Claire Schuyffel

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Claire Schuyffel

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Claire is a Dutch and English native speaking actress, presenter and voice over. 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 university studies in The Netherlands, Claire went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where she graduated in 2009.
Claire was part of various theatre groups and productions, she performed at many theatre festivals including De Parade and Fringe Festival in The Netherlands. She also played the part of young Emilie in the Dutch national theatre production of the Tony award winning play 'War Horse'.
Claire now mainly works in front of the camera. She recently played a role in the UK TV series 'Professor T', the Dutch TV series 'Tweestrijd' and had a leading role in international children's TV series 'Mia and Me', which is shown in over 170 countries worldwide. She also played a role in Dutch TV series 'H3L' which was nominated for the Televizier-Ster Jeugd award. 
Claire has starred in many short, graduation and feature films, shown at festivals like Tribeca, NFF and Cannes; for example 'It's a Sign', 'Enkel Tijd' and 'Pink Moon'. Other film/tv credits are 'De K van Karlijn', 'Scars', 'De Spa', 'Hunter Street' and 'Hoelahoep'. 

Claire also works as a presenter in the corporate and online film business and does voice over work for (animation) films and tv series, commercials, corporates and audiobooks.​

ActorDutch
Place of residence Amsterdam (NL), Antwerp (BE)
Year of birth1983 (40 years)
Place of birthChertsey, Great Britain
Housing optionsLoenen aan de Vecht (NL), Breda (NL), Utrecht (NL)
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorBrown
Height (cm)160
Weight (in kg)51
LanguagesDutch, Flemish(native-language)English(native-language)FrenchItalian
DialectsAmerican-StandardBrabantianEnglish-Standard(native dialect)
AccentsAmericanBelgianDutchEnglish
InstrumentsPiano
SportSnowboardSport of runningSwimYoga
DanceBalletJazz DanceModern Dancetap-dance
PitchMezzo-soprano
SingingMusical
Special skills(cartoon) voice actingAudio bookImprovisationModel
Training
Primary professional training
Other professional training
2012
Ivana Chubbuck Studio LA
Film
Showtime (Short film)
Iris Echo (MR)
2023
It's a Sign (Short film)
Supporting role
2023
Enkel Tijd (Short film)
Christine (MR)
2022
Pink Moon (Drama)
Sadie (SR)
Television
2022 – 2023
Mia and Me (TV series)
Carina Amato (MR)
2022
Professor T - UK (TV series)
Jeanne Tidswell (ESR)
2020 – 2021
H3L (TV series)
Elvira Diaz (SR)
Theater
2014 – 2015
War Horse (Drama)
Emilie (MR)
Commercial
2023 – 2024
Kamer van Koophandel (Commercial)
Lead (MR)
2023 – 2024
Simyo (Commercial)
Yolanda (MR)