Claire Keelan
Claire Keelan (born 8 May 1975) is an English actress. She played Claire Ashcroft in Nathan Barley and Electroclash in No Heroics.
Claire Keelan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1975 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Farnaby |
Background
Keelan is a former member of the Royal Court Young People's Theatre.[1] She trained at Westminster College between 1998 and 1999.[2]
Career
Keelan has appeared in the films A Cock and Bull Story (2005), Pierrepoint (2005) and Hush (2009). Her television credits include Perfect Day, Survivors, Sorted, Moving On, The Trip, and the pilot episode of How Not to Live Your Life. She played the lead roles of Claire Ashcroft in Nathan Barley and Electroclash in No Heroics. In 2003 she appeared in an episode of Channel 4's Art Show written by Charlie Brooker.
Keelan's theatre work includes Top Girls, Ultra Violet, Les liaisons dangereuses, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Rise and Shine and The Electric Hills.[3]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | All About Me | Sarah - Downloading (2004) |
Situation comedy |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley | Claire Ashcroft | Situation comedy |
| Perfect Day | Kate | Television film | |
| 2006 | The Bill | Sian Frost - Episode 419 (2006) |
Police procedural |
| Sorted | Polly - Episode 1.6 (2006) |
Drama series | |
| Perfect Day: The Millennium | Kate | Television film | |
| Perfect Day: The Funeral | Kate | Television film | |
| 2007 | How Not to Live Your Life | Episode: "Pilot" | Situation comedy |
| 2008 | Survivors | Linda Episode: "Episode 1.5" |
Post-apocalyptic drama |
| 2009 | No Heroics | Electroclash / Sarah | Comedy series |
| Moving On | Sonia - Bully (2009) |
Anthology series | |
| 2010-2020 | The Trip | Emma | Situation comedy |
| 2011 | Outcasts | Carla Shapiro Episode: "Episode 7" |
Drama series |
| 2012 | Line of Duty | DS Leah Janson | Crime drama |
| 2012 | The Last Weekend | Ian's girlfriend | Psychological crime drama on ITV |
| 2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Nurse Craven | Episode: "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" |
| Black Mirror | Naomi | Episode: "Be Right Back" | |
| 2017 | Carnage | Lindsay Graber | Mockumentary |
| 2020 | Cold Feet | Sandra | Comedy drama |
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | A Cock and Bull Story | Make Up Assistant | Feature film |
| Pierrepoint | Jessie Kelly | Feature film | |
| 2006 | Hard to Swallow | Saskia | Short film |
| 2009 | Hush | Wendy | Feature film |
| 2010 | The Trip | Emma | Feature film |
| 2013 | Mister John | Kathleen Devine | Feature film |
| 2014 | The Trip to Italy | Emma | Feature film |
| 2017 | The Trip to Spain | Emma | Feature film |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Police Officer | Feature film |
| 2020 | The Trip to Greece | Emma | Feature film |
References
- GS interview with No Heroics star Claire Keelan Geek Syndicate. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
- "CV - Claire Keelan". Hamilton Hodell. 21 December 2005. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- The Electric Hills - Cast Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.