Claire Goose

Born in Edinburgh,^[1] Goose was raised in Dersingham, England, where her father worked as a general practitioner.^[1] She has an elder sister, Caroline, a nursery nurse, and an elder brother, Duncan, who started the One Drinks company.^[2][3] Goose is a former pupil of Wisbech Grammar School,^[4] and a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.^[5]

Early theatre roles included Addicted to Love, and Hitting Home at the Man in the Moon Theatre. She also appeared in early adverts for Impulse women's body spray. Goose played a main role as nurse Tina Seabrook in Casualty, for no less than 80 episodes between 1997 and 2000.^[6] In 1998, she was nominated for the Most Popular Newcomer accolade at the 4th National Television Awards, for her portrayal of the character.^[7]

From 2000 to 2004, she played the role of DC/DS Amelia "Mel" Silver for four series of Waking the Dead.^[8][9] She also starred in the 2005 television film Perfect Day.^[6]

From August 2008, she played Sergeant, later Inspector, Rachel Weston in ITV's The Bill.^[6][10] The same year she played a leading role as undercover cop Rebecca Ryan/Margaret in the British gangster film Bad Day.^[10]

In 2011, she appeared in BBC1 drama Exile with John Simm^[10] and, in 2015, appeared in the fourth series of Death in Paradise.^[10]

From 2015, she starred as the titular character Jane Kennedy, in the BBC Birmingham daytime drama The Coroner, set in the fictional coastal town of Lighthaven in South Devon.^[10] The series ran to 20 episodes. She won Best acting performance at the 2016 Royal Television Society (Midlands awards).^[11]

In 2019, she played the lead role of Thea in The Girl Who Fell by Sarah Rutherford at Trafalgar Studios.^[12] From 2022, she has starred as Steph in two series of the CBBC teen science-fiction series Silverpoint.^[10]

In the 1990s, Goose dated her Casualty co-star Jonathan Kerrigan. In 2007, she married TV producer Craig Woodrow.^[1] Together they have two daughters, Amelia and Eveline.^[13]