Patrick Clarke is an Irish writer, director, producer and actor. Clarke co-wrote and produced his first feature '' Beyond the Pale'' in 1999. Based on actual events, the immigrant drama was a commercial success in Ireland, Australia and the UK and won awards at the Houston and Arizona film festivals (2000). Clarke's performance in ''Beyond the Pale'' led to roles in ''

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'' for ''

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'' and the award-winning black comedy ''

Stay Until Tomorrow ''Stay Until Tomorrow'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award winner Laura Colella. It stars Eleanor Hutchins, Barney Cheng, Alison Folland with supporting roles by Reena S ...

'' (2004), which was developed through the ''

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''. In 2004, Clarke formed ''i4i Productions'', which completed many projects including ''One'' (2008), written and performed by Greg Pearl,

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and

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

; the feature-length documentary ''The Extra Mile'' and the period feature thriller ''Trapped'' a.k.a. ''

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'' which was nominated for three Irish Academy Awards at the

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. Clarke appeared in ''

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'' a Hindi

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directed by

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, it was released worldwide on February 16, 2018 and wrote, produced and directed ‘The New Theatre’ a film about Dublin’s most inspirational Independent theatre venue ( New Theatre, Dublin), released on Arts & Education platforms across the United States in February, 2019.

Early life

Clarke was born in the

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. He spent the first five years of his life living in

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before moving to

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, a suburb of the city of

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. He attended Beneavin De La Salle College. He played

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for

Erin's Isle GAA Erin's Isle (Irish language, Irish: ''Oileán na hÉireann'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Finglas, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Erin's Isle have won the Dublin Senior Football Championship on two occasions in 1993 and 1997 ...

Club (Irish: ''Oileán na hÉireann'') and

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for Beggsboro A.F.C. an Irish association football club based in

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. A serious knee injury during a match for Erin's Isle in 1983 brought his playing days to an end.

Filmography

* ''The Last Actor'' (Short) (1994) * ''Fall From Grace'' (Short) (1994) * ''Sex and The City The Man the Myth the Viagra'', TV (1999) * '' Harlem Aria'' (1999) * ''

Beyond the Pale (film) ''Beyond the Pale'' is a 1999 immigrant drama set in mid-1980s New York, directed by George Bazala and starring Patrick Clarke, Malachy McCourt and Roger Davis. Plot Two Irish men, Patrick Shaw (Patrick Clarke) and Seamus O'Sullivan (Conn Horgan ...

'' (1999) * ''

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'' * '' Stay Until Tomorrow (Film)'' (2004) * ''Shattered'' (2007) * ''The Extra Mile'' (2007) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

The Making of Anton'' (2009) * ''Alexander & Pete'' , TV (2012) * ''

'' (2018) * ''Tonight with Roger Goodman'' (Short) (2018) * ''The New Theatre Documentary (2019) New Theatre, Dublin'': * '' Autopsy (TV series) The Last Hours of Jeffrey Epstein'' (2020) * ''Only Love Matters'' (2022) * ''Lughill'' (2022) * ''Merrifield'' (2022) * ''Beyond the Pale: A Look Back Documentary (2022)'' * ''Lock it Up (2022)''

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