Claire Goose

British actress (born 1975)

Claire Goose

Born|  (1975-02-10) 10 February 1975 (age 50)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Education| Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation| Actress
Spouse|

Craig Woodrow

(m. 2007)​

Children| 2

Claire Goose is a Scottish actress who first gained attention playing Tina Seabrook on the long-running BBC One medical drama Casualty (1997–2000). Her other roles include DS "Mel" Silver in Waking the Dead (2000–2007), Insp. Rachel Weston in The Bill (2008–2009), and Jane Kennedy in The Coroner (2015–2016), for which she was awarded "Best Acting Performance" by the RTS. She narrated the Sky One reality series Road Wars from 2009 to 2010. Her stage credits include The Girl Who Fell (West End, 2019).

## Early life

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Born in Edinburgh,[1] Goose was raised in Dersingham, England, where her father worked as a general practitioner.[1] She has an elder sister, Caroline, a nursery nurse, and an elder brother, Duncan, who started the One Drinks company.[2][3] Goose is a former pupil of Wisbech Grammar School,[4] and a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.[5]

## Career

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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.[6]

From 2000 to 2004, she played the role of DC/DS Amelia 'Mel' Silver for four series of Waking the Dead.[7][8]

From August 2008, she played Sergeant, later Inspector, Rachel Weston in ITV's The Bill.[9] The same year she played a leading role as undercover cop Rebecca Ryan/Margaret in the British gangster film Bad Day.[9]

In 2011, she appeared in BBC1 drama Exile with John Simm[9] and, in 2015, appeared in the fourth series of Death in Paradise.[9]

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 South Devon.[9] The series ran to 20 episodes. She won Best acting performance at the 2016 Royal Television Society (Midlands awards).[10]

In 2019, she played the lead role of Thea in "The Girl Who Fell" by Sarah Rutherford at Trafalgar Studios.[11] From 2022, she has starred as Steph in two series of the CBBC teen science-fiction series Silverpoint.[9]

## Personal life

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In the 1990s, Goose dated her Casualty co-star Jonathan Kerrigan. In 2007, she married TV producer Craig Woodrow.[1] Together they have two daughters, Amelia and Eveline.[12]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year | Title | Role | Notes

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2002 | Danny Loves Angela | Angela | Short
Alone | Alice |
2003 | Friday Night In | Jenny | Short
2008 | Bad Day | Rebecca Ryan / Margaret |
Second Guest | Suzy | Short
Barnet Shuffle | Tina | Short
2012 | Candle to Water | Mia |
2013 | Miriam | Female neighbour | Short
2015 | The Rezort | Valerie Wilton |
2019 | Mash | Cathy | Short

### Television

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Year | Title | Role | Notes

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1989 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Girl on footpath | Episode: "No More Dying Then: Part One" (uncredited)
1995 | The Bill | Stacey Abbot | Episode: "What the Eye Doesn't See"
1996 | Crimewatch | Sam | Episode #13.1 (uncredited)
EastEnders | Sally | 1 episode
1997–2000 | Casualty | Tina Seabrook | Series regular (seasons 12–14)
1999 | Holby City | Episode: "Kill or Cure"
2000–2007 | Waking the Dead | DC/DS Amelia 'Mel' Silver | Series regular (seasons 1–6)
2003 | Gifted | Maxine Norris | Television film
2005 | The Afternoon Play | Kate Dobie | Episode: "The Good Citizen"
Secret Smile | Kerry Cotton | Main role
2005–2006 | Perfect Day | Amy | Main role
2006 | Love Lies Bleeding | Zara Terry | Television film
2008–2009 | The Bill | Sgt./Insp. Rachel Weston | Series regular (seasons 24–25)
2009–2010 | Road Wars | Narrator | Series 7
2011 | Hustle | Kathleen | Episode: "The Delivery"
Exile | Mandy | Main role
2012 | Mount Pleasant | Kim | Series regular (season 2)
2013 | Pat & Cabbage | Clare | Episode #1.6
2014 | Undeniable | Jane Phillips | Main role
New Tricks | DCI Grace Mackie | Episode: "Breadcrumbs"
2015 | Death in Paradise | Katie Peters | Episode: "Hidden Secrets"
Unforgotten | Ellie Greaves | Recurring (series 1)
2015–2016 | The Coroner | Jane Kennedy | Main role
2018 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Rachel Reeve | 2 episodes
Dark Heart | Phoebe Kyriacou | 2 episodes
2019 | Murdoch Mysteries | Dr. Katherine Talbot | Episode: "Troublemakers"
2022–2023 | Silverpoint | Steph | Main role
2023 | The Bay | Jacqui Fischer | Main role (season 4)
2024 | The Cuckoo | Jessica Hayes | Main role
Dalgliesh | Dr. Lenham | Main role, Season 3: "Death in Holy Orders"

### Radio

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Year | Title | Role | Notes

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2004 | L'Assommoir | Gervaise | BBC Radio 4
2007 | About a Dog | Sarah | BBC Radio 4

## Awards

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Year  | Awarding Body  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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1998  | 4th National Television Awards | Most Popular Newcomer  | Casualty | Nominated  | [6]
2016  | Royal Television Society (Midlands)  | Best Acting Performance  | The Coroner | Won  | [10]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Claire Goose Biography on IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
2. ^ Bow, Michael (22 May 2017). "Entrepreneurs: Meet One Water, a drinks brand with ethical credentials". www.standard.co.uk.
3. ^ Stone, Andrew (7 December 2008). "How I made it: Duncan Goose, founder of One Water". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
4. ^ "Wisbech Grammar School". facebook.com/wisbechmuseum/. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
5. ^ "Italia Conti Plymouth Alumni". italiacontiplymouth.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
6. ^ a b "Entertainment TV awards shortlist revealed". bbc.co.uk. 22 September 1998.
7. ^ T & G record. Transport and General Workers' Union (Great Britain). 2003. p. 26.
8. ^ "Waking the Dead". BBC. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
9. ^ a b c d e f "Claire Goose Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
10. ^ a b "RTS Midlands Awards Winners Announced". rts.org.uk. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
11. ^ Cashell, Eleni (14 November 2019). "BWW Interview: Claire Goose Talks 'The Girl Who Fell' at Trafalgar Studios". BroadwayWorld.
12. ^ "The Unforgotten's Claire Goose on taking time out to have kids and her juicy new role". Mirror. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

## External links

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* Claire Goose at IMDb

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*[m.]: married
*[Ref.]: Reference