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BIO

Jon is an Olivier Award winning and double Tony Award nominated lighting designer, based in the UK.



Theatre includes
NATIONAL THEATRE: The Lehman Trilogy (also Park Avenue Armory, New York and Piccadilly Theatre, West End), Manor, I’m Not Running, Absolute Hell, Amadeus, As You Like It, The Beaux Stratagem, Hamlet, Othello, The Effect, Collaborators, A Woman Killed With Kindness, Greenland, Pains of Youth, Our Class, Damned by Despair, Women of Troy, The Cat in the Hat, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel.

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (RSC): Hamlet, The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale, King Lear, The Homecoming and Silence.

BROADWAY: The Lehman Trilogy (Nederlander, Tony nomination), Betrayal (Jacobs),
The Inheritance (Barrymore, Tony nomination), King Charles III (Music Box Theater)

WEST END PLAYS: Cyrano De Bergerac (Harold Pinter Theatre, Playhouse Theatre); The Shark Is Broken (Ambassadors); The Inheritance (Noel Coward, Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design), Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre), Pinter at the Pinter (Harold Pinter), The Jungle (Playhouse), Frozen (Haymarket), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Apollo), Doctor Faustus (Duke of York's); King Charles III (Wyndham's, Olivier Award nomination); Apologia, The Maids, The Ruling Class, The Pride (Trafalgar); Three Days of Rain (Apollo, Olivier Award nomination and Knight of Illumination Award); The Little Dog Laughed (Garrick), The Lover and The Collection, Dicken's Unplugged (Harold Pinter); Pinter's People (Haymarket).

Productions

 
[West End, 2026]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2024]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting designer
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting design
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting designer
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2022]
Lighting designer
 
[West End, 2022]
LIGHTING DESIGNER
 
[West End, 2022]
Lighting
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2021]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2016] Cancelled
Lighting
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2014]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2011]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, ]
Lighting Designer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl

Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow


winner
Tony Awards - 2025 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark, A Doll's House

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy


winner
Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark, The Inheritance

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play

Jon Clark, The Jungle


winner
Obie Awards - 2019 - Special Citations

Jon Clark, The Jungle

Videos

News


ROMEO & JULIET Starring Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe Extends
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2026

Romeo & Juliet will extend for two weeks due to popular demand. The production, starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe, directed by Robert Icke, will begin performances at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Wednesday 18 March.
Photos: Sadie Sink, Noah Jupe, and More in Rehearsal For ROMEO & JULIET at the Harold Pinter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2026

All new photos have been released from the rehearsal room for Romeo & Juliet, starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!
Broadway's STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW to Be Filmed for Netflix Release
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 10, 2026

Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the prequel play to the Netflix series, will be filmed this week for a future release on the streamer. Performances from Tuesday, February 10 to Saturday, February 14 have been canceled to accommodate.
Victor de Paula Rocha, Ayana Cymone & More Will Join STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 10, 2026

Get ready, Hawkins. New principal cast  members are getting ready to join the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW as the production begins its second year on Broadway.
Video: Watch Highlights from AMERICAN PSYCHO at Almeida Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2026

Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold’s production of American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis has been extended.
Additional Cast Set for ROMEO & JULIET in the West End Starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2026

Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe star in ROMEO & JULIET at Harold Pinter Theatre. Additional cast revealed for this exciting production.
WAITING FOR GODOT Enters Final Week of Performances on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 30, 2025

There are only 7 performances left to see Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Jamie Lloyd’s Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Waiting For Godot.
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Breaks Marquis Theatre Box Office Record
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2025

The Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW broke the 9-performance house record at the Marquis Theatre with a gross of $2,510,948.00 for the week ending Sunday, December 28, 2025. 
DEAR ENGLAND Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025

Following a record-breaking run in the West End in 2023, James Graham's Olivier Award-winning play Dear England is now on tour, visiting 16 venues across England. Learn more here!
Video: STRANGER THINGS Star Jamie Campbell Bower Makes Cameo in Broadway Play
by Michael Major - Dec 20, 2025

Watch a video of Jamie Campbell Bower surprising the audience for the final scene of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW for the final scene of the production, reprising his role as “Henry Creel.'
PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL and More Nominated For WhatsOnStage Awards
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!
Jamie Lloyd’s WAITING FOR GODOT Recoups Broadway Investment
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2025

Jamie Lloyd’s Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, has recouped its initial investment of $7.5 million in just eight weeks.
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe Will Make West End Debuts in ROMEO & JULIET in 2026
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2025

Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe will star in Romeo & Juliet at the Harold Pinter Theatre next year, both making their West End debuts. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
Music From WAITING FOR GODOT To Begin Streaming Tomorrow
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2025

Music From WAITING FOR GODOT, a new 13-track album featuring original music by Ben and Max Ringham, will be released at 12:01 AM ET tomorrow on all major digital streaming platforms.
Photos: Louis McCartney and More at Netflix's STRANGER THINGS Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025

The stars STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW attended the LA premiere for the final series of the Netflix global phenomenon. See photos of Louis McCartney and more.
The Almeida Theatre Reveals Cast And Creative Team For World Premiere Of Sam Grabiner’s CHRISTMAS DAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2025

The Almeida Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner’s Christmas Day, directed by James Macdonald (Infinite Life, The Children).
WAITING FOR GODOT On Broadway To Welcome 500 NYC Public School Students
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2025

The new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, has announced a special initiative with the New York City Department of Education.
Photos: First Look At DEAR ENGLAND UK National Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2025

The National Theatre’s Dear England, James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning play about Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team, has begun its first national tour. Check out photos of the production!
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW To Host Panel at New York Comic Con
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2025

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW will be hosting a panel at New York Comic Con this year titled “Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Bringing Iconic Characters & the World of the Upside Down to Life on Stage.”
Rachel Zegler's 'Rainbow High' From EVITA Dropping on Streaming This Friday
by Michael Major - Sep 3, 2025

Rachel Zegler's acclaimed rendition of 'Rainbow High' from Evita will drop on streaming platforms this week. Pre-save the new single on Spotify, Apple Music, and more now!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Jon Clark been nominated for?

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl (Drama Desk Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for A Doll's House, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Inheritance, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Jungle and Special Citations (Obie Awards) for The Jungle.

What awards has Jon Clark won?

Jon Clark has won several prestigious awards for his outstanding lighting design. He received the Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Stranger Things: The First Shadow. He also earned the Outstanding Lighting Design award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Additionally, Jon Clark won the Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for Stranger Things: The First Shadow. He was also honored with the Best Lighting Design of a Play Tony Award for The Lehman Trilogy. Furthermore, he received Special Citations at the Obie Awards for his work on The Jungle.

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