Caitríona Balfe
Biography
Caitríona Mary Balfe was born on October 4, 1979, in Dublin, Ireland. She is an Irish actress, producer, and former fashion model. At age eighteen, while studying Drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Balfe was offered work as a fashion model in Paris and was featured in advertising campaigns. She is best known for her starring role as Claire Fraser in the Starz historical drama series Outlander. For this role, she received a British Academy Scotland Award, an Irish Film and Television Award, two People's Choice Awards, and three Saturn Awards. She also earned nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama.
Career overview
Caitriona Mary Balfe is an Irish actress, producer, and former fashion model who was born on October 4, 1979, in Dublin, Ireland. At the age of eighteen, while studying drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, she was offered work as a fashion model in Paris, where she was featured in advertising campaigns.
Balfe is best known for her starring role as Claire Fraser in the Starz historical drama series Outlander. For her work on the series, she received a British Academy Scotland Award, an Irish Film and Television Award, two Peoples Choice Awards, and three Saturn Awards. In addition to these wins, she earned nominations for two Critics Choice Television Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama.
According to her professional profile, Balfe has accumulated thirty-one known acting credits across movies and television shows. Her career spans both modeling and screen performance, establishing her prominent recognition in the entertainment industry primarily through her long-running television work on Outlander.
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- Sense and Sensibility (2026) as Mrs. Dashwood
- Tenzing (2026) as Jill Henderson
- The Amateur (2025) as Inquiline
- The Cut (2025) as Caitlin Harney
- Belfast (2021) as Ma
- Angela's Christmas Wish (2020) as Dorothy's Mother
- Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Ford v Ferrari (2019) as Mollie Miles
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) as Tavra (voice)
- The Christmas Letter (2019) as Mother
- The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) as Self
- Money Monster (2016) as Diane Lester
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Price of Desire (2015) as Gabrielle Bloch
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Outlander (2014) as Claire Randall Fraser
- Outlander (2014) Producer
- Outlander (2014) Executive Producer
- Outlander (2014) Director
- Now You See Me (2013) as Jasmine Tressler
- Escape Plan (2013) as Jessica Miller
- Crush (2013) as Andie
- H+: The Digital Series (2012) as Breanna Sheehan
- The Beauty Inside (2012) as Alex #51
- The Wolf (2012) as Sally
- Super 8 (2011) as Elizabeth Lamb
- Lust Life (2011) as Aubrie
- Picture Me (2010) as Herself
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Housekeeper as Danni
- A Long Winter as Louise