
Caitríona Balfe
Known For
Acting
Born
1979-10-04 in Dublin, Ireland
Biography
Caitríona Mary Balfe (/kəˈtriːnə ˈbælf/; born 4 October 1979) is an Irish actress, producer, and former fashion model. She is best known for her starring role as Claire Fraser in the Starz historical drama series Outlander, for which 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. At age eighteen, while studying Drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Balfe was offered work as a fashion model in Paris. She was featured both in advertising campaigns and on runways for such brands as Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, Oscar de la Renta and many others over ten years before refocusing on acting. She had leading roles in the web series The Beauty Inside (2012) and H+: The Digital Series (2012–2013), and appeared in the films Super 8 (2011), Now You See Me (2013), Escape Plan (2013), Money Monster (2016), Ford v Ferrari (2019), and Belfast (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Caitríona Balfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self

Outlander
as Claire Randall Fraser

The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest

The Oscars
as Self

Now You See Me
as Jasmine Tressler

The Amateur
as Inquiline

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Tavra (voice)

Ford v Ferrari
as Mollie Miles

Escape Plan
as Jessica Miller

Super 8
as Elizabeth Lamb

The Beauty Inside
as Alex #51

Tenzing
as Jill Henderson

Money Monster
as Diane Lester

H+: The Digital Series
as Breanna Sheehan

Belfast
as Ma

The Housekeeper
as Danni

The Cut
as Caitlin Harney

Crush
as Andie

Picture Me
as Herself