2016 Assassin's Creed Samia 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Resistance Transport Pilot 2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Alicia Simmonds 2022 The King's Daughter Magali Empire of Light Ruby ### Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Ordeal by Innocence Tina Argyll Miniseries 2019 Black Mirror Tipi Episode: "Smithereens" Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Pearl Theroux Television film 2019–2023 Sanditon Miss Georgiana Lambe Main role 2020 Roadkill Nadia Baker 2 episodes ### Video games Year Title Role Notes 2016 Star Ocean: Anamnesis Sophia English version ## Stage Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Gamblers Krugel Tour 2017 A Woman of No Importance Hester Worsley Vaudeville Theatre, London ## References 1. Elber, Lynn (2020-02-08). ["Actor Crystal Clarke found hope in Jane Austen adaptation, 'Sanditon'"](https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20200208/actor-crystal-clarke-found-hope-in-jane-austen-adaptation-sanditon). *Daily Herald*. Retrieved 2020-05-03. 1. ["ITV and Red Planet Pictures announce cast as filming commences on Jane Austen's Sanditon"](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-and-red-planet-pictures-announce-cast-filming-commences-jane-austens-sanditon). *Press Centre*. Retrieved 2019-03-29. 1. Humphreys, Georgia (31 March 2018). ["TV Quickfire: Star Wars actress Crystal Clarke on her Agatha Christie TV role"](https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2018/03/31/news/tv-quickfire-star-wars-actress-crystal-clarke-on-her-agatha-christie-tv-role-1289383/). *The Irish News*. Retrieved 2019-03-29. 1. ["Agatha Christie star Crystal Clarke on her favourite Glasgow haunts"](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16135777.agatha-christie-star-crystal-clarke-on-her-favourite-glasgow-haunts/). *HeraldScotland*. Retrieved 2019-03-29. 1. ["Rising Star Crystal Clarke on Appearing in the West End's A Woman of No Importance & Two Star Wars Movies"](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190011/rising-star-crystal-clarke-on-appearing-in-the-west-ends-a-woman-of-no-importance-two-star-wars-movies/). *Broadway.com*. Retrieved 2019-03-29. 1. ["Agatha Christie star Crystal Clarke on her favourite Glasgow haunts"](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/16135777.crystal-clarke-on-agatha-christie-drama-ordeal-by-innocence/). *Glasgow Times*. Retrieved 2020-05-03. 1. [Home Page](https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ART/), Newark Arts High School. Accessed June 20, 2022. "Crystal Clarke: AHS 2011 in *Sanditon*" 1. ["Sanditon Cast Interview: Crystal Clarke | Masterpiece"](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/sanditon-cast-interview-crystal-clarke/). *Masterpiece*. Retrieved 2020-05-03. 1. Croce, Maria (2017-11-28). ["Last Jedi star Crystal Clarke on swapping Glasgow for the silver screen"](http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/movies/movie-news/last-jedi-star-crystal-clarke-11601093). *dailyrecord*. Retrieved 2019-03-29. 1. ["Crystal Clarke Cast in New Star Wars Movie"](https://www.blackenterprise.com/another-black-actress-joins-cast-star-wars-episode-vii/). *Black Enterprise*. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2020-05-03. 1. Lawler, Kelly. ["How PBS adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel 'Sanditon' introduces the author's first black character"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/07/29/sanditon-pbs-how-portrays-jane-austens-first-black-character/1861841001/). *USA TODAY*. Retrieved 2020-05-03. 1. ["Crystal Clarke Credits"](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/crystal-clarke/credits/3000589209/). *tvguide.com*. Retrieved July 26, 2023. 1. ["BBC - Interview with Crystal Clarke - Media Centre"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/ordeal-by-innocence/clarke). *bbc.co.uk*. Retrieved 2019-03-29. ## External links - [Crystal Clarke](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5402906/) at IMDb - [Crystal Clarke](https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/crystal-clarke) at [Curtis Brown](/source/Curtis_Brown_(agency)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Crystal Clarke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Clarke) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Clarke?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.