Noel Clarke Charged With Sexual Assault, Voyeurism and Exposure

The actor and film-maker Noel Clarke has been charged with six sexual offences involving five women, the Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday.

Mr Clarke, 50, of Kensington in west London, faces two counts of sexual assault, three counts of voyeurism and one count of exposure. The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2007 and 2016.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 21 October 2026.

The charges

• Sexual assault: two counts
• Voyeurism: three counts
• Exposure: one count

All three offences fall under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Voyeurism covers observing or recording another person doing a private act, for sexual gratification, without their consent. Exposure involves a person intentionally exposing their genitals intending that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress.

How the investigation unfolded

Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime command opened an investigation in September 2025, and Mr Clarke was first arrested on 25 September that year. Officers later passed a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, which authorised the charges on 9 September 2026.

Charging decisions of this kind rest with the CPS, which must be satisfied both that there is enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest.

Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney, who is leading the inquiry, said the women connected to the charges were continuing to receive support from specially trained officers.

Who is Noel Clarke?

Mr Clarke rose to prominence in British film and television in the 2000s. He wrote and starred in the London-set youth dramas Kidulthood and Adulthood, directing the second, and became familiar to a family audience as Mickey Smith in Doctor Who. He later co-created and starred in the police action series Bulletproof.

He has previously denied any wrongdoing in relation to allegations about his conduct.

What happens next

Mr Clarke's first appearance before magistrates is expected to be short. He will be asked to confirm his name, date of birth and address, and the court will consider where the case should be heard.

Sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure are all offences that can be tried either in a magistrates' court or in the Crown Court. Magistrates will decide whether their sentencing powers would be sufficient if there were a conviction, and a defendant also has the right to elect trial by jury in cases of this type.

Specially trained officers will continue to support the five women through the court process. Complainants in sexual offence cases in England and Wales are entitled to lifelong anonymity, which means that nothing may be published that is likely to identify them.

Criminal proceedings are now active. Mr Clarke is entitled to a fair trial, and nothing should be reported that could prejudice the case.

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