John Cooper Clarke

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.

Known For

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Punk: Attitude
Punk: Attitude
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

Filmography

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 Countdown
as Self - Dictionary Corner
2013 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self
2013 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Panellist
2012 Ill Manors
as Himself/Poet
2012 Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
as Himself
2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011 Pointless Celebrities
as Self
2007 Control
as Self
2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Panellist
2007 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
as Self
2005 Punk: Attitude
as Self - Punk Poet
1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist
1984 Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Self