Actor

Caitríona Balfe

October 4, 1979 · Dublin, Ireland

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.

Notable work

7.3
Now You See Me (2013)
as Jasmine Tressler
8
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
as Mollie Miles
6.8
Super 8 (2011)
as Elizabeth Lamb
6.7
Escape Plan (2013)
as Jessica Miller
6.4
Money Monster (2016)
as Diane Lester
8.2
Outlander (2014)
as Claire Randall Fraser and Director
7
Belfast (2021)
as Ma
6.9
The Amateur (2025)
as Inquiline
7.8
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
as Tavra (voice)
6
Crush (2013)
as Andie
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self and as Self - Guest

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