Kacey Clarke

Kacey Louisa Clarke was born Kacey Louisa Barnfield. In the past she has been credited as Barnfield but now professionally she uses her mother's maiden name, Clarke. As a child she was best known for her role as Maddie Gilks in the hit BBC TV show Grange Hill (1978), in which she was a series regular for six years. She was born in Enfield, North London. She is a second cousin of the actress Victoria Shalet. She has a brother Kye and a sister Tyla. Kacey's acting career began in 1997 when she was just 9, appearing in advertisements and stage plays. In 2000, Kacey won the role of bully Maddie Gilks, girlfriend to Baz Wainwright (played by Tom Hudson), in Grange Hill (1978), where she found herself the central role in central plots during her five-year stint on the show, It was Kacey's first major acting role. After Grange Hill (1978) Kacey filmed Popcorn (2007) with Jodi Albert and Jack Ryder, and plays the character of Yukino. She has also appeared in the popular Sky1 football drama Dream Team (1997). Other roles include, The Bill (1984), where she played Chloe Fox for 3 episodes in 2004 and appeared again in October 2007 as Kelly Burgess, and Casualty (1986) in which she appeared as Claudie Waters for 2 episodes on 29 and 30 December 2007. In 2008, Kacey 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 (2008), as Neil's sister Katie in the series 2 episode "Night Out in London (2009)" and series 3's "Will's Dilemma (2010)". She became renowned for the role in the UK. Kacey made her theatrical film debut as Crystal Waters in the Screen Gem's 3D horror film Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), alongside Milla Jovovich, Wentworth Miller and Ali Larter. It topped the box office in September 2010. Also in 2010 Kacey starred in the TV movie Lake Placid 3 (2010), where she plays Ellie. In 2011 she played the lead role of Kate in Johannes Roberts' Roadkill (2011), a horror film about a group of teens taking an ill-fated RV trip around Ireland. Her performance was well received. Kacey also appeared as Barb in Jeremy Leven's Girl on a Bicycle (2013). In September 2011 Kacey was the female lead of Annabel in Sy-Fy Channel's Jabberwock (2011) opposite Battlestar Galactica (2004)'s Tahmoh Penikett. Directed by Steven R. Monroe. In 2013, Kacey starred as the female lead in Green Street 3: Never Back Down (2013) opposite Scott Adkins. Other productions she has been involved in include feature film Welcome to Curiosity (2018) as Martine and Bayou Tales (2019) as Neilson. In 2015 she played tomboy Charlie, one half of a lesbian couple, in Seeking Dolly Parton (2015) which had a successful festival run and many rave reviews. Kacey was quoted as "Charming and deeply affecting" for her sincere portrayal of Charlie. In Blood Orange (2016) Kacey played the female lead opposite Ben Lamb and Iggy Pop.