DISGRACED actor Noel Clarke has been declared bankrupt after losing a legal battle over sexual misconduct allegations.
The former Doctor Who star, who also wrote and directed hit films and dramas, was slapped with costs of up to £6million.
The married dad, 50, sued a newspaper for libel but a High Court judge said abuse claims by 20 women were “substantially true”.
An initial £3million legal costs payment was due by late last year but he filed for bankruptcy in a bid to avoid paying.
Official paperwork confirms Clarke, living in London’s upmarket borough of Kensington and Chelsea, was formally declared bankrupt on December 11.
Sources say he always knew he would never be able to meet his costs if he lost the case but “blindly pushed on regardless”.
Clarke continues to protest his innocence and said after he lost his case: “For almost five years, I have fought against a powerful media outlet and its extensive legal teams over inaccurate and damaging reporting.
“These stories started via anonymous emails portraying me as a monster to attract attention and outrage.
“The goal was to damage my career, and they succeeded.
“I have never claimed to be perfect. But I am not the person described in these articles.
“Overnight I lost everything, the media outlet didn’t just ruin my life they ripped through my family’s also.”
He shot to fame playing Mickey Smith during the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras of Doctor Who between 2005 and 2010.
Clarke also starred in blockbuster films such as Star Trek Into Darkness and turned to writing and directing, making movies including the ‘hood series – Kidulthood, Adulthood and Brotherhood.
In 2009, Clarke won the Rising Star prize at the Bafta Film Awards, and in 2021 was given Bafta’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema honour.
But that award and his Bafta membership were suspended when women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct.