Claire Goose is a Scottish actress who first gained attention playing Tina Seabrook on the long-running

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medical drama '' Casualty'' (1997–2000). Her other roles include DS "Mel" Silver in '' Waking the Dead'' (2000–2007), Insp. Rachel Weston in ''

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'' (2008–2009), and Jane Kennedy in '' The Coroner'' (2015–2016), for which she was awarded "Best Acting Performance" by the RTS. She narrated the

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reality series '' Road Wars'' from 2009 to 2010. Her stage credits include ''The Girl Who Fell'' ( West End, 2019).

Early life

Born in

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, Goose was raised in Dersingham, England, where her father worked as a

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. She has an elder sister, Caroline, a nursery nurse, and an elder brother, Duncan, who started the One Drinks company. Goose is a former pupil of

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, and a graduate of the

Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, also known simply as Italia Conti, is a drama school based in Woking, Woking, England. It was founded by the English actress Italia Conti in 1911. Italia Conti offers courses in acting, musical theatre, ...

Career

Early theatre roles included ''Addicted to Love'', and ''Hitting Home'' at the Man in the Moon Theatre. She also appeared in early adverts for Impulse women's body spray. Goose played a main role as nurse Tina Seabrook in '' Casualty'', for no less than 80 episodes between 1997 and 2000. In 1998, she was nominated ''Most Popular Newcomer'' at the 4th National Television Awards, for her character in the series. From 2000 to 2004, she played the role of DC/DS Amelia 'Mel' Silver for four series of '' Waking the Dead''. From August 2008, she played Sergeant, later Inspector, Rachel Weston in ITV's ''

''. The same year she played a leading role as undercover cop Rebecca Ryan/Margaret in the British gangster film '' Bad Day''. In 2011, she appeared in BBC1 drama ''

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'' with John Simm and, in 2015, appeared in the fourth series of '' Death in Paradise''. From 2015, she starred as the titular character Jane Kennedy, in the BBC Birmingham daytime drama '' The Coroner'', set in the fictional coastal town of Lighthaven in

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. The series ran to 20 episodes. She won ''Best acting performance'' at the 2016

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(Midlands awards). In 2019, she played the lead role of Thea in "The Girl Who Fell" by Sarah Rutherford at Trafalgar Studios. From 2022, she has starred as Steph in two series of the

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teen science-fiction series ''

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''.

Personal life

In the 1990s, Goose dated her ''Casualty'' co-star Jonathan Kerrigan. In 2007, she married TV producer Craig Woodrow. Together they have two daughters, Amelia and Eveline.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goose, Claire Living people 1975 births Actresses from Edinburgh Actresses from Norfolk Anglo-Scots Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts British television actresses People from Dersingham People educated at Wisbech Grammar School Actors from King's Lynn and West Norfolk