Known for Acting
Caitríona Mary Balfe (/kəˈtriːnə ˈbælf/; born 4 October 1979) is an Irish actress, producer, and former fashion model. She is best known for her starring role as Claire Fraser in the Starz historical drama series Outlander, for which she received a British Academy Scotland Award, an Irish Film and Television Award, two People's Choice Awards, and three Saturn Awards. She also earned nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama. At age eighteen, while studying Drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Balfe was offered work as a fashion model in Paris. She was featured both in advertising campaigns and on runways for such brands as Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, Oscar de la Renta and many others over ten years before refocusing on acting. She had leading roles in the web series The Beauty Inside (2012) and H+: The Digital Series (2012–2013), and appeared in the films Super 8 (2011), Now You See Me (2013), Escape Plan (2013), Money Monster (2016), Ford v Ferrari (2019), and Belfast (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Caitríona Balfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
October 4, 1979 (age 46)
Birthplace
Dublin, Ireland
Filmography
21 films, 13 shows
showing 19 of 21 films


Tenzing
2026 · 2h 6m
country: Australia
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.


Sense and Sensibility
2026 · 2h 12m
country: United Kingdom
An irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood.


The Cut
2025 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
A retired boxer intends to return to the ring for one last shot at the title, but first he must make the weight. Holed up in a room in Las Vegas with an unscrupulous trainer, he embarks on an intensive and illegal weight-cutting program.


The Amateur
2025 · 2h 3m
country: United States
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.


Belfast
2021 · 1h 38m
country: United Kingdom
Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.


Angela's Christmas Wish
2020 · 48m
country: United States
A determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for Christmas, then launches a plan to find her way from Ireland to Australia.


Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
2020 · 1h
country: Unknown
Documentary on the making of "Ford v Ferrari" (2019).


The Christmas Letter
2019 · 26m
country: Ireland
Christmas-mad kid Henry tries to bring some much-needed cheer into a lonely old lady’s life in this touching festive animation narrated by Kate Winslet.


Ford v Ferrari
2019 · 2h 33m
country: United States
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.


The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical world of Thra back to life in a sweeping fantasy series.


Money Monster
2016 · 1h 39m
country: United States
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.


The Price of Desire
2015 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Irish architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray (1878–1976) was a leading light in the modern design movement. This graceful portrayal of her later life and work in France focuses on the triangle of tension between Gray, her lover Badovici and Le Corbusier.


Escape Plan
2013 · 1h 55m
country: United Kingdom
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.


Now You See Me
2013 · 1h 56m
country: United States
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.


Crush
2013 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.
The Wolf
The Wolf
2012 · 25m
country: United States


Lust Life
2011 · 9m
country: Unknown
Caught between what was and what could be, a woman who has lost her lust for life in the world's most passionate city, takes a chance.


Super 8
2011 · 1h 52m
country: United States
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.


Picture Me
2010 · 1h 28m
country: United States
A documentary filmmaker follows a model for several years, chronicling her rise from a fresh face to one that adorns billboards and magazines around the world. Go behind the scenes and chronicle the glitzy world of high fashion modeling, from photo shoots with celebrated photographers to runway shows in New York, Milan, and Paris.