Details
Alternate Names: Катрина Балф, Κατρίνα Μπαλφ, Caitríona Mary Balfe, Caitriona Balfe, کترینا بلْف
Physical Characteristics: - Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Eye Color: blue
- Hair Color: brown hair
Career
First Appearances: - Picture Me (2010) as Herself
Most Important Roles: - Picture Me (2010) as Herself
- The Amateur (2025) as Inquiline
- Now You See Me (2013) as Jasmine Tressler
- Escape Plan (2013) as Jessica Miller
- Lust Life (2011) as Aubrie
- Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life (2020) as Self
- Crush (2013) as Andie
- Money Monster (2016) as Diane Lester
- The Price of Desire (2015) as Gabrielle Bloch
- Super 8 (2011) as Elizabeth Lamb
Career Highlights: - Picture Me (2010)
- The Amateur (2025)
- Now You See Me (2013)
- Escape Plan (2013)
- Lust Life (2011)
- Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life (2020)
- Crush (2013)
- Money Monster (2016)
- The Price of Desire (2015)
- Super 8 (2011)
Awards
Awards: - Won Saturn Award - Best Actress in a Television Series (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Actress in a Network/Cable Television Series (2022)
- Won Saturn Award - Best Actress in a Television Series (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Actress in a Television Series (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Actress on Television (2018)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress (2022)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Television (2022)
- Won BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Television (2016)
- Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series (2025)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series (2018)
- Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama (2016)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2022)
Full 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).
Caitríona Balfe