Clare-Louise is a deaf screen-director and actor. She trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, UK, on the MA Theatre Lab course, graduating in Sept 2012. Clare is co-Artistic Director of Hot Coals Productions an award winning production company. Clare is partially deaf, having lost her hearing as a teenager, she speaks English and has British Sign Language Level 4. Clare-Louise is the daughter of the late comic actor Arthur English.