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Clare Perkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Clare Perkins is an Englishactress, known for her roles as Denise Boulter inFamily Affairs andAva Hartman inEastEnders.
Perkins' first role was as Opal in the 1991 TV filmHallelujah Anyhow in theScreen Two strand. On TV she has appeared inFamily Affairs,All in the Game,My Wonderful Life,Pig Heart Boy,Casualty,EastEnders,Men Behaving Badly,Big Women, andClapham Junction.[1][better source needed]
She played the role ofAva Hartman inEastEnders.[2]
She played Kerene Nagashi in the Amazon fantasy seriesThe Wheel of Time.[citation needed]
In 2021, she appeared in the horror filmCensor, and stars in the TV comedy-dramaThe Outlaws, which was first broadcast in that year.[citation needed]
Perkins plays Carla McLain in theApple+ science fiction drama seriesSilo from 2023.[3]
Perkins has been a member of theBBC Radio Drama Company, and played the character of Mel for eight years in theBBC World Service soapWestway.[citation needed]
In 2011 she performed in many radio dramas forRadio 4, includingThe Winter House,Landfall,Corrinne Come Back and Gone, andBest Intentions.[citation needed]
From 2021 she played Denise Metcalf, a veterinary nurse, in the long-running radio soap operaThe Archers.[4][5]
Her film credits include Jill in thePalme d'Or-winningLadybird, Ladybird (Ken Loach),Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh),Bullet Boy (Saul Dibb) and7 Lives.[citation needed] She played Beverly in the filmBullet Boy, which opened theLondon Film Festival in 2004; she won Best Actress for this role at theScreen Nation Awards.[citation needed]
Perkins has appeared on stage in many theatres, such as theRoyal Court,Young Vic,National Theatre, andSoho Theatre.[citation needed] Perkins was in twoWest End productions in 2019 -Emilia which transferred fromThe Globe, andSweat, which transferred from theDonmar Warehouse, with the consequence that at one point her face was on the front of two West End theatres simultaneously for a month,The Vaudeville andThe Gielgud; it is believed that she is the only actress to achieve this.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ladybird, Ladybird | Jill | |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | Hortense's Sister-in-Law | |
| 2004 | Bullet Boy | Beverley | |
| 2006 | Shoot the Messenger | Mary Gibbs | |
| 2007 | Deadmeat | De Costa | |
| 2009 | Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper | Nurse Susan | |
| 2011 | 7 Lives | Kids Mum | |
| 2016 | Kaleidoscope | Launderette Assistant | |
| 2018 | Been So Long | Snowqueen | |
| 2021 | Censor | Anne | |
| 2022 | Medusa Deluxe | Cleve | |
| TBA | Love Without Walls | Faye | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Screen Two | Opal | Episode:"Hallelujah Anyhow" |
| 1993 | Grange Hill | Marcia | Episode:"Series 16, Episode 10" |
| 1994 | The Bill | Delia Fisher | Episode:"Skinning Cats" |
| 1997 | Men Behaving Badly | Deborah's Friend | Episode:"Stag Night" |
| EastEnders | Darts Team Leader | 1 episode | |
| 1997-1999 | My Wonderful Life | Bridget Groves | Series regular |
| 1998 | Big Women | Cleo | Episode:"A Nest of Randy Vipers" |
| 1999 | Pig Heart Boy | Cathy Kelsey | Main role |
| 2000 | Whole New Heart | Cameron's Mother | TV film |
| 2001 | Always and Everyone | Gloria Edmunds | Episode:"Series 3, Episode 10" |
| Merseybeat | Joy Patterson | Episode:"Deep End" | |
| Casualty | Bernice Healey | Episode:"On the Edge" | |
| 2002 | Doctors | Miriam Akinbiyi | Episode:"Happy Days Are Here Again" |
| 2003–2005 | Family Affairs | Denise Boulter | Main role |
| 2006 | Holby City | Gabrielle Horner | Episode:"Brother's Keeper" |
| All in the Game | Mrs. Lamone | TV film | |
| 2007 | The Bill | Olivia Vaughan | Episode:"Day of Reckoning" |
| Talk to Me | Childminder | Episode:"The Wedding" | |
| Clapham Junction | Dolly | TV film | |
| 2008 | Casualty | Rachel O'Hara | Episode:"Sex and Death" |
| 2011 | Holby City | Simone Tait | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| Doctors | Lorraine Greenhall | Episode:"Hitting the Wall" | |
| 2012 | BBC Learning: True Stories | Rosa Parks | Episode: Episode 1.2 |
| 2012–2013 | EastEnders | Ava Hartman | Series regular |
| 2018 | Doctors | Ellen Morrison | Episode:"The Woman Who Runs" |
| Death in Paradise | Fabienne Jordan | Episode:"The Healer" | |
| 2020 | Flack | Shirelle | Episode:"Sofi" |
| The Crown | Social Worker | Episode:"Fagan" | |
| 2021 | The Outlaws | Myrna Okeke | Main role |
| The Wheel of Time | Kerene Nagashi | Main role | |
| 2023 | Silo | Carla | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2025 | TheGuest | Annette | Recurring role |