42 Facts About Clive Mantle

Clive Andrew Mantle was born on 3 June 1957 and is an English actor.

Clive Mantle played general surgeon Mike Barratt in the BBC hospital drama series Casualty and Holby City in the 1990s, and Little John in the 1980s fantasy series Robin of Sherwood.

Clive Mantle returned to Casualty in 2016 as Mike Barratt for the show's 30th anniversary.

Clive Mantle appeared in 11 productions of the National Youth Theatre in five seasons between 1974 and 1978, and began carving a successful career as a stage actor in the 1980s, alongside various television roles.

Clive Mantle was to appear as the first Nuclear Man in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987, but his scenes were cut from the film; they were later included with other deleted scenes when the film was released on DVD.

Clive Mantle left Casualty in 1996 after appearing in 85 episodes between October 1992 and November 1996, but after struggling with his acting career, he returned to the role in 1999 in Holby City, and appeared in another 32 episodes until 2001.

On stage, Clive Mantle has appeared in plays such as Coming Clean, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Educating Rita, and has continued his successful stage career since departing from Holby City.

Clive Mantle was the cousin of John Hallam and was a keen supporter of Chelsea Football Club from a young age.

Clive Mantle studied at the boarding school Kimbolton School in Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire between 1970 and 1975, and was a chorister in the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge for four years.

Clive Mantle first worked on a farm in Cambridgeshire during his studies and soon became interested in theatre.

Clive Mantle appeared in 11 productions of the National Youth Theatre in five seasons between 1974 and 1978.

In 1980, Clive Mantle debuted on the screen with a small role as Ewen in Christian Marnham's short thriller feature The Orchard End Murder.

Clive Mantle went on to tour extensively as Lennie in Of Mice and Men, and has appeared in six different productions of the play.

Clive Mantle played Little John in the theatrical production of Robin Hood at the Young Vic Theatre; and Mitch in Tim Albery's production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Clive Mantle has appeared as the guest star at the Wyndham's Theatre and Theatre Royal Bath, in the award-winning production of The Play What I Wrote.

Also in 1984, Clive Mantle was one of four in the live BBC radio comedy show In One Ear.

Clive Mantle transferred to TV with a version of it in 1987 called Hello Mum which was live.

In 1986, Clive Mantle replaced Alan Rickman as Achilles in Howard Davies's Royal Shakespeare Company production of Troilus and Cressida at the Barbican Theatre in London.

Clive Mantle was to appear as the first Nuclear Man in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, but the role was left on the cutting room floor.

In 1990, Clive Mantle had a small role as an electricity meter reader in the One Foot in the Grave episode "The Return of the Speckled Band", and played Harry, a man who "gave Clint Eastwood a pounding" in White Hunter Black Heart.

In 1991, Clive Mantle played an irate husband whose wife is chatted up by Richie in the first episode of Bottom, "Smells", and had a role as a police inspector in an episode of Drop the Dead Donkey.

Clive Mantle is best known for his long stint as general surgeon Dr Mike Barratt in 85 episodes of the TV series Casualty from October 1992 to November 1996, and 32 episodes of Holby City between 1999 and 2001.

Clive Mantle previously appeared in Casualty as the brother of a patient in 1988.

Clive Mantle received much acclaim for his role and was one of the show's most popular characters.

Clive Mantle has said that during his role as the doctor he received a lot of fan mail, some of which were medically related and asking for his advice, believing him to be a real doctor, but professed that he couldn't even stand the sight of real blood.

In 1995, Clive Mantle was honoured with a surprise This Is Your Life edition, presented by Michael Aspel; the title theme drew upon the "Robin of Sherwood", after his role as Little John.

Clive Mantle was a friend of Jill Dando, and played the prosecuting barrister in a TV dramatisation of the trial of Barry George in a Tonight With Trevor McDonald special, Nothing But The Truth.

From March 1999, Clive Mantle played Victor in Jan Sargent's production of The Price at the Bristol Old Vic.

Ian Shuttleworth of the Financial Times describes Mantle's Victor as a character who "sacrificed a promising academic career in science to become a cop on the beat simply in order to keep his shattered father" and said that "Clive Mantle expresses his obstinacy through gritted teeth and cold, civil smiles rather than letting it loose", remarking that both he and his wife Esther seemed several years too young for their roles.

In 2003, Clive Mantle played Maynard in Ben Bolt's TV movie, Second Nature, which starred Alec Baldwin in the leading role, and appeared in the first episode of the series Fortysomething.

Clive Mantle portrayed Percy, described as a "big, bashful Northern mill-worker who lives with his mum", in Patrick Sanford's stage production of Rattle of a Simple Man at the Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold, Flintshire.

Clive Mantle, better known as dishy and confident consultant Mike Barrett in Casualty, is cast completely against type as Percy, the 42-year-old virgin who admits to being only 35.

In 2003, Clive Mantle began filming The Bingo Club, one of five specially commissioned one-hour plays which were screened in January 2004 on BBC1.

In 2004, Clive Mantle appeared in an episode of The Afternoon Play, and in 2005 appeared in John Putch's two-part TV movie The Poseidon Adventure, opposite Adam Baldwin, Steve Guttenberg and Rutger Hauer.

In 2009, Clive Mantle had minor roles in Lucy Akhurst's Morris dancing comedy Morris: A Life with Bells On and in the Thaddeus O'Sullivan historical biopic of Sir Winston Churchill, Into the Storm, co-starring Iain Glen, Brendan Gleeson, and James D'Arcy.

Clive Mantle is one of the funniest comedians this country has ever produced.

Clive Mantle has an ongoing role in HBO's Game of Thrones as Lord Greatjon Umber, a close ally of Robb Stark, and has provided the voice to the audio editions of Andy McNab's Nick Stone thrillers.

In 2012, Clive Mantle appeared in the Sherlock episode "The Hounds of Baskerville" as Dr Frankland.

In 2013, Clive Mantle performed in the black comedy The Ladykillers, playing the part of Major Courtney.

Clive Mantle was forced to withdraw from the touring production in March 2013 after he was attacked at the Travelodge hotel in Newcastle.

Clive Mantle had to have emergency surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital to have it sewn back on.

Clive Mantle voiced Gator in both British and American dubbed versions.