John Cooper Clarke

Known for

Acting

Born

January 25, 1949 (age 77)

Birthplace

Salford, Manchester, England, UK

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.

Best known work

Control

2007

Ill Manors

2012

Would I Lie to You?

2007

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007

Have I Got News for You

1990

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

Punk: Attitude

2005

Urgh! A Music War

1981

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

2019

Filmography

TBA
Have I Got a Bit More News for YouTV
as Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
2026
The Harry Hill ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2025
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
as Self
2021
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
as Ghost Of Christmas Future
2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self (Archive Footage)
2019
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
as Himself
2018
Too Good To Go Down
as Narrator
2014
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as Himself
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownTV
as Self - Dictionary Corner (3 episodes), as Self (4 episodes), as Self - Panellist (1 episode)
2012
Ill Manors
as Himself/Poet
2012
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
as Himself
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV
as Self - Participant (1 episode)
2011
Pointless CelebritiesTV
as Self (1 episode)
2007
Control
as Self
2007
Would I Lie to You?TV
as Self (2 episodes), as Self - Panellist (1 episode)
2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
as Self
2005
Punk: Attitude
as Self - Punk Poet
2003
Celebrity MastermindTV
1996
Never Mind the BuzzcocksTV
as Self - Panellist (1 episode)
1990
Have I Got News for YouTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1986
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
as Self
1984
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Self
1981
Urgh! A Music War
as Self