- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 4, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Dublin, Ireland
Caitríona Balfe
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 ref…
Filmography
movieTenzing
2026 · Jill Henderson
movieSense and Sensibility
2026 · Mrs. Dashwood
movieThe Cut
2025 · Caitlin Harney
movieThe Amateur
2025 · Inquiline
movieBelfast
2021 · Ma
movieAngela's Christmas Wish
2020 · Dorothy's Mother
movieFord v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
2020 · Self
movieThe Christmas Letter
2019 · Mother
movieFord v Ferrari
2019 · Mollie Miles
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieThe Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Self
tvThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Tavra (voice)
movieMoney Monster
2016 · Diane Lester
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self, Self - Guest
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
movieThe Price of Desire
2015 · Gabrielle Bloch
tvOutlander
2014 · Claire Randall Fraser, Producer, Executive Producer, Director
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
movieEscape Plan
2013 · Jessica Miller
movieNow You See Me
2013 · Jasmine Tressler
movieCrush
2013 · Andie
tvThe Beauty Inside
2012 · Alex #51
tvH+: The Digital Series
2012 · Breanna Sheehan
The Wolf
2012 · Sally
movieLust Life
2011 · Aubrie
movieSuper 8
2011 · Elizabeth Lamb
moviePicture Me
2010 · Herself
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
A Long Winter
— · Louise
The Housekeeper
— · Danni