Claire Rafferty (actress)
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Claire Rafferty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Claire Rafferty is a Northern Irish actress.[1][2] She studied drama at Queen's University Belfast (2000 – 2003) followed by London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3] On television, she played Anna Haldane in the first series of Shetland, Detective Constable Christine Larkin in The Fall series 2 and 3, Tabitha Richie (lead role) in Banged Up Abroad: Bogota Belly Bust, and deputy headmistress Miss Mooney in all series of Derry Girls.
Critical review
[edit]Her work on the stage has received critical appreciation:
There's concentrated acting from ... Claire Rafferty ...
The love-stricken Christine, who is played by a glowing Claire Rafferty, sparkles when on stage with Daniel Hawsford, who plays Michaels father, and the two produce some of the production's most genuinely charming moments.
The Big Fellah should also be enthralling given its quota of dark humour, undercover agents, internecine rivalries and courts martial. Yet, strangely, the end result is a damp squib, in spite of fine ensemble playing from Rory Keenan, Claire Rafferty, ...
Yet it is the three witches, played by Carol Moore, Eleanor Methven and Claire Rafferty that are the most captivating members of the cast.
Perhaps the most striking instance of this is Lady Macduff (Claire Rafferty)
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Woman in Black: Angel of Death [9] | Clara | Tom Harper |
| 2016 | Banshee Betty | Sam Brown | |
| 2017 | Beast | News Reporter | Michael Pearce |
| 2018 | Here's Looking at You Kid | Miss Abbott | Michael Lennox |
| 2020 | Heaven Come In | Cara | Rebekah Davis |
| 2023 | The Last Rifleman | Vicky Tedjury | Terry Loane |
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Bletchley Circle | Emily Dixon | Andy de Emmony | Episode: "Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 1" |
| 2013 | Shetland [10] | Anna Haldane | Peter Hoar | Episode: "Red Bones" (2 parts) |
| 2013 | Misfits | Hayley | Lewis Arnold | Episode 5.6 |
| 2014–2016 | The Fall | DC Christine Larkin | Allan Cubitt | 9 episodes [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Anna | Sam Miller | |
| 2015 | Doctors [20] | Ruth Anderton | Owen Brenman | Episode: "A Very Reverend Institution" |
| 2015 | Cuffs [21] | Fiona Glendon | Kieron Hawkes | Episode 4 |
| 2015–2017 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Mrs Flynn | Benjamin Ross Alex Gabassi |
Episodes: |
| 2016 | Vera | Ellie Connock | Paul Gay | Episode: "The Sea Glass" |
| 2016 | Houdini and Doyle [22] | Charlotte | Daniel O'Hara | Episode: "In Manus Dei" |
| 2016 | Banged Up Abroad | Tabitha Richie | Sam Brown | Episode: "Bogota Belly Bust" |
| 2017 | Silent Witness [23] | Sarah Logan | David Richards | Episode: "Remembrance" |
| 2018–2022 | Derry Girls | Miss Mooney | Michael Lennox | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Casualty[24] | Maggie McKiernan | Daikin Marsh | Episode 34 |
| 2019 | The Feed | Claire Leabridge | Jill Robertson | Episode 6 |
| 2021 | Three Families | DC Fallon | Alex Kalymnios | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Anthony Neeson (15 March 2013). "Prime time role for West [Belfast] actress". Andersonstown News.
- ^ Claire Rafferty at Ulster Actors
- ^ Graduates of Queen's University Belfast
- ^ a b Mixed Up North, Octagon Theatre, Bolton – Lynne Walker, The Independent, 7 October 2009
- ^ a b Dancing at Lughnasa @ Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham – Carl Williams, musicOMH
- ^ a b The Big Fellah, Lyric Hammersmith, London – Kate Bassett, The Independent, 3 October 2010
- ^ a b Theatre Review: Macbeth at the Lyric Theatre – Romano Mullin, The Gown, 29 October 2012
- ^ a b Macbeth, directed by Lynne Parker, The Lyric Theatre, Belfast – Laura Campbell, Cahiers Élisabéthains 83 (Spring 2013), pages 37-40
- ^ The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death – Junaid Ali Malik, Creative Venture
- ^ BBC – Shetland – Series 1
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 1
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 2
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 3
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 5
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 6
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 2
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 3
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 4
- ^ BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 5
- ^ BBC – Doctors – Series 17, Episode 94 – A Very Reverend Institution
- ^ BBC – Cuffs – Episode 4
- ^ Garn's Guides for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Animated TV shows
- ^ BBC – Silent Witness – Series 20 – Remembrance
- ^ BBC – Casualty – Series 33, Episode 34
- ^ Mixed Up North – Out of Joint Theatre Company
- ^ Mixed Up North – David Chadderton, British Theatre Guide
- ^ Mixed Up North – Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide
- ^ Theatre: Director Tamara Harvey is Dancing at Lughnasa at Birmingham Rep – Birmingham Live, 12 Feb 2010
- ^ The Big Fellah – Out of Joint Theatre Company
- ^ Richard Bean: The Big Fellah, Lyric Hammersmith, London – Michael Billington, The Guardian, 27 Sep 2010
- ^ First Lyric production of Shakespeare on new stage – Lyric Theatre, 1 September 2012
- ^ Macbeth by William Shakespeare – Lisa Fitzpatrick, Irish Theatre Magazine, 25 October 2012
- ^ The Scottish Play gets an Ulster twist at Lyric – Grania McFadden, Belfast Telegraph, 25 October 2012
- ^ Macbeth Lyric Theatre, Belfast – Peter Crawley, The Irish Times, 2 Nov 2012
- ^ Shakespeare in Shoreditch: Three Loose Teeth – YouTube