The foundation
After graduating, early television work included Doctors and the film Triassic Attack. The years of training, auditions, and small roles formed the quiet prelude to a career-changing opportunity.
A life in
performance
Born in London in 1986 and raised in Oxfordshire, Clarke traced her fascination with theatre to childhood. She graduated from Drama Centre London in 2009 after building her craft through stage productions.
A global breakthrough
Her Daenerys Targaryen transformed from an uncertain exile into a commanding leader across eight seasons of Game of Thrones, earning four Primetime Emmy nominations.
Stage and screen
From Broadway’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s to the West End production of The Seagull, she has continued to return to live performance while leading major studio and independent films.
Purpose beyond performance
After surviving two brain haemorrhages, Clarke made her experience public and co-founded SameYou with her mother to help transform brain injury recovery.
