Claire Goose

Claire Goose 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 Sergeant (later 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
Spouse
Craig Woodrow
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

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, 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

In the 1990s Goose dated her Casualty co-star Jonathan Kerrigan. In 2007 she married TV producer Craig Woodrow.[3] Together they have 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 Sergeant, later 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.

In 2019, she played the lead role of Thea in "The Girl Who Fell" by Sarah Rutherford at Trafalgar Studios.[7]

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 [8]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleOther notes
1995The BillStacey AbbotEpisode: "What the Eye Doesn't See"
1996EastEndersSally (Hairdresser)Episode: "#12.139"
1997—2000CasualtyTina Seabrook80 episodes
1999Holby CityTina SeabrookEpisode: "Kill or Cure"
2000—2004Waking the DeadDC/DS Amelia 'Mel' SilverSeries 1–4; 39 episodes
2001Slap BangHerself
2002Danny Loves AngelaAngelaFilm (short)
AloneAliceFilm
2003Friday Night InJennyFilm (short)
GiftedMaxine NorrisTV film
2004L'AssommoirGervaiseBBC Radio 4
2005The Afternoon PlayKate DobieEpisode: "The Good Citizen"
Secret SmileKerry CottonTV mini-series, 2 episodes
Perfect DayAmy3 episodes
2006Love Lies BleedingZara TerryTV film
2007About a DogSarahBBC Radio 4
2008Bad DayRebecca RyanFilm
Second GuestSuzyFilm (short)
Barnet ShuffleTinaFilm (short)
2008—2010The BillSgt./Insp. Rachel Weston41 episodes
2009—2010Road WarsNarratorSeries 7, Part II
2011HustleKathleenEpisode: "The Delivery"
ExileMandyTV mini-series, 3 episodes
2012Mount PleasantKimSeries 2; 6 episodes
Candle to WaterMiaFilm
2013Pat & CabbageClareEpisode: "#1.6"
MiriamFemale neighbourFilm (short)
2014UndeniableJane PhillipsTV mini-series, 2 episodes
New TricksDCI Grace MackieEpisode: "Breadcrumbs"
2015Death in ParadiseKatie PetersEpisode: "Hidden Secrets"
The RezortValerie WiltonFilm
UnforgottenEllie GreavesSeries 1; 5 episodes
2015—2016The CoronerJane KennedySeries 1–2; 20 episodes
2018Stan Lee's Lucky ManRachel ReeveSeries 3; 2 episodes
Dark HeartPhoebe Kyriacou2 episodes
2019MashCathyFilm (short)
Murdoch MysteriesKatherine TalbotEpisode: "Troublemakers"
2023 The BayJacqui FischerSeries 4
2022 Silverpoint Steph Series 1-2

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. Bow, Michael (22 May 2017). "Entrepreneurs: Meet One Water, a drinks brand with ethical credentials". www.standard.co.uk.
  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. Cashell, Eleni (14 November 2019). "BWW Interview: Claire Goose Talks THE GIRL WHO FELL at Trafalgar Studios". BroadwayWorld.
  8. "RTS Midlands awards". 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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