Claire Schuyffel
- Actress
- Writer
Claire was born in Surrey, UK. 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 trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Since finishing drama school in 2009, Claire has been part of a large number of theatre groups and productions. In 2014-2015, Claire played the part of young Emilie in the Dutch national production of one of the world's most famous and successful theatre shows, 'War Horse'.
Claire recently played roles in the Dutch TV series 'Flikken Maastricht', 'Laura H' (Gouden Kalf nominee 2024), 'Broodje Aap' and UK series 'Patience' and 'Professor T' (Channel 4/ITV). She had one of the leads in international TV series 'Mia and Me', which is shown in over 170 countries worldwide. She also played in Dutch TV series 'H3L' (winner Televizier-Ster Jeugd award in 2024). Claire has starred in many short and feature films, recently for example in 'It's a Sign and 'Mama's Geheim' (both official selection Cinekid Festival 2024), 'Pink Moon' (Gouden Kalf nominee 2022) and 'Mr and Mrs Aslan' (release 2025).
Claire lives in The Netherlands with her husband and two children.
Since finishing drama school in 2009, Claire has been part of a large number of theatre groups and productions. In 2014-2015, Claire played the part of young Emilie in the Dutch national production of one of the world's most famous and successful theatre shows, 'War Horse'.
Claire recently played roles in the Dutch TV series 'Flikken Maastricht', 'Laura H' (Gouden Kalf nominee 2024), 'Broodje Aap' and UK series 'Patience' and 'Professor T' (Channel 4/ITV). She had one of the leads in international TV series 'Mia and Me', which is shown in over 170 countries worldwide. She also played in Dutch TV series 'H3L' (winner Televizier-Ster Jeugd award in 2024). Claire has starred in many short and feature films, recently for example in 'It's a Sign and 'Mama's Geheim' (both official selection Cinekid Festival 2024), 'Pink Moon' (Gouden Kalf nominee 2022) and 'Mr and Mrs Aslan' (release 2025).
Claire lives in The Netherlands with her husband and two children.
