Caitriona Balfe
Caitriona Balfe
Caitriona Balfeis an Irish actress and model. She is best known for her role as Claire Beauchamp in the Starz series Outlander, for which she won a People's Choice Award and two Saturn Awards, and received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth4 October 1979
CityMonaghan, Ireland
CountryIreland
dublin felt left moved
When I was 18, I left Dublin and moved to Paris. I didn't speak French. I didn't know anyone. I felt like a fish out of water.
attached bit definitely name opens
I think every credit you get and every film you have your name attached to makes things a little bit easier. It definitely opens doors up, but it's still a grind.
modelling
Modelling wasn't a passion of mine, so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.
bumble played production role
I think the first role I ever played was Mr. Bumble in a production of 'Oliver.'
cancer children developing few
Many children with cancer in the developing world can be cured. But without appropriate treatment, few survive.
enjoyed house loved proper
I enjoyed L.A. because it was nice to be in the sunshine and live in a house with proper wardrobes. I loved the space.
poetry seems
The Scottish Highlands are incredible. There seems to be magic and poetry everywhere.
beaches spent summers traveling until
I didn't start traveling abroad until I was 17, but I spent many summers on the beaches of Donegal in Ireland.