Former Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke has been charged with multiple sexual offences, including sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure, following an investigation that began in July 2025.
The Crown Prosecution Service said it had determined there was enough evidence to bring the case to court and that doing so served the public interest. “Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to do so,” the CPS said in a statement.
Clarke, 50, was first arrested last year in connection with the allegations before being released while police continued their inquiry. In September 2025, officers searched his London home and were photographed removing boxes of material from the property, though no official statement was issued at the time.
Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney has appealed for any other women who believe they were abused by Clarke to come forward.
Background to the allegations
Suspicions about Clarke’s conduct had circulated for years before this investigation began. In 2021, Clarke sued the Guardian for libel over reporting that detailed allegations of sexual assault and harassment from more than 20 women.
During the resulting High Court trial, more than a dozen women testified against Clarke, alleging he had sexually abused them — claims he has consistently denied. Clarke lost the case and was ordered to pay the newspaper roughly $4 million in costs.
“This judgment is a deserved victory for those women who suffered because of the behavior of Noel Clarke,” Guardian News and Media editor-in-chief Katharine Viner said following the verdict. “Going to court is difficult and stressful, yet more than 20 women agreed to testify in the High Court, refusing to be bullied or intimidated.”
Clarke played companion Mickey Smith in Doctor Who between 2005 and 2010 before moving into writing, producing and directing. He is due to appear in court on October 21.
