
Claire Rafferty
Biography
Claire Rafferty is a Northern Irish actress. She studied drama at Queen's University Belfast (2000 – 2003) followed by London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. On television, she played Anna Haldane in the first series of Shetland, Detective Constable Christine Larkin in The Fall series 2 and 3, Tabitha Richie (lead role) in Banged Up Abroad: Bogota Belly Bust, and deputy headmistress Miss Mooney in all series of Derry Girls.
Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles

Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Ellie Connock
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Anna Haldane
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Hayley
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Miss Mooney
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Ennis
Three lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.

Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Emily Dixon
The Bletchley Circle follows the journey of four ordinary women with extraordinary skills that helped to end World War II. Set in 1952, Susan, Millie, Lucy and Jean have returned to their normal lives, modestly setting aside the part they played in producing crucial intelligence, which helped the Allies to victory and shortened the war. When Susan discovers a hidden code behind an unsolved murder she is met by skepticism from the police. She quickly realises she can only begin to crack the murders and bring the culprit to justice with her former friends. The Bletchley Circle paints a vivid portrait of post-war Britain in this fictional tale of unsung heroes.

Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Mrs. Flynn
Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.

Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Claire Leabridge
In the near future, people’s minds are connected to The Feed, giving them instant connectivity. When something or someone invades it, everyone is at risk.

Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Fiona Glendon
Explores the day-to-day work of police officers, from high-stakes situations like drug busts and kidnappings to mundane incidents like shoplifting and public disturbances, while also delving into their personal lives and internal conflicts.

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Vicky Tedjury
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Clara (uncredited)
40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as DC Fallon
Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Television Reporter
A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Helena and Lainie head into their final round of IVF treatment and the stresses of the unknown begin to put pressure on their idyllic farm life. With their chicken, Shakira, laying eggs every day Helena decides to make it a competiti
