Claire Skinner

Claire Skinner

Acting • Born 1964-10-07

Acting2Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Claire Skinner is a British stage, film and television actress, best known for her role as the hapless mother Sue Brockman in the BBC sitcom "Outnumbered". Her film work includes the Mike Leigh productions "Life Is Sweet" and "Naked", "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Sleepy Hollow".

Filmography

76 credits
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Movie • 1999

Beth Killian

You're Dead...

You're Dead...

Movie • 1999

Jo

Strings

Strings

Movie • 2004

Jhinna

Naked

Naked

Movie • 1993

Sandra

Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

Movie • 1990

Natalie

Clockwork Mice

Clockwork Mice

Movie • 1995

Fairy

The Escort

The Escort

Movie • 1999

Patricia

Class of '76

Class of '76

Movie • 2005

Dr. Kate Tremaine

Eliminate: Archie Cookson

Eliminate: Archie Cookson

Movie • 2011

Camilla

The Critic

The Critic

Movie • 2024

Mary Brooke

You Can Choose Your Friends

You Can Choose Your Friends

Movie • 2007

Jane Arden

The Trial of Tony Blair

The Trial of Tony Blair

Movie • 2007

Nicky

Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes

Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes

Movie • 2017

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

Movie • 2007

Gillian

I.D.

I.D.

Movie • 1995

Marie

Two Golden Balls

Two Golden Balls

Movie • 1994

Linda

Eroica

Eroica

Movie • 2003

Josephine Deym

The Booze Cruise

The Booze Cruise

Movie • 2003

Leonie Sewell

Shoot Me!

Shoot Me!

Movie • 2012

Claire

The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native

Movie • 1994

Thomasin

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

Movie • 2001

Magda

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

Movie • 1989

Gloria

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Movie • 2011

Madge Arwell

Boxing Day

Boxing Day

Movie • 2021

Auntie Caroline

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Movie • 2025

Magda

The Trial

The Trial

Movie • 2025

Dione Sinclair

The Robbers

The Robbers

Movie • 2009

Sue Brockman

The Broken Santa

The Broken Santa

Movie • 2011

Sue Brockman

The Sick Party

The Sick Party

Movie • 2012

Sue Brockman

Outnumbered - Christmas Special 2016

Outnumbered - Christmas Special 2016

Movie • 2016

Sue Brockman

Outnumbered Christmas Special

Outnumbered Christmas Special

Movie • 2024

Sue Brockman

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie • 2005

Lucinda (archive footage) (uncredited)

Isabel

Isabel

Movie • 2019

Mary

Chef

Chef

TV • 1993

Lucinda

Life Begins

Life Begins

TV • 2004

Clare

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

TV • 1987

Girl Pupil

Trinity

Trinity

TV • 2009

Dr. Angela Donne

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Thomasin

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford

TV • 2008

Second Sight

Second Sight

TV • 2000

Catherine Tully

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

TV • 2001

Rebecca

Coogan's Run

Coogan's Run

TV • 1995

Trevor's World of Sport

Trevor's World of Sport

TV • 2003

Meryl

The Peter Principle

The Peter Principle

TV • 1997

Susan Harvey

Outnumbered

Outnumbered

TV • 2007

Sue

The Booze Cruise

The Booze Cruise

TV • 2003

Leone Sewell

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

TV • 2008

Fanny Dashwood

Bedtime

Bedtime

TV • 2001

Sarah Newcombe

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time

TV • 1997

Jean

The Family Man

The Family Man

TV • 2006

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

TV • 2020

Dr. Rogers

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

TV • 2014

Angela

Moving On

Moving On

TV • 2009

Mary Ann

Kingdom

Kingdom

TV • 2007

Brenda Collins

Power Monkeys

Power Monkeys

TV • 2016

Sara

Brass Eye

Brass Eye

TV • 1997

Mrs Wastrey

Murder, They Hope

Murder, They Hope

TV • 2021

Kerry

South Of The Border

South Of The Border

TV • 1988

Laura

Class of '76

Class of '76

TV • 2005

Dr. Kate Tremaine

The Chelsea Detective

The Chelsea Detective

TV • 2022

Charlotte Twist

The Genius of Mozart

The Genius of Mozart

TV • 2004

Nannerl Mozart

The Wingless Bird

The Wingless Bird

TV • 1997

Agnes Conway

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV • 2004

Amy Murgatroyd

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

TV • 2018

DCI Vivien Barnes

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

TV • 2018

Louise Sedley

McDonald & Dodds

McDonald & Dodds

TV • 2020

Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond

Coma

Coma

TV • 2024

Beth

The Pale Horse

The Pale Horse

TV • 2020

Yvonne Tuckerson

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

TV • 1997

Kitty Oswood

Brass Eye

Brass Eye

TV • 1997

Helly Melvick

Brass Eye

Brass Eye

TV • 1997

Board Member/Martha O'Dennell

The One Show

The One Show

TV • 2006

Self

Silk

Silk

TV • 2011

Sarah Stephens

Critical

Critical

TV • 2015

Mrs. Lorraine Rappaport

The Lady

The Lady

TV • 2026

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

TV • 2001

Alice