Biografia
Clint began his career at Theatre Royal Stratford East, performing in productions by the acclaimed Mike Leigh. Under the guidance of his mentor Philip Hedley, he progressed through the ranks, becoming a board member at 28 and serving as an associate artist for over ten years. Together with Philip, Clint established the Musical Theatre Programme and directed his first production, The Big Life, which later transferred to the West End.
He produced and starred in the multi-award-winning feature film SUS, which premiered alongside a stage production at the Young Vic Theatre in which he also performed. His success in this role earned him multiple Best Actor awards at the British Urban Film Awards, Screen Nation and Television Awards, Liege International Film Festival, and Texas Black Film Festival.
Although Clint has long been involved in theatre, his formal writing career began at the Royal Court with his first play, Emergency. His screenwriting started in collaboration with Nik Powell at Scala Productions. After directing his second show at the National Theatre, Clint was appointed Deputy Artistic Director there in 2021. His National Theatre credits include Othello—making him the first Black director to helm Othello at a major UK venue—Death of England: Delroy (which won Best Play at the Visionary Awards), and Death of England: Closing Time, sequels to the acclaimed Death of England, all co-written with Roy Williams. These achievements have distinguished him as one of the few artists, and the first Black artist, to act, write, and direct at the National Theatre. The Death of England trilogy also transferred to the West End at Soho Place following its success.
Clint also directed Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, which won the Olivier Award for Best Original Score/New Orchestrations. The show received four Olivier nominations including Best New Musical, ten WhatsOnStage nominations, and two Evening Standard Award nominations for Best Musical and Best Actor. It also earned Black British Theatre Awards for Best Actor in a Musical and Best Musical Director.
Other notable works include Kingston 14 and The Big Life, the latter being the first Black British musical to transfer to the West End and receiving Olivier, Evening Standard, and WhatsOnStage nominations. At Theatre Royal Stratford East, he wrote and directed Sylvia Plath, and contributed to The Westbridge (Royal Court) and The Happy Tragedy of Being Woke (Complicité), which he co-wrote and co-directed with Simon McBurney.
His writing and directing credits in television and film include Starter Motor for the BBC's Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle monologues, and Death of England: Face to Face, a feature-length film co-written with Roy Williams for the National Theatre and SKY TV. The film was nominated for Best Single Drama at the BAFTA TV Awards, Royal Television Society Awards, and Broadcast Digital Media Awards.
As an actor, Clint's roles encompass Mr Loverman (BBC), the National Theatre's Olivier Award-winning production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (earning him Best Actor at the I.A.R. Awards), The Kid Stays in the Picture (Complicité at the Royal Court), SUS (Young Vic), Big White Fog (Almeida), and The Royale (Bush Theatre).
