Claire Louise Price (born 4 July 1972) is an English actress. Her stage credits are extensive, her film and television credits include The Whistle-Blower (2001), Midsomer Murders episode "Tainted Fruit" (2001), Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "The Hollow" (2004), Rosemary and Thyme (2004), Rebus (2006-2007), Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), The Coroner (2015), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015), and Home Fires (2015-2016), and The Capture (2022).
Claire Price | |
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 Price in Sapho and Phao 2013 | |
| Born | Claire Louise Price 4 July 1972 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Life and career
editPrice was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.[1] Her parents, John Price and Andree Evans, also acted.[1] Her grandfather was the Worcestershire cricketer John Price. Her nephew is actor Charlie Rowe.
She is known for her portrayal as DS Siobhan Clarke in the TV drama Rebus (2006-2007) broadcast on the ITV network.[1] She played opposite Ken Stott (DI John Rebus) in the adaptations of the Inspector Rebus novels by Scottish author Ian Rankin.[1] In 2015, Price also played the role of Miriam Brindsley in ITV's World War II TV series Home Fires (2015-2016).[1] Her parents, John Price and Andree Evans, were also actors.[2]
Previous television work include one-episode roles in many other long-running crime drama series including London's Burning, The Knock, Dalziel and Pascoe,[3] Rosemary and Thyme,[2] Apparitions, Doctors, Agatha Christie's Poirot The Hollow,[2] Midsomer Murders Tainted Fruit,[2]Murder in Mind, The Whistle-Blower,[2] The Outcast, Capital, and The Coroner.[2]
Price has also worked in classical theatre. She played Olivia in the 2003 multi-cultural adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Liverpool Playhouse.[3] Her other Shakespearean roles have included Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at the Sheffield Crucible,[1] Miranda in The Tempest at the Old Vic,[3] and Rosalind in As You Like It at Manchester Royal Exchange.[3] At the Royal National Theatre, she played Berinthia in The Relapse (2001) and Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac (2004).[3]
In 2008, she played Ellida in Lady from the Sea at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre,[3] and in 2009 she took the roles of Amanda in Private Lives at the Hampstead Theatre,[1] Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Stuart at Theatr Clwyd,[1] directed by Terry Hands,[4] and as a journalist in The Power of Yes at the National Theatre.[5]
In 2009, she appeared in The First Domino at Brighton Festival Fringe.[6]
She had a supporting role in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).[2]
Price played the lead role of Petruchia in the RSC's staging of The Taming of the Shrew at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.[7]
Honours and awards
editPrice won the award for 'Best Supporting Performance' at the 2011 UK Theatre Awards for her role in The Pride at the Crucible in Sheffield.[8] She won Best Actress for her role as Alice in 'Jump' at The British Independent Film Festival 2012
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Proud to be back". Sheffield Telegraph. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Claire Price Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Casting Announced for the Box of Delights, The RSC'S Festive Family Show". rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Jays, David (17 May 2009). "Mary Stuart at the Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 23 October 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "The Power of Yes Cast Credits". National Theatre. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ Emily-Ann Elliott (5 May 2009). "Bomb survivor writes Brighton play". The Argus. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "The taming of the Shrew Review RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford upon Avon". theguardian.com. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019.
- ^ "National Theatre Wales triumphs in regional theatre awards". The Guardian. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
External links
edit- Claire Price at IMDb