Claire Schuyffel
- Actress
- Writer
Claire is a Dutch and English native speaking actress. Born (1983) and raised in England, her parents both Dutch, she grew up bilingual and frequently uses this trait in her profession. She started acting at a young age, landing her first professional role in the Dutch national production of the musical 'Annie' in 1995.
After finishing university in The Netherlands, Claire went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She also studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles.
Claire has been working as professional actress on stage since finishing drama school in 2009 and was part of multiple theatre groups and productions, she performed at many theatre festivals, including the famous Dutch Parade and Fringe Festival. In 2014-2015, Claire played the part of young Emilie in the Dutch national production of one of the world's most famous and successful theatre shows, 'War Horse'.
Claire now mostly works in front of the camera. Recently, she played a role in the UK TV series 'Professor T', the Dutch/Belgian TV series 'Tweestrijd' and had one of the leads in international children's TV series 'Mia and Me'. She also played in Dutch TV series 'H3L' which was nominated for the Televizier-Ster Jeugd award. Claire has starred in many short and feature films, for example 'Pink Moon', which was nominated for a Gouden Kalf award in 2022. Several films were shown at festivals, for example the Nederlands Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival and Cinekid. Other film and television credits include TV series as 'De K van Karlijn', 'Scars', 'De Spa' and 'Bitterzoet', plus children's TV series like 'Hunter Street', 'Brugklas', 'Hoelahoep' and 'School TV What's Up'.
After finishing university in The Netherlands, Claire went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She also studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles.
Claire has been working as professional actress on stage since finishing drama school in 2009 and was part of multiple theatre groups and productions, she performed at many theatre festivals, including the famous Dutch Parade and Fringe Festival. In 2014-2015, Claire played the part of young Emilie in the Dutch national production of one of the world's most famous and successful theatre shows, 'War Horse'.
Claire now mostly works in front of the camera. Recently, she played a role in the UK TV series 'Professor T', the Dutch/Belgian TV series 'Tweestrijd' and had one of the leads in international children's TV series 'Mia and Me'. She also played in Dutch TV series 'H3L' which was nominated for the Televizier-Ster Jeugd award. Claire has starred in many short and feature films, for example 'Pink Moon', which was nominated for a Gouden Kalf award in 2022. Several films were shown at festivals, for example the Nederlands Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival and Cinekid. Other film and television credits include TV series as 'De K van Karlijn', 'Scars', 'De Spa' and 'Bitterzoet', plus children's TV series like 'Hunter Street', 'Brugklas', 'Hoelahoep' and 'School TV What's Up'.
