Claire Skinner
Biography
Claire Skinner is a British stage, film, and television actress. She was born on October 7, 1964, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as the hapless mother Sue Brockman in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered. Her film work includes the Mike Leigh productions Life Is Sweet and Naked, as well as Bridget Jones's Diary and Sleepy Hollow. Her acting credits also include work in Ted Lasso, Riot Women, and Doctor Who.
Career overview
Claire Skinner is a British stage, film, and television actress. Born on October 7, 1964, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, she is recognized for her extensive acting career across numerous films and television series, accumulating a total of known credits.
In television, she is best known for her role as the hapless mother Sue Brockman in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered. Her extensive television and film resume also includes appearances in productions such as Ted Lasso, Riot Women, and Doctor Who, which is referenced in source material as Pan času.
Her film work features prominent roles in Mike Leigh productions, specifically Life Is Sweet and Naked. Additionally, her filmography includes appearances in Bridget Jones's Diary and Sleepy Hollow.
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- The Lady (2026) as June Andrews
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) as Magda
- The Trial (2025) as Dione Sinclair
- The Critic (2024) as Mary Brooke
- Coma (2024) as Beth
- Outnumbered Christmas Special (2024) as Sue Brockman
- The Chelsea Detective (2022) as Charlotte Twist
- Murder, They Hope (2021) as Kerry
- Boxing Day (2021) as Auntie Caroline
- Ted Lasso (2020) as Dr. Rogers
- McDonald & Dodds (2020) as Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond
- The Pale Horse (2020) as Yvonne Tuckerson
- Kate & Koji (2020) as Amanda
- Isabel (2019) as Mary
- Vanity Fair (2018) as Louise Sedley
- Next of Kin (2018) as DCI Vivien Barnes
- Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes (2017)
- Power Monkeys (2016) as Sara
- Outnumbered - Christmas Special 2016 (2016) as Sue Brockman
- Critical (2015) as Mrs. Lorraine Rappaport
- Inside No. 9 (2014) as Angela
- Playhouse Presents (2012) as Linda
- Shoot Me! (2012) as Claire
- The Sick Party (2012) as Sue Brockman
- Silk (2011) as Sarah Stephens
- Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011) as Madge Arwell
- Eliminate: Archie Cookson (2011) as Camilla
- The Broken Santa (2011) as Sue Brockman
- Moving On (2009) as Mary Ann
- Trinity (2009) as Dr. Angela Donne
- The Robbers (2009) as Sue Brockman
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
- Sense and Sensibility (2008) as Fanny Dashwood
- Kingdom (2007) as Brenda Collins
- Outnumbered (2007) as Sue
- The Trial of Tony Blair (2007) as Nicky
- And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) as Gillian
- You Can Choose Your Friends (2007) as Jane Arden
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- The Family Man (2006)
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Lucinda (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Class of '76 (2005) as Dr. Kate Tremaine
- Class of '76 (2005) as Dr. Kate Tremaine
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Amy Murgatroyd
- Life Begins (2004) as Clare
- Strings (2004) as Jhinna
- The Genius of Mozart (2004) as Nannerl Mozart
- Trevor's World of Sport (2003) as Meryl
- The Booze Cruise (2003) as Leonie Sewell
- The Booze Cruise (2003) as Leone Sewell
- Eroica (2003) as Josephine Deym
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) as Magda
- Murphy's Law (2001) as Alice
- Perfect Strangers (2001) as Rebecca
- Bedtime (2001) as Sarah Newcombe
- Second Sight (2000) as Catherine Tully
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) as Beth Killian
- The Escort (1999) as Patricia
- You're Dead... (1999) as Jo
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Kitty Oswood
- Brass Eye (1997) as Mrs Wastrey
- Brass Eye (1997) as Helly Melvick
- Brass Eye (1997) as Board Member/Martha O'Dennell
- A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) as Jean
- The Peter Principle (1997) as Susan Harvey
- The Wingless Bird (1997) as Agnes Conway
- I.D. (1995) as Marie
- Clockwork Mice (1995) as Fairy
- The Return of the Native (1994) as Thomasin
- Two Golden Balls (1994) as Linda
- Naked (1993) as Sandra
- Chef (1993) as Lucinda
- Life Is Sweet (1991) as Natalie
- Screen One (1989) as Linda
- The Rachel Papers (1989) as Gloria
- South of the Border (1988) as Laura
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Girl Pupil
- Screen Two (1985) as Marie
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Thomasin