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Caitríona Balfe is an Irish actress and former model. The daughter of a Monaghan garda sergeant, she grew up in a family of seven in the tiny village of Tydavnet in County Monaghan, Ireland.[1] She has a BA in Drama Studies from the Rathmines Conservatory of Music and Drama D.I.T. (Dublin, Ireland), and has also trained at Warner Loughlin Studios (Los Angeles).

Caitríona Balfe's other notable roles include Mollie Miles in Ford v Ferrari (2019), where she starred alongside Matt Damon and Christian Bale, and Belfast (2021), where she starred alongside Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Judi Dench.

Balfe is repped by Kim Callahan at Industry Entertainment, Emptage Hallett in the UK and attorney Darren Trattner.[2]

Career[]

Film[]

Year Movie Character
2010 Lust Life (Short) Aubrie
2011 Super 8 Elizabeth Lamb
2012 The Wolf (Short) Sally
Lost Angeles Veronique
2013 Crush Andie
Now You See Me Jasmine Tressler
Escape Plan Jessica Miller
2015 The Price of Desire Gabrielle Bloch
2016 Money Monster Diane Lester
2019 Ford v Ferrari Mollie Miles
2021 Belfast Ma

Television[]

Year Title Role
2012 The Beauty Inside (TV Mini-Series) Alex #34
2012-2013 H+ Breanna Sheehan
2014 – present

Outlander

Claire Fraser
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tavra


Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Finding her voice: She was a catwalk sensation, but now she's an actress climbing towards the A-list. Monaghan native Caitríona Balfe tells Stephen Milton why she made the right move
  2. Official STARZ Press Release via Diana Gabaldon's Facebook page
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