Claire Keelan

Last updated

Claire Keelan
Born (1975-05-08) 8 May 1975 (age 49)
Liverpool, England
OccupationActress
Years active2004present
Spouse Simon Farnaby
Children1

Claire Keelan (born 8 May 1975) is an English actress, mostly in comedy. Her credits include A Cock and Bull Story (2005), Nathan Barley (2005), Perfect Day (2005), Survivors (2008), No Heroics (2009), Hush (2009), The Trip (2010), Mister John (2013), Agatha Christie's Poirot (2013), Black Mirror (2013), Carnage (2017), and Cold Feet (2020).

Contents

Background

Keelan is a former member of the Royal Court Young People's Theatre, and trained at Westminster College between 1998 and 1999. [1]

Career

Keelan has appeared in the films A Cock and Bull Story (2005), [2] Pierrepoint (2005) and Hush (2009). [3] Her television credits include Perfect Day , [3] Survivors , [1] Sorted , Moving On , [2] The Trip , [2] and the pilot episode of How Not to Live Your Life . [2] She played the lead roles of Claire Ashcroft in Nathan Barley , [2] and Electroclash in No Heroics . [2] In 2013 she appeared in an episode of Channel 4's Black Mirror written by Charlie Brooker. [2]

Keelan's theatre work includes Top Girls , Ultra Violet, Les liaisons dangereuses , A Midsummer Night's Dream , [1] Rise and Shine, [1] and The Electric Hills. [4]

Personal life

Keelan is married to actor Simon Farnaby, and they have a daughter, Eve (born c.2014). [5]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2005 A Cock and Bull Story Make-up Assistant
Pierrepoint Jessie Kelly
2007Hard to SwallowSaskia Short film
2008 Hush Wendy
2010 The Trip Emma
2012 Kelly + Victor Victoria
2013 Mister John Kathleen Devine
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Woman in car (voice)Uncredited role
2014 The Trip to Italy Emma
2015The Girl in the DressMaryShort film
2017 Carnage Lindsay GraberMockumentary film
The Trip to Spain Emma
Paddington 2 Police Officer
2020 The Trip to Greece Emma

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2004 All About Me Sarah Situation comedy - Episode: "Downloading"
2005 Nathan Barley Claire AshcroftSituation comedy - 7 episodes
Perfect Day Kate Television film
2006 The Bill Sian Frost Police procedural - Episode: "Lack of Restraint"
Sorted Polly BBC Drama series - Episode: 1.6
Perfect Day: The Millennium KateTelevision films
Perfect Day: The Funeral
2007 How Not to Live Your Life Situation comedy - Episode: Pilot
2008 Survivors Linda Post-apocalyptic drama - Episode: 1.5
No Heroics Electroclash / Sarah Comedy series - 6 episodes
2009 Moving On Sonia Anthology series - Episode: "Bully"
2010 Holby City Rose MarsdenDrama series - Episode: "Shifts"
2010–2020 The Trip EmmaSituation comedy - 14 episodes
2011 Outcasts Carla ShapiroDrama series - Episode: 1.7
2012 Line of Duty DS Leah Janson Crime drama - 5 episodes
The Last Weekend Em, Ian's girlfriendMini-series - 3 episodes
2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot Nurse CravenEpisode: "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case"
Black Mirror NaomiEpisode: "Be Right Back"
The Psychopath Next DoorCatriona McCannTelevision film
2019 Call the Midwife Gilda BrittallEpisode: 8.6
2020 Cold Feet SandraComedy drama - 4 episodes
2023The Family PileUrsulaComedy series - 6 episodes
2024 Daddy Issues JessComedy series - Episode: "Garden Sliders"

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Les Dennis</span> English television presenter, actor, and comedian

Leslie Dennis Heseltine is an English television presenter, actor and comedian. He presented Family Fortunes from 1987 until 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rob Brydon</span> Welsh actor and comedian (born 1965)

Robert Brydon Jones is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. Brydon gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. Brydon was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday Honours in 2013 for services to comedy and broadcasting, and for charitable services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julia Davis</span> English actress (born 1966)

Julia Charlotte L. Davis is an English actress, comedian, director and writer. She is known for writing and starring in the BBC Three comedy Nighty Night (2004–2005) and the comedies Hunderby (2012–2015) and Camping (2016), which she also directed. Davis has been noted by critics for creating boundary-pushing black comedy that centres female anti-hero characters.

Milton French-Stewart, known professionally as French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for playing Harry Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, Inspector Gadget in the superhero comedy film Inspector Gadget 2 and Chef Rudy on the CBS sitcom Mom.

<i>Nathan Barley</i> British television series

Nathan Barley is a British Channel 4 television sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, directed by Morris and starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan, Richard Ayoade, Ben Whishaw, Rhys Thomas and Charlie Condou. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4. Described by his creator as a "meaningless strutting cadaver-in-waiting", the character originated on Brooker's TVGoHome – a website parodying television listings – as the focus of a fly-on-the-wall documentary called Cunt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cherry Jones</span> American actress (born 1956)

Cherry Jones is an American actress. She started her career in theater as a founding member of the American Repertory Theater in 1980 before transitioning into film and television. Celebrated for her dynamic roles on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Olivier Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicholas Burns (actor)</span> English actor (born 1977)

Nicholas Burns is an English actor, best known for his comic performance as the title character in Nathan Barley (2005). He played Martin Weedon in Benidorm and Alex in No Heroics (2008). His other credits include The Mighty Boosh (2005), The IT Crowd (2007), Doctor Who, The Crown,, Manhunt (2019), Strike (2020), The Serpent Queen (2022–present), A Small Light and Black Mirror.

<i>A Cock and Bull Story</i> 2005 British comedy film by Michael Winterbottom

A Cock and Bull Story is a 2005 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is a film-within-a-film, featuring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing themselves as egotistical actors during the making of a screen adaptation of Laurence Sterne's 18th-century metafictional novel Tristram Shandy. Gillian Anderson and Keeley Hawes also play themselves in addition to their Tristram Shandy roles. Since the book is about a man attempting but failing to write his autobiography, the film takes the form of being about failing to make the film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alice Eve</span> British actress

Alice Sophia Eve is a British actress. The daughter of actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan, she began her career with supporting roles in the films Hawking and Stage Beauty. Her other credits include Starter for 10 (2006), She's Out of My League (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Before We Go (2014), Please Stand By (2017), Replicas (2018), and Bombshell (2019). On television, she has had recurring roles on HBO's Entourage (2011), Marvel's Iron Fist (2018), and Amazon Prime's The Power (2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Lapaine</span> Australian actor (born 1971)

Daniel Lapaine is an Australian stage, film and television actor, living in London. He first came to prominence in 1994, playing South African swimmer David Van Arkle in Muriel's Wedding (1994). He also works as a writer and director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Copley</span> British actor and voice over artist

Paul Mackriell Copley is an English actor and voice over artist. From 2011 to 2015 he appeared as Mr. Mason, father of William Mason, in 16 episodes of Downton Abbey, and from 2020 to 2021, he appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Arthur Medwin.

Perfect Day is a 2005 British television movie, initially broadcast on Five in December 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Farnaby</span> English actor (born 1973)

Simon Farnaby is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective where he has written and starred in productions including Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts.

George Innes is a British actor.

Montserrat Lombard is an English actress known for playing Sharon 'Shaz' Granger in the BBC drama series Ashes to Ashes.

Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola is a Welsh actress known for her work in theatre and television and radio. In 2023 Rakie Ayola was the 18th recipient of the prestigious BAFTA CymruSiân Phillips Award. At the same ceremony she also won the Bafta CymruBest Actress Award for her performance in BBC1 series The Pact Season 2 on which she was an Executive Producer. In 2021 Rakie Ayola won BAFTABest Supporting Actress for BBC1 film Anthony by Jimmy McGovern. Ayola has appeared in television shows including Kaos, The Pact Season 1, Grace, Shetland, No Offence, Midsomer Murders, Black Mirror, Noughts + Crosses, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and EastEnders, a number of Shakespearean theatrical performances and feature films such as Been So Long, Now Is Good, Great Moments in Aviation, The i Inside, Dredd, and Sahara. She appeared as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City from its eighth to eleventh series.

Rebekah Staton is an English actress and narrator. She has had roles in Pulling (2006–2009), Doctor Who (2007), Rome (2007), Wallander (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Raised by Wolves (2013–2016), DanTDM Creates a Big Scene (2017), and Home (2019–2020). She is also a narrator for Don't Tell The Bride (2008–present).

William Ash is an English actor. He is known for roles in the television dramas Soldier Soldier, Where the Heart Is (1997–1998), Clocking Off (2001–2002), Waterloo Road (2009–2011), The Tunnel (2016–2017) and Emmerdale (2022–present). His film appearances include Mad About Mambo (2000) and Hush (2008).

No Heroics is a British superhero-comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show was ITV2's first original sitcom. It was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards.

Samantha Spiro is an English actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Barbara Windsor in the stage play Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick and the television films Cor, Blimey! and Babs, DI Vivien Friend in M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, Melessa Tarly in the HBO series Game of Thrones, and Maureen Groff in Sex Education. She has won two Laurence Olivier Awards.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Claire Keelan cv". Hamilton Hodell (former agent). Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Claire Keelan". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Claire Keelan Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. "The Electric Hills - Cast". Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse . 18 August 2009.
  5. Chris Bennion (17 September 2020). "Simon Farnaby interview: 'Doing another Paddington film was just too much to bear'". telegraph.co.uk.