Claire Rafferty (actress) explained

Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive: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

Her work on the stage has received critical appreciation:

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Director
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2014 [4] Clara
2016 Banshee Betty
2017 Beast News Reporter
2018 Here's Looking at You Kid Miss Abbott
2020 Heaven Come In Cara
2023 The Last Rifleman Vicky Tedjury
Television
DateTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2012Emily DixonEpisode: "Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 1"
2013Shetland [5] Anna HaldaneEpisode: "Red Bones" (2 parts)
2013MisfitsHayley Episode 5.6
2014–2016DC Christine Larkin9 episodes [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
2015FortitudeAnna
2015Doctors [15] Ruth AndertonEpisode: "A Very Reverend Institution"
2015Cuffs [16] Fiona GlendonEpisode 4
2015–2017Mrs Flynn
Episodes:
2016VeraEllie ConnockEpisode: "The Sea Glass"
2016Houdini and Doyle [17] CharlotteEpisode: "In Manus Dei"
2016Banged Up AbroadTabitha RichieEpisode: "Bogota Belly Bust"
2017Silent Witness [18] Sarah LoganEpisode: "Remembrance"
2018–2022Derry GirlsMiss Mooney8 episodes
2019Casualty[19] Maggie McKiernanEpisode 34
2019Claire LeabridgeEpisode 6
2021Three FamiliesDC Fallon2 episodes
Theatre
Date Title Author Role Director Company / Theatre
2003 Redundant Lucy Tinderbox
– Living With Cancer Kelly Cancer Lifeline
2007 Romeo and Juliet JulietLAMDA
Linbury
2007 Uncle Vanya Yelena LAMDA
Linbury
2007 Pericles & Gower LAMDA
Linbury
2007 Caucasian Chalk Circle Mother In Law LAMDA
Linbury
2008 Ranyevskaya LAMDA
Linbury
2008 Mixed Up North Jen LAMDA
Linbury
2009 Mixed Up North [20] [21] [22] [23] Maureen & Catherine Out of Joint & Octagon Theatre, Bolton
20099 Octagon Theatre, Bolton
2009 Royal Theatre, Northampton
2009 Curve, Leicester
2009
2009 Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe
2009 Bolton Lads and Girls Club
2009 Bolton Sixth Form College
2009 Turton School, Bolton
2009 The ACE Centre, Nelson
2009 The Dukes, Lancaster
2009 Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
2009 Wilton's Music Hall, London
2010 Dancing at Lughnasa [24] [25] Christina Mundy Birmingham Repertory
2010–2011 [26] [27] [28] Elizabeth Out of Joint
2010 Corn Exchange, Newbury
2010
2010 Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
2010 Lyric Hammersmith, London
2010 Oxford Playhouse
2010 Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2010 York Theatre Royal
2010 Birmingham Repertory Theatre
2011 Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
2011 Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork
2011 Liverpool Playhouse
2011
2012 Macbeth [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] Lyric Theatre, Belfast
2014 Three Loose Teeth [35] Various BacksBroke
Shakespeare in Shoreditch Festival

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prime time role for West [Belfast] actress ]. Anthony Neeson . Andersonstown News. 15 March 2013.
  2. http://www.ulsteractors.com/r/ Claire Rafferty at Ulster Actors
  3. https://graduates.name/queens_university_belfast-2628-136#id26547030 Graduates of Queen's University Belfast
  4. https://creativeventure123.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/the-woman-in-black-2-angel-of-death The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death – Junaid Ali Malik, Creative Venture
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vyx9k BBC – Shetland – Series 1
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0295v3f BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 1
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04q0r8f BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 2
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04sxpd4 BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 3
  9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04v5g0m BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 5
  10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vsmfv BBC – The Fall – Series 2, Episode 6
  11. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yklsk BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 2
  12. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07zfbvp BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 3
  13. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0808042 BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 4
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080y01r BBC – The Fall – Series 3, Episode 5
  15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06cc696 BBC – Doctors – Series 17, Episode 94 – A Very Reverend Institution
  16. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06q7hhj BBC – Cuffs – Episode 4
  17. http://garnsguides.com/shows/houdini-and-doyle-1st.html Garn's Guides for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Animated TV shows
  18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08blzn0 BBC – Silent Witness – Series 20 – Remembrance
  19. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004wnl BBC – Casualty – Series 33, Episode 34
  20. https://www.outofjoint.co.uk/production/mixed-up-north Mixed Up North – Out of Joint Theatre Company
  21. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/mixed-up-north-octagon-theatre-bolton-1798544.html Mixed Up North, Octagon Theatre, Bolton – Lynne Walker, The Independent, 7 October 2009
  22. https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/mixedupnorth-rev Mixed Up North – David Chadderton, British Theatre Guide
  23. https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/mixedupnorthPF-rev.htm Mixed Up North – Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide
  24. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/theatre-director-tamara-harvey-is-dancing-118738 Theatre: Director Tamara Harvey is Dancing at Lughnasa at Birmingham Rep – Birmingham Live, 12 Feb 2010
  25. https://www.musicomh.com/theatre/dancing-at-lughnasa-birmingham-repertory-theatre-birmingham Dancing at Lughnasa @ Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham – Carl Williams, musicOMH
  26. https://www.outofjoint.co.uk/production/the-big-fellah The Big Fellah – Out of Joint Theatre Company
  27. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/birdsong-comedy-theatre-londonthe-big-fellah-lyric-hammersmith-london-2096048.html The Big Fellah, Lyric Hammersmith, London – Kate Bassett, The Independent, 3 October 2010
  28. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/sep/27/the-big-fellah-review Richard Bean: The Big Fellah, Lyric Hammersmith, London – Michael Billington, The Guardian, 27 Sep 2010
  29. https://lyrictheatre.co.uk/first-lyric-production-of-shakespeare-on-new-stage First Lyric production of Shakespeare on new stage – Lyric Theatre, 1 September 2012
  30. https://thegownatqub.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/theatre-review-macbeth-at-the-lyric-theatre Theatre Review: Macbeth at the Lyric Theatre – Romano Mullin, The Gown, 29 October 2012
  31. https://bloggingshakespeare.com/reviewing-shakespeare/macbeth-lyric-theatre-belfast Macbeth, directed by Lynne Parker, The Lyric Theatre, Belfast – Laura Campbell, Cahiers Élisabéthains 83 (Spring 2013), pages 37-40
  32. http://itmarchive.ie/web/Reviews/Current/Macbeth-(4).aspx.html Macbeth by William Shakespeare – Lisa Fitzpatrick, Irish Theatre Magazine, 25 October 2012
  33. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/the-scottish-play-gets-an-ulster-twist-at-lyric-28877943.html The Scottish Play gets an Ulster twist at Lyric – Grania McFadden, Belfast Telegraph, 25 October 2012
  34. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2.681/macbeth-1.546441 Macbeth Lyric Theatre, Belfast – Peter Crawley, The Irish Times, 2 Nov 2012
  35. https://youtube.com/watch?v=wlbVh5zzjZA&list=PLZgCsK0SU4kbFx0iY500m7WQpiSojXQRg Shakespeare in Shoreditch: Three Loose Teeth – YouTube

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