About
Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) is an English actress. She studied acting at the Liverpool John Moores University and the Oxford School of Drama, and made her screen debut in the pilot of the supernatural comedy series Being Human, in 2008. Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre, she played the title role in the BBC One miniseries Little Dorrit (2008) and made her film debut in the American historical fantasy drama Season of the Witch (2011). Following leading roles in the television series The Promise (2011) and Crossbones (2014), Foy received praise for portraying the ill-fated queen Anne Boleyn in the miniseries Wolf Hall (2015). Foy was educated at Aylesbury High School from the age of 12 and later attended Liverpool John Moores University, studying drama and screen studies. She also trained in a one-year course at the Oxford School of Drama....
Known for
The CrownSeries • 2016
DoctorsSeries • 2000
Who Do You Think You Are?Series • 2004
Wolf HallSeries • 2015
All of Us StrangersMovie • 2023
Upstairs DownstairsSeries • 2010
First ManMovie • 2018
Little DorritSeries • 2008
BreatheMovie • 2017
The Girl in the Spider's WebMovie • 2018
Savage HouseMovie • 2026
The Magic Faraway TreeMovie • 2026
Season of the WitchMovie • 2011
Vampire AcademyMovie • 2014
Women TalkingMovie • 2022
CrossbonesSeries • 2014
Going PostalSeries • 2010
A Very British ScandalSeries • 2021
UnsaneMovie • 2018
The Electrical Life of Louis WainMovie • 2021
My SonMovie • 2021
The Lady in the VanMovie • 2015
The PromiseSeries • 2011
H Is for HawkMovie • 2025