Caitríona Balfe

Biography

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 refocusing on acting. She had leading roles in the web series The Beauty Inside (2012) and H+: The Digital Series (2012–2013), and appeared in the films Super 8 (2011), Now You See Me (2013), Escape Plan (2013), Money Monster (2016), Ford v Ferrari (2019), and Belfast (2021). Description above from th…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Now You See Me (2013) — Jasmine Tressler
2. Ford v Ferrari (2019) — Mollie Miles
3. Super 8 (2011) — Elizabeth Lamb
4. Escape Plan (2013) — Jessica Miller
5. Money Monster (2016) — Diane Lester
6. Outlander (2014) — Claire Randall Fraser
7. Belfast (2021) — Ma
8. The Amateur (2025) — Inquiline
9. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) — Tavra (voice)
10. Crush (2013) — Andie
11. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
12. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
13. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
14. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
15. Angela's Christmas Wish (2020) — Dorothy's Mother
16. The Oscars (1953) — Self
17. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
18. The Cut (2025) — Caitlin Harney
19. The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) — Self
20. The Beauty Inside (2012) — Alex #51
21. H+: The Digital Series (2012) — Breanna Sheehan
22. Picture Me (2010) — Herself
23. The Christmas Letter (2019) — Mother
24. Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life (2020) — Self
25. Lust Life (2011) — Aubrie
26. The Price of Desire (2015) — Gabrielle Bloch
27. The Wolf (2012) — Sally
28. Tenzing (2026) — Jill Henderson
29. Sense and Sensibility (2026) — Mrs. Dashwood
30. A Long Winter — Louise
31. The Housekeeper — Danni
32. Tangled — Queen Arianna

Directed

1. Outlander (2014) — Director