---
name: "Richard Clark"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-clark"
fi1m_id: "richard-clark"
imdb_id: "nm0164407"
tmdb_id: 1191682
wikidata_id: "Q7324759"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "21 August 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T11:51:59.375082+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Clark

## Identity

Richard Clark

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-clark
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-clark
- **IMDb ID:** nm0164407
- **TMDB ID:** 1191682
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7324759
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Clark_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7324759, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164407/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1191682

Director. Born 21 August 1947 in England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 21 August 1947, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Richard R. Clark, Richard R Clark
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Gunn](https://film.one/person/andrew-gunn-1230489.md), [Chris Chibnall](https://film.one/person/chris-chibnall.md), [Douglas Mackinnon](https://film.one/person/douglas-mackinnon.md), [Jamie Payne](https://film.one/person/jamie-payne.md), [Justin Molotnikov](https://film.one/person/justin-molotnikov.md), [Matthew Graham](https://film.one/person/matthew-graham.md), [Stephen Woolfenden](https://film.one/person/stephen-woolfenden.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (2), 2010s 74 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Clark_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7324759, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164407/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1191682

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Life on Mars*](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md) (84)
- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*Outlander*](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Richard Clark is a British television director. He began his career in documentary before moving into drama after directing the award-winning short film *Hungry*.

He is known for directing episodes of *Life on Mars* (2007), *Doctor Who* (including the Hugo Award-winning episode *The Doctor’s Wife*), *Outlander* (2015), *Versailles* (2018), *Innocent* (2018) and *War of the Worlds* (2019–2021). As a writer he co-created the ITV series *The Bay*.

*Sources: unitedagents.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Outlander* (2014), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Life on Mars* (2006), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Tale of Two Cities* (2026), series, Director
- *The Rumour* (2025), series, Director
- *The Chemistry of Death* (2023), series, Director
- *War of the Worlds* (2019), series, Director
- *The Bay* (2019), series, Creator
- *Innocent* (2018), series, Director
- *Versailles* (2015), series, Director
- *Midwinter of the Spirit* (2015), series, Director
- *Outlander* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *The Crimson Field* (2014), series, Director
- *The Musketeers* (2014), series, Director
- *Gunrush* (2009), Director
- *Whitechapel* (2009), series, Director
- *The Whistleblowers* (2007), series, Director
- *Life on Mars* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *The Dance* (1999), Director
- *Shockers* (1999), series, Director
- *Acts of Passion* (1999), series, Director
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Director

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