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
EducationItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Home townDersingham, 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
YearTitleRoleOther notes
1997—2000CasualtyTina Seabrook80 episodes
1999Holby CityTina SeabrookEpisode: "Kill or Cure"
2000—2004Waking the DeadDS Mel SilverSeries 1—4; 39 episodes
2001Slap BangHerself
2002AloneAlice
2003GiftedMaxine NorrisTV Movie
2004L'AssommoirGervaiseBBC Radio 4
2005The Afternoon PlayKate DobieEpisode: "The Good Citizen"
2005Secret SmileKerry Cotton2 episodes
2005Perfect DayAmy3 episodes
2006Love Lies BleedingZara Terry2 episodes
2007About a DogSarahBBC Radio 4
2008Bad DayRebecca Ryan
2008—2010The BillInspector Rachel Weston41 episodes
2009—2010Road WarsNarratorSeries 7, Part II
2011HustleKathleenEpisode: "The Delivery"
2011ExileMandy3 episodes
2012Mount PleasantKimSeries 2; 6 episodes
2014UndeniableJane Phillips2 episodes
2014New TricksDCI Grace MackieEpisode: "Breadcrumbs"
2015Death in ParadiseKatie PetersEpisode: "Hidden Secrets"
2015—2016The CoronerJane KennedySeries 1—2; 20 episodes
2015The RezortValerie Wilton
2015UnforgottenEllie GreavesSeries 1; 6 episodes
2018Stan Lee's Lucky ManRachel ReeveSeries 3; 2 episodes
2019Murdoch MysteriesDr. Katherine TalbotEpisode: "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.
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