Claire Keelan (born 8 May 1975) is an English actress, mostly in comedy. Her credits include ''

A Cock and Bull Story ''A Cock and Bull Story'' (marketed in Australia, New Zealand and the United States as ''Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story'', and also credited as such) is a 2005 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is a Story within ...

'' (2005), ''

Nathan Barley ''Nathan Barley'' is a British Channel 4 television sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, directed by Morris and starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan, Richard Ayoade, Ben Whishaw, Rhys Thomas and Charlie Condo ...

'' (2005), '' Perfect Day'' (2005), ''

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'' (2008), ''

No Heroics ''No Heroics'' is a British superhero-comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show was ITV2's first original sitcom. It was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards. Setting ''No Hero ...

'' (2009), ''

Hush Hush may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Hush'' (1921 film), starring Clara Kimball Young * ''Hush'' (1998 film), starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Hush!'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi *''Hush!'', a 2002 film dir ...

'' (2009), '' The Trip'' (2010), '' Mister John'' (2013), ''

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'' (2013), ''

Black Mirror ''Black Mirror'' is a British anthology series, anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Most episodes are set in near-future dystopias containing Science fiction, sci-fi technology—a type of speculative fiction. The series i ...

'' (2013), '' Carnage'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2020).

Background

Keelan is a former member of the Royal Court Young People's Theatre, and trained at Westminster College between 1998 and 1999.

Career

Keelan has appeared in the films ''

'' (2005), '' Pierrepoint'' (2005) and ''

'' (2009). Her television credits include '' Perfect Day'', ''

'', ''

Sorted Sorted may refer to: * ''Sorted'' (TV series), a BBC television series *"Sorted for E's & Wizz", a 1995 Pulp song * ''Sorted'' (The Drones album), 1999 * ''Sorted'' (DJ? Acucrack album) * ''Sorted'' (film), a 2000 British thriller film *'' Sorted'' ...

'', '' Moving On'', '' The Trip'', and the

pilot episode A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) in United Kingdom and United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television netwo ...

of ''

How Not to Live Your Life ''How Not to Live Your Life'' (styled in the opening credits as "how NOT to live your life") is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark that aired between 27 September 2007 and 22 December 2011 on BBC Three, about a pessimistic twenty ...

''. She played the lead roles of Claire Ashcroft in ''

'', and Electroclash in ''

''. In 2013 she appeared in an episode of Channel 4's ''Black Mirror'' written by

Charlie Brooker Charlton ‘Charlie’ Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English screenwriter, producer, presenter, author, cartoonist, and social critic. He first became known for creating and presenting satirical television shows that featured biting criticis ...

. Keelan's theatre work includes ''

Top Girls ''Top Girls'' is a 1982 play by Caryl Churchill. It centres on Marlene, a career-driven woman who is heavily invested in women's success in business. The play examines the roles available to women in old society, and what it means or takes for a ...

'', ''Ultra Violet'', ''

Les liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu on March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise Isabelle de Merteu ...

'', ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'', ''Rise and Shine'', and ''The Electric Hills''.

Personal life

Keelan is married to actor

Simon Farnaby Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian, children’s entertainer, writer and singer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective where he has written and starred in productions including the sketch show ...

and they have a daughter together (b. 2014).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keelan, Claire Living people 1975 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Liverpool English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses