Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
170 cm
Age Range
40–50
Website
Career Highlights
Claire has been one of New Zealand’s most recognisable screen actors ever since her debut on long-running soap Shortland Street at the age of 16. For eight years she played loveable Waverly Wilson and became one of the show’s long-standing favourites, a role which she reprised for the 25th anniversary special in 2016. After leaving the show, Claire moved quickly to an award-winning turn in cop show Interrogation. She followed that with two seasons at New Zealand’s most outstanding and awarded drama series Outrageous Fortune, as gang-chick Aurora Bay. In 2019, Claire appeared as the lead in standout black comedy Fresh Eggs for TVNZ, alongside Danielle Cormack and John Rhys-Davies. More recently, Claire acted in rom-com Falling Inn Love - the first Netflix feature film to be shot in New Zealand, Brokenwood and Don't Make me Go
Awards.
| 2019 | Nomination NZTV Awards for Huawei Mate30 Pro Best Actress for Fresh Eggs | ||
| 2006 | Air New Zealand Screen Awards - Best Supporting Actress in Television Drama | ||
Feature Film.
| 2021 | Don't Make Me Go | Jacqueline (Guest) | Amazon Studios Dir. Hannah Marks |
| 2019 | Falling Inn Love | Shelby | Netflix Dir. Roger Kumble |
| 2010 | The Cup | Angela Phillips | Village Roadshow Dir. Simon Wincer |
Short Film.
| 2017 | Father's Wish | Poppy (Lead) | Dir. Oliver Green |
| 1997 | Venus Blue | Checkout girl | Dir. Gillian Ashurst |
Feature Film.
| 2016 | The Patriarch | Chaperone | The Patriarch Limited (NZ) Dir. Lee Tamahori |
Television.
| 2022 | Shortland St | Waverly (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Mean Mums Series 2 | Jane | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Damon Fepuleai |
| 2020 | The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 | Sophie (Guest) | South Pacific Productions Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Fresh Eggs | Penny McCarthy (Lead) | Warner Bros Dir. Britta Hawkins, Gaysorn Thavat, Josh Frizzell |
| 2017 | Power Rangers Ninja Steel | Mrs Finch | Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Shortland Street - 25th Anniversary | Waverly Henderson (Return Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2016 | Power Rangers | Teacher | Power Rangers Productions Limited Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Funny Girls | Various roles | Dir. Various |
| 2010 | Wannaben | Ben's Girlfriend | Yoink Productions - TV3 Dir. Andy Robinson |
| 2008 | Legend of the Seeker | Bianca | The Walt Disney Company Dir. Jonathan Brough |
| 2007 | Canal Road | Kristen | Nine Network Australia Dir. Kevin Carlin |
| 2007 | Neighbours | Chantelle Rebecchi | Freemantle Media Australia Dir. Various |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune Series 3 | Aurora (Core Cast) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2006 | Outrageous Fortune Series 2 | Aurora (Core cast) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2005 | Interrogation | Girl in Woods (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1997-'04 | Shortland Street | Waverly Wilson | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 1996 | Riding High | Hannah | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 1994 | Homeground | Daughter | TV3 |
| 1994 | Inside New Zealand - Bad in Bed | Re-enactments | TV3 |
| 1994 | Shortland Street | Waverly Wilson | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 1992 | Ray Bradbury Theatre - US | Rosalyn | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Isambard | Dir. Fiona McKellar |
Theatre.
| 2017 | Nell Gwynn | Nell Gwynn (Lead) | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2016 | Grounded | The Pilot (Lead Solo) | Dir. Jonathon Hendry |
| 2011 | The Only Child | Asta | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2008 | Rabbit | Bella | Silo Theatre Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2008 | The Raindeer Monologues | Donnor | The Basement Theatre Dir. Cameron Rhodes |
| 2007 | The Real Thing | Annie | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2006 | Skycity Starlight Symphony | Performer | Sky City Theatre Dir. MD Penny Dodd |
| 2005 | Jacques Brel is Alive and Living in Paris | Singer | Silo Theatre Dir. Jennifer Ward-Lealand |
| 2005 | Up For Grabs | Mindy | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Roy Ward |
| 2005 | Urbis 24hr Theatre | Actor | The Herald Theatre Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth |
| 2004 | Tape | Amy | Silo Theatre Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2003 | Play 2 | Ensemble | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 1997 | The Elephant Man | Pinhead | Maidment Theatre |
| 1997 | The Sisters Rosenberg | Tess | Dir. C. Cahill-Smith |
| 1996 | Penny Blue | Penny | Dir. Jan Saussy |
| 1992 | Anne of Green Gables | Dianna Barry | |
| 1991 | The Boyfriend | Maisie | |
| 1990 | The Emperor and the Nightingale | Kitchen Maid |
Voice.
| 2017 | Path of Exile | Lani (Character) | |
| 2016 | The Wonder | TW Films Limited Dir. Norman Stone | |
| 2015 | Beauty and the Beach | Narrator | 2B Media Ltd |
| 2015 | Cigna demo (new) | Y&R | |
| 2015 | Evil Deal Loop Group | Starz Evil Dead New Zealand Ltd | |
| 2015 | Mahana | Various | The Patriarch Limited |