# Claire Keelan

Claire Keelan (born 8 May 1975) is an English actress, mostly in comedy. Her credits include A Cock and Bull Story (2005), Nathan Barley (2005), Perfect Day (2005), Survivors (2008), No Heroics (2009), Hush (2009), The Trip (2010), Mister John (2013), Agatha Christie's Poirot (2013), Black Mirror (2013), Carnage (2017), and Cold Feet (2020).

## Background

Keelan is a former member of the Royal Court Young People's Theatre, and trained at Westminster College between 1998 and 1999.

## Career

Keelan has appeared in the films A Cock and Bull Story (2005), Pierrepoint (2005) and Hush (2009). Her television credits include Perfect Day, Survivors,Sorted, Moving On, The Trip, and the pilot episode of How Not to Live Your Life. She played the lead roles of Claire Ashcroft in Nathan Barley, and Electroclash in No Heroics. In 2013 she appeared in an episode of Channel 4's Black Mirror written by Charlie Brooker.
Keelan's theatre work includes Top Girls, Ultra Violet, Les liaisons dangereuses, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Rise and Shine, and The Electric Hills.

## Personal life

Keelan is married to actor Simon Farnaby, and they have a daughter, Eve (b. 2014).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | A Cock and Bull Story | Make-up Assistant | |
| 2005 | Pierrepoint | Jessie Kelly | |
| 2007 | Hard to Swallow | Saskia | Short film |
| 2008 | Hush | Wendy | |
| 2010 | The Trip | Emma | |
| 2012 | Kelly + Victor | Victoria | |
| 2013 | Mister John | Kathleen Devine | |
| 2013 | Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | Woman in car (voice) | Uncredited role |
| 2014 | The Trip to Italy | Emma | |
| 2015 | The Girl in the Dress | Mary | Short film |
| 2017 | Carnage | Lindsay Graber | Mockumentary film |
| 2017 | The Trip to Spain | Emma |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Police Officer | |
| 2020 | The Trip to Greece | Emma | |

### Television

| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | All About Me | Sarah | Situation comedy - Episode: "Downloading" |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley | Claire Ashcroft | Situation comedy - 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Perfect Day | Kate | Television film |
| 2006 | The Bill | Sian Frost | Police procedural - Episode: "Lack of Restraint" |
| 2006 | Sorted | Polly | BBC Drama series - Episode: 1.6 |
| 2006 | Perfect Day: The Millennium | Kate | Television films |
| 2006 | Perfect Day: The Funeral | Kate | Television films |
| 2007 | How Not to Live Your Life | | Situation comedy - Episode: Pilot |
| 2008 | Survivors | Linda | Post-apocalyptic drama - Episode: 1.5 |
| 2008 | No Heroics | Electroclash / Sarah | Comedy series - 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Moving On | Sonia | Anthology series - Episode: "Bully" |
| 2010 | Holby City | Rose Marsden | Drama series - Episode: "Shifts" |
| 2010–2020 | The Trip | Emma | Situation comedy - 14 episodes |
| 2011 | Outcasts | Carla Shapiro | Drama series - Episode: 1.7 |
| 2012 | Line of Duty | DS Leah Janson | Crime drama - 5 episodes |
| 2012 | The Last Weekend | Em, Ian's girlfriend | Mini-series - 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Nurse Craven | Episode: "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" |
| 2013 | Black Mirror | Naomi | Episode: "Be Right Back" |
| 2013 | The Psychopath Next Door | Catriona McCann | Television film |
| 2019 | Call the Midwife | Gilda Brittall | Episode: 8.6 |
| 2020 | Cold Feet | Sandra | Comedy drama - 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Family Pile | Ursula | Comedy series - 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Daddy Issues | Jess | Comedy series - Episode: "Garden Sliders" |