Clint Dyer started his career at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, acting for renowned directors like Mike Leigh and being mentored by Philip Hedley. He became a board member at 28 and associate artist for over a decade, setting up the Musical Theatre Programme and directing his first production, The Big Life, which transferred to the West End.
He produced and starred in the multi-award-winning film SUS, winning numerous awards for Best Actor. Clint also starred in a Young Vic Theatre production of the same name.
Clint began his writing journey at the Royal Court with his first play, Emergency, and started screenwriting with Nik Powell at Scala Productions. He directed his second show at the NT and was appointed Deputy Artistic Director of the National Theatre in 2021.
Clint's work at the National includes Othello, Death of England: Delroy, and Death of England: Closing Time, which he co-wrote with Roy Williams. He is the first Black director to direct Othello in any major UK venue and has made him one of the few artists to act, write, and direct at the National Theatre.
He directed Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, which won an Olivier for Best Original Score/New Orchestrations, and received four Olivier Award nominations including Best New Musical.
Clint's other works include Kingston 14, The Big Life, Sylvia Plath, The Westbridge, and The Happy Tragedy of Being Woke.
In TV and film, Clint wrote Starter Motor for the BBC's Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle monologues and Death of England: Face to Face, a feature-length film for the National Theatre and SKY TV, which was nominated for Best Single Drama at the BAFTA TV awards.
As an actor, Clint's work includes Mr Loverman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Kid Stays in the Picture, SUS, Big White Fog, and The Royale.
