
Claudie Blakley
Known For
Acting
Born
1974-01-04 in Easthampstead, Berkshire, England, UK
Biography
Claudie Blakley (born 4 January 1974) is an English actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1998, she won the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in The Seagull at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. She is best known for her role as Emma Timmins in the BBC drama series Lark Rise to Candleford. Other notable roles include Mabel Nesbitt in Robert Altman's Oscar-winning Gosford Park and Charlotte Lucas in Joe Wright's 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice. In the autumn of 2007, she was seen in the BBC serial Cranford as Martha. In 2010, Blakley played the role of Cynthia Lennon in the BBC television production of Lennon Naked, a drama based on the period in the life of John Lennon from the years 1964 to 1971. In 2013, she appeared in the premiere of the play Chimerica.
Most Known For

Midsomer Murders
as Claire Asher

Call the Midwife
as Susan Robbins

Father Brown
as Mrs. Devine

Father Brown
as Claudie Blakley

Grantchester
as Agatha Redmond

Pride & Prejudice
as Charlotte Lucas

Man vs Baby
as Jess

Man vs Bee
as Jess

Cranford
as Martha

Lark Rise to Candleford
as Emma Timmins

Gosford Park
as Mabel Nesbitt

Severance
as Jill

What Remains
as Patricia

The Kid Who Would Be King
as Riding Instructor

Lennon Naked
as Cynthia Lennon

The House
as Penelope (voice)

Manhunt
as Louise Sutton

Flesh and Blood
as Helen

The Driver
as Rosalind McKee

Bright Star
as Maria Dilke