Kacey Clarke | |
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Born |
Kacey Louisa Barnfield 14 January 1988 Enfield, London, England, UK |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Kacey Clarke (born Kacey Louisa Barnfield; 14 January 1988) is an English actress. As a teenager she was known for her role as Maddie Gilks in the popular, long running British television series Grange Hill, on which she spent six years. As an adult, notable roles include Crystal in the American action film Resident Evil: Afterlife, and Katie Sutherland, otherwise referred to as "Neil's sister", in the award-winning British comedy The Inbetweeners. In 2014, Clarke was listed as number 99 in FHM's 100 sexiest women in the world.
Clarke was born in London Borough of Enfield as Kacey Louisa Barnfield to parents Malcolm, a partner at Enfield estate agency, Barnfield's, and Karen (née Clarke). Her parents divorced in 2010. She has a brother Kye and a sister Tyla. Clarke is a second cousin of the actress Victoria Shalet. Clarke splits her time between London and Los Angeles, maintaining a base in both cities.
Clarke's began acting in 1997 at age nine, appearing in advertisements and stage plays. In 2000, Barnfield's won the role of bully Maddie Gilks, girlfriend to Baz Wainwright (played by Thomas Hudson), in Grange Hill, where she found herself the central role in central plots during her five-year stint on the show, It was Clarke's first major acting role.
After Grange Hill, Clarke filmed Popcorn with Jodi Albert and Jack Ryder, and plays the character of Yukino. She has also appeared in the Sky1 football drama Dream Team. Other roles include Zoe Stringer in Filthy Rich, in which she played Mike Reid's daughter shortly before he died, The Bill, where she played Chloe Fox for 3 episodes in 2004 and appeared again in October 2007 as Kelly Burgess, and Casualty in which she appeared as Claudie Waters for 2 episodes on 29 and 30 December 2007. In 2008, Clarke was the face of Clean & Clear, appearing in adverts for the skincare brand. She also starred in the Road Safety commercial 'Mess'. In 2008 she became Galaxy chocolate's 'Miss Kiss' to publicize their Christmas Mistletoe Kisses chocolates. In 2009 and 2010 she appeared in the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners, as Neil's sister Katie in the series 2 episode "A Night Out in London" and series 3's "Will's Dilemma".