Claudie Blakley

About

Claudie Blakley (born 4 January 1974) is an English actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1998, she won the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in The Seagull at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. She is best known for her role as Emma Timmins in the BBC drama series Lark Rise to Candleford. Other notable roles include Mabel Nesbitt in Robert Altman's Oscar-winning Gosford Park and Charlotte Lucas in Joe Wright's 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice. In the autumn of 2007, she was seen in the BBC serial Cranford as Martha. In 2010, Blakley played the role of Cynthia Lennon in the BBC television production of Lennon Naked, a drama based on the period in the life of John Lennon from the years 1964 to 1971. In 2013, she appeared in the premiere of the play Chimerica.

Known for

Death in ParadiseSeries • 2011Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Father BrownSeries • 2013Call the MidwifeSeries • 2012GrantchesterSeries • 2014Pride & PrejudiceMovie • 2005Lark Rise to CandlefordSeries • 2008Man vs BeeSeries • 2022CranfordSeries • 2007Man vs BabySeries • 2025ManhuntSeries • 2019The Kid Who Would Be KingMovie • 2019The HouseMovie • 2022Gosford ParkMovie • 2001What RemainsSeries • 2013SeveranceMovie • 2006Bright StarMovie • 2009The DriverSeries • 2014Flesh and BloodSeries • 2020The Cat's MeowMovie • 2002Lennon NakedMovie • 2010Dirty Filthy LoveMovie • 2005The Nan MovieMovie • 2022London to BrightonMovie • 2006