Clare Holman
Biography
Clare Holman is an English actress born on 12 January 1964 in London, England, UK. She is a female actor with a career spanning over 77 known credits. Holman is known for her acting work, with a range of roles in various media. Her birth name is Clare Margaret Holman and she is also known as Claire Holman or کلر هول in other contexts.
Career overview
Clare Holman is an English actress born on January 12, 1964, in London, England, UK. She has a notable career in acting, with a total of 77 known credits. Her work spans various media, including television and film.
Holman is known for her portrayal of a character in the crime drama series Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis. The series, which aired from 1995 to 2015, features a forensic pathologist played by Holman. This role is one of her most notable and enduring performances.
Throughout her career, Holman has demonstrated her versatility as an actress, taking on a wide range of roles in different genres. Her work has been recognized, and she has been credited with numerous performances in film and television. With a career spanning over several decades, Clare Holman has established herself as a talented and accomplished actress in the entertainment industry.
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- Cold Storage (2026) as Annie
- Agnes (2026) as Lynne
- King & Conqueror (2025) as Gytha
- Killer Heat (2024) as Audrey Vardakis
- Sherwood (2022) as Helen St Clair
- Treason (2022) as Mary Angelis
- Hilma (2022)
- Censor (2021) as June
- Dead Pixels (2019) as Sylvia (voice)
- The Little Drummer Girl (2018) as Miss Bach
- Waiting for You (2017) as Janet
- The Crown (2016) as Princess Marina
- Agatha Raisin (2016) as Robin Barley
- Suite Française (2015) as Marthe
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Molly Kerr
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant
- Hunter (2009) as Dr. Margaret Newell
- Fallout (2008) as DCI Craney
- Lewis (2007) as Dr. Laura Hobson
- Fallen Angel (2007) as Wendy
- Eleventh Hour (2006)
- The Ghost Squad (2005)
- Dot.Kill (2005) as Mary Daines
- New Tricks (2004)
- Island at War (2004) as Felicity Dorr
- Henry VIII (2003) as Catherine Parr
- Sparkling Cyanide (2003) as Alexandra Farraday
- Messiah (2001) as Jaine Ellis
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2001) as Elspeth
- The Innocent (2001) as Alison Huntley
- David Copperfield (1999) as Rosa Dartle
- Love in the 21st Century (1999) as Sarah
- Kid in the Corner (1999) as Theresa Letts
- Big Women (1998) as Zoe
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Rose Southerly
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Fiona Beauvoisin
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Sue Tutt
- The Lakes (1997) as Simone Parr
- The Lakes (1997) as Simone Fisher
- Silent Witness (1996)
- Looking for Richard (1996) as Self
- Frontiers (1996) as DI Louise Raynor
- Giving Tongue (1996) as Jesse Fielding MP
- Out of the Blue (1995) as Barbara Garnham
- Tom & Viv (1994) as Louise Purdon
- Heartbeat (1992) as Sheena Buckley
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Juliet (voice)
- Prime Suspect (1991) as Elizabeth Lukic
- Let Him Have It (1991) as Iris Bentley
- Afraid of the Dark (1991) as Rose
- Close Relations (1990) as Jenny
- Circles Of Deceit (1990) as Clio
- The Fifteen Streets (1989) as Mary Llewellyn
- The Woman in Black (1989) as Stella Kidd
- Shalom Salaam (1989) as Jackie
- The Rainbow (1988) as Gudrun Brangwen
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) as Fay Devenish
- Screen Two (1985) as Jenny
- Screen Two (1985) as Clio