Claire Rushbrook


Claire Louise Rushbrook is an English actress.

Early life

Claire Louise Rushbrook was born on 25 August 1971 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. She attended Fearnhill School in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, before joining Rose Bruford College.

Career

Rushbrook worked mainly in theatre for around five years before moving into film and television. She guest starred in the episodes "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit" in Doctor Who and had supporting roles in films Secrets & Lies and Spice World. Her Doctor Who guest star status earned her a position in a Doctor Who celebrity edition of The Weakest Link but ended up being the fourth one voted off. She also appeared in the 2008 BBC comedy drama Mutual Friends and the 2009 ITV1 dramas Whitechapel and Collision, both alongside Phil Davis.
Rushbrook's theatre credits include West End productions of Three Sisters as Olga and Festen as Helene. Other stage roles include Mary Warren in The Crucible, Sonia in Uncle Vanya and Mum in Market Boy.
Her films include Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies and Carine Adler's Under the Skin with Samantha Morton. On television, she has starred in The Sins, Linda Green, the sitcom Carrie And Barry, Whitechapel and My Mad Fat Diary, for which she received a 2014 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in both seasons of Home Fires, in 2015 and 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio