Claire Rankin

Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress whose work spans classical stage roles, television, and independent film. She trained with the Stratford Festival Young Company and remained with the Stratford Shakespearean Festival for four years. There she played classical parts including Miranda in The Tempest and danced Louise in Carousel; other stage parts include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Cosette in Les Misérables. She has appeared in more than fifty films and television shows, among them guest roles on The Mentalist, House, Monk, Ally McBeal, and The Drew Carey Show, and the films Molly's Game (2017) and Seven in Heaven (2018). She played Mary in Son of a Critch and had recurring roles as Fleur de Brabant in Forever Knight and Kate Heightmeyer in Stargate Atlantis. In 2019 she originated Cynthia Murphy for the Toronto premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, the show's first international production, and stayed with the role for the North American tour.