Julian Clarke (born September 3, 1977) is a Canadian film editor. Clarke was born in Vancouver. He graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School before enrolling at the University of British Columbia as a film major. After graduating from UBC in 2000, Clarke immediately began to find work as a professional film editor. Clarke was nominated for a 2009 Academy Award for Best Film Editing, a BAFTA Award for Best Editing, an ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic), a Satellite Award for Best Editing, and an Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing for his work on the science-fiction film, District 9.
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- September 3, 1977 (49)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Editor, also writer
- 22 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Known for
What are Julian Clarke's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 9
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 6
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 11
Steady 1 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 9
Casual 1 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous8
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Julian Clarke's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Julian Clarke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
34 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.
Ballerina(2025)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Secret Level(2024)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Borderlands(2024)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Red Notice(2021)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Terminator: Dark Fate(2019)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Love, Death & Robots(2019)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Skyscraper(2018)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Altered Carbon(2018)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Adam: The Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Firebase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Rakka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Handmaid's Tale(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Oats Studios(2017)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Deadpool(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Chappie(2015)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Project Almanac(2015)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Elysium(2013)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Thing(2011)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Whistleblower(2010)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Control Alt Delete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
District 9(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Stagers(2008)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Postal(2007)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
American Venus(2007)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Dysfunction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Severed(2005)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Barbie: Fairytopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Light Rapid Transit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Celluloid Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
For My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
RoboCop Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Voltron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles, 29 of them dated from 2002 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Deadpool (2016)
Highest rated
Deadpool (2016)
Most popular right now
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2010.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Julian Clarke's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Julian Clarke's work okay for kids?
Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Julian Clarke work with?
People who share at least 2 of Julian Clarke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neill Blomkamp shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Neill BlomkampShared titles: Oats Studios (2017), Chappie (2015), Elysium (2013), District 9 (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Neill Blomkamp
- Tim MillerShared titles: Borderlands (2024), Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019), Deadpool (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Tim Miller
- Alex BeatyShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Beaty
- Alfredo TorresShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Alfredo Torres
Writers
- J.T. PettyShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with J.T. Petty
- Joe AbercrombieShared titles: Borderlands (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Abercrombie
- Philip GelattShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Gelatt
- Rich LarsonShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Rich Larson
Actors
- Sharlto CopleyShared titles: Chappie (2015), Elysium (2013), District 9 (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Sharlto Copley
- Keanu ReevesShared titles: Ballerina (2025), Secret Level (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Keanu Reeves
- Ariana GreenblattShared titles: Borderlands (2024), Secret Level (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Ariana Greenblatt
- Fred TatascioreShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Tatasciore
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Steve JablonskyShared titles: Borderlands (2024), Red Notice (2021), Skyscraper (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Jablonsky
- Trent OpalochShared titles: Chappie (2015), Elysium (2013), District 9 (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Trent Opaloch
- Matt MariskaShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Mariska
- Maxime HerveShared titles: Secret Level (2024), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Maxime Herve
Producers
- Simon KinbergShared titles: Deadpool (2016), Chappie (2015), Elysium (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Kinberg
- Shawn WilliamsonShared titles: American Venus (2007), Postal (2007), Severed (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Shawn Williamson
- Adam GoodmanShared titles: Ballerina (2025), Borderlands (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Goodman
- Howard EllisShared titles: Ballerina (2025), Borderlands (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Ellis