Kacey Louisa Clarke, born Kacey Louisa Barnfield, is a British actress who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. As a child, she was best known for her role as Maddie Gilks in the hit BBC TV show Grange Hill, in which she was a series regular for six years. Born in Enfield, North London, she is a second cousin of the actress Victoria Shalet.
Kacey has a brother Kye and a sister Tyla. Her acting career began in 1997 when she was just 9, appearing in advertisements and stage plays. In 2000, Kacey won the role of bully Maddie Gilks, girlfriend to Baz Wainwright, in Grange Hill, where she found herself the central role in central plots during her five-year stint on the show.
After Grange Hill, Kacey filmed Popcorn with Jodi Albert and Jack Ryder, and played the character of Yukino. She has also appeared in the popular Sky1 football drama Dream Team, and other roles include The Bill, Casualty, and Road Safety commercial 'Mess'. In 2008, Kacey was the face of Clean & Clear, appearing in adverts for the skincare brand.
Kacey has also starred in the Road Safety commercial 'Mess', and in 2008 she became Galaxy chocolate's 'Miss Kiss' to publicize their Christmas Mistletoe Kisses chocolates. In 2009 and 2010, she appeared in the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners as Neil's sister Katie in the series 2 episode "Night Out in London" and series 3's "Will's Dilemma".
In 2010, Kacey made her theatrical film debut as Crystal Waters in the Screen Gem's 3D horror film Resident Evil: Afterlife, alongside Milla Jovovich, Wentworth Miller, and Ali Larter. She also starred in the TV movie Lake Placid 3, where she plays Ellie. In 2011, she played the lead role of Kate in Johannes Roberts' Roadkill, a horror film about a group of teens taking an ill-fated RV trip around Ireland.
Kacey has also appeared as Barb in Jeremy Leven's Girl on a Bicycle, and in September 2011, she was the female lead of Annabel in Sy-FyChannel's Jabberwock opposite Battlestar Galactica's Tahmoh Penikett. In 2013, she starred as the female lead in Green Street 3: Never Back Down opposite Scott Adkins.
Other productions she has been involved in include feature film Welcome to Curiosity as Martine and Bayou Tales as Neilson. In 2015, she played tomboy Charlie, one half of a lesbian couple, in Seeking Dolly Parton, which had a successful festival run and many rave reviews. Kacey was quoted as "Charming and deeply affecting" for her sincere portrayal of Charlie.
In Blood Orange, Kacey played the female lead opposite Ben Lamb and Iggy Pop.
