Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook is an English actress who spent about five years in theater before moving into film and television. Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, she attended Fearnhill School and then studied theater art at Rose Bruford College. Her early screen work included a guest role in Doctor Who and supporting parts in Secrets & Lies (1996) and Spice World. She became familiar on television through The Sins, Carrie & Barry, Whitechapel, My Mad Fat Diary, Home Fires, Sherwood and Rivals, and earned a 2014 BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for My Mad Fat Diary. Her film credits include Enola Holmes (2020), Ammonite (2020) and Ali & Ava (2021). On stage, she appeared in West End productions of Three Sisters and Festen, and in The Crucible, Uncle Vanya, Market Boy and Middle. She also acted in the BBC Radio 4 drama Jazz and Dice.