Claire Goose

Claire Goose (born 10 February 1975) is a British actress. She played Tina Seabrook, a nurse in BBC One's Casualty, DS Mel Silver in Waking the Dead,[1][2] and Inspector Rachel Weston in ITV's The Bill. She also narrated the last two series of Road Wars for digital satellite channel Sky 1 in 2009 and 2010.

Claire Goose
Born	(1975-02-10) 10 February 1975 Edinburgh, Scotland
Education	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actress
Home town	Dersingham, Norfolk, England
Spouse(s)	Craig Woodrow ( m. after 2007)

In 2015 she took the part of the leading character in BBC Birmingham's series The Coroner.

Early life

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

Personal life

Married in 2007 to TV producer Craig Woodrow,[3] Goose has two daughters, Amelia and Eveline.[6]

Career

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.

She became well known during the late 1990s as nurse Tina Seabrook in Casualty. From August 2008, she played Inspector Rachel Weston in ITV's The Bill.

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

From 2015 she starred as the titular character in the BBC Birmingham daytime drama The Coroner, set in the fictional coastal town of Lighthaven in South Devon. The series ran to 20 episodes. The BBC announced on 2 March 2017 that there would be no further series.

Awards

Awarding Body	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Royal Television Society (Midlands awards)	2016	Best acting performance	Jane Kennedy in BBC series The Coroner	Won	[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1997—2000	Casualty	Tina Seabrook	80 episodes
1999	Holby City	Tina Seabrook	Episode: "Kill or Cure"
2000—2004	Waking the Dead	DS Mel Silver	Series 1—4; 39 episodes
2001	Slap Bang	Herself
2002	Alone	Alice
2003	Gifted	Maxine Norris	TV Movie
2004	L'Assommoir	Gervaise	BBC Radio 4
2005	The Afternoon Play	Kate Dobie	Episode: "The Good Citizen"
2005	Secret Smile	Kerry Cotton	2 episodes
2005	Perfect Day	Amy	3 episodes
2006	Love Lies Bleeding	Zara Terry	2 episodes
2007	About a Dog	Sarah	BBC Radio 4
2008	Bad Day	Rebecca Ryan
2008—2010	The Bill	Inspector Rachel Weston	41 episodes
2009—2010	Road Wars	Narrator	Series 7, Part II
2011	Hustle	Kathleen	Episode: "The Delivery"
2011	Exile	Mandy	3 episodes
2012	Mount Pleasant	Kim	Series 2; 6 episodes
2014	Undeniable	Jane Phillips	2 episodes
2014	New Tricks	DCI Grace Mackie	Episode: "Breadcrumbs"
2015	Death in Paradise	Katie Peters	Episode: "Hidden Secrets"
2015—2016	The Coroner	Jane Kennedy	Series 1—2; 20 episodes
2015	The Rezort	Valerie Wilton
2015	Unforgotten	Ellie Greaves	Series 1; 6 episodes
2018	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Rachel Reeve	Series 3; 2 episodes
2019	Murdoch Mysteries	Dr. Katherine Talbot	Episode: "Troublemakers"

References

1. T & G record. Transport and General Workers' Union (Great Britain). 2003. p. 26.
2. "Waking the Dead". BBC. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
3. "Claire Goose Biography on IMDB". Retrieved 27 August 2016.
4. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/entrepreneurs-meet-one-water-a-drinks-brand-with-ethical-credentials-a3545391.html
5. Stone, Andrew (7 December 2008). "How I made it: Duncan Goose, founder of One Water". The Times. London. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
6. "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.
7. "RTS Midlands awards". Retrieved 25 November 2016.

External links

• Claire Goose on IMDb