Claire Rushbrook
Claire Louise Rushbrook (born 25 August 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne in "Secrets & Lies." Early life. Claire Louise Rushbrook was born on 25 August 1971 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. She attended Fearnhill School in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, before joining Rose Bruford College. Career. Rushbrook worked mainly in theatre for around five years before moving into film and television. She guest starred in the episodes "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit" in "Doctor Who" and had supporting roles in films "Secrets & Lies" and "Spice World". Her "Doctor Who" guest star status  earned her a position in a "Doctor Who" celebrity edition of "The Weakest Link" but ended up being the fourth one voted off. She also appeared in the 2008 BBC comedy drama "Mutual Friends" and the 2009 ITV1 dramas "Whitechapel" and "Collision", both alongside Phil Davis. Rushbrook's theatre credits include West End productions of "Three Sisters" as Olga and "Festen" as Helene. Other stage roles include Mary Warren in "The Crucible" (Sheffield Crucible theatre), Sonia in "Uncle Vanya" (Almeida Theatre) and Mum in "Market Boy" (National Theatre). In 2022, she was cast as the female lead in "Middle" by  East London playwright David Eldridge, the second of his trilogy of plays about love and relationships for the National Theatre, both premièred in its Dorfman Theatre. The first, "Beginning", transferred to London's West End and was revived for a national tour starting at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex in 2021. Her films include Mike Leigh's "Secrets & Lies" (1996) and Carine Adler's "Under the Skin" (1997) with Samantha Morton. On television, she has starred in "The Sins" (2000), "Linda Green" (2001–02), the sitcom "Carrie And Barry" (2004–05), "Whitechapel" (2009–13) and "My Mad Fat Diary" (2013–15), for which  she received a 2014 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and "Home Fires" (2015–16). In 2020 she appeared in "Enola Holmes" (as Mrs Lane) and "Ammonite".