Clare Higgins has just wrapped filming for season 2 of THE SANDMAN for Netflix.
Previous stage credits include JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN at The Bridge Theatre opposite Simon Russell Beale.
A six-time Olivier Award nominee for her work in the theatre, she received her first nomination for her role as Stella in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. She has since won the Olivier Award for Best Actress three times; for SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, VINCENT IN BRIXTON (for which she was also nominated for a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress), and HECUBA.
Further screen credits include; TRYING Series 4 (BBC/Apple TV+), DANGEROUS LIAISONS (Starz), CASSANDRA'S DREAM (dir. Woody Allen), THE GOLDEN COMPASS (dir. Chris Weitz) and HELLRAISER (dir. Clive Barker) among many others.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SANDMAN S2 | Mad Hettie | Netflix | Various |
| TRYING S4 | Bev | Apple TV+ | Ellie Heydon |
| DANGEROUS LIAISONS | Madame Jericho | Starz | Leonora Lonsdale/ Olly Blackburn |
| TRYING S3 | Bev | Apple TV+ | Jim O'Hanlan/ Elliot Hegarty |
| THE SANDMAN | Mad Hettie | Netflix | Various |
| THE WORST WITCH (4 SEASONS) | Miss Cackle | BBC | Sallie Aprhamian |
| SILENT WITNESS (SEASON 23) | Professor Katherine Dukes | BBC | Dominic Leclerc |
| SILENT WITNESS | Katherine | BBC | Dominic Leclerc |
| VERA: THE SEAGULL (SEASON 9) | Elaine Sidden | ITV | Declan O'Dwyer |
| CLEANING UP | Mary | ITV | Lewis Arnold |
| VERA | Elaine Sidden | ITV | Various |
| INTO THE BADLANDS (SEASON 3) | Ankara | AMC | Alfred Gough/Miles Millar |
| THE BISEXUAL | Grace | Hulu/Sister Pictures | Desiree Akhavan |
| LOVE, LIES AND RECORDS | Jean Leadbetter | BBC One | Dominic LeClerc |
| LIAR | Felicity Cassidy | ITV | Sam Donovan/James Strong |
| EASTENDERS | Hazel Warren | BBC | Various |
| EASTENDERS | Hazel Warren | BBC | Various |
| DOCTOR WHO | Ohila | BBC | Various |
| NEW TRICKS | Francis Kane | BBC | Phil John |
| ROGUE (SEASON 2) | Vivian | E1 Entertainment | Larysa Kondracki |
| FATHER BROWN (SEASON 2) | Dinah Fortescue | BBC | Ian Barber |
| HOLBY CITY | Susannah Harris | BBC | Rob Evans |
| HOMEFRONT | Paula Raveley | ITV | Ian Bevitt |
| DOWNTON ABBEY | Mrs. Bartlett | ITV/Carnival | Julian Fellowes |
| SHAMELESS | Hazel | Showtime | Gordon Anderson |
| SYNDICATE | Joyce | BBC One | Syd McCartney |
| PARADE'S END | Lady Claudine | HBO Max | Susanna White |
| CASUALTY 1909 | Mrs. Ramsbury | BBC | Mark Brozel |
| BEING HUMAN | Josie | Touch Paper Television | Colin Teague |
| MINDER | Liz Grant | ITV | David Innis Edwards |
| THE CURSE OF STEPTOE | Joan Littlewood | BBC | Michael Samuels |
| GOLDPLATED | Yvonne | ITV | Rob Delamere |
| MIDSOMER MURDERS (3 EPISODES) | 'Medea' read by / Gina Colby / Laura Crawford | ITV Television | Richard Holthouse |
| MURDER IN SUBURBIA | Helen Whittle | ITV Television | Jonathon Fox Bassett |
| CASANOVA | Cook | Red Productions | Sheree Folkson |
| MURDER INVESTIGATION TEAM | Lesley Pattison | ITV Television | Gary Love |
| THE BILL | Judy Ryan | Pearson Television | Peter Cregeen |
| THE SECRET | Maggie Hewitt | Festival Films | Alan Grint |
| THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG INDIANA JONES | Edith Wharton | Lucasfilm | Michael Schultz |
| HEARTBEAT | Maureen Bristow | Yorkshire Television | Gerry Mill | Roger Bamford |
| SILENT WITNESS (SEASON 1) | D.S. Farmer | BBC Television | Harry Hook |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN | Gunhild Borkman | Bridge Theatre | Nicholas Hytner |
| CLARION | Verity Stokes | Arcola | Mehmet Ergen |
| A DELICATE BALANCE | Edna | Golden Theatre, Broadway | Pam Mackinnon |
| WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF | Martha | Theatre Royal, Bath | Adrian Noble |
| OTHER DESERT CITIES | Silda Grauman | The Old Vic | Lindsey Turner |
| HAMLET | Gertrude | National Theatre | Nicholas Hytner |
| MRS KLEIN | Mrs Klein | Almeida | Thea Sharrock |
| ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL | Countess of Roussillon | National Theatre | Marianne Elliott |
| THE FEVER | Woman | Royal Court Theatre | Dominic Cook |
| OEDIPUS | Jocasta | National Theatre | Jonathan Kent |
| LANDSCAPE AND A SLIGHT ACHE | Flora | National Theatre | Iqubal Khan |
| MAJOR BARBARA | Lady Britomart Undershaft | National Theatre | Nick Hytner |
| PHAEDRA | Phaedra | Donmar Warehouse | Tom Cairns |
| NIGHT OF THE IGUANA | Maxine | Lyric Theatre | Anthony Page |
| DEATH OF A SALESMAN | Linda Loman | Lyric Hammersmith Theatre | Robert Fall |
| HECUBA | Hecuba | Donmar Warehouse Theatre | Jonathan Kent |
| VINCENT IN BRIXTON - OLIVIER AWARD, CRITICS/STANDA | Ursula Loyer | National Theatre/West End/Golden Theatre (NY) | Richard Eyre |
| WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF | Martha | Bristol Old Vic Theatre | Gareth Machin |
| THE WALLS | Stella | Royal National Theatre | Mick Gordon |
| HEARTBREAK HOUSE | Hesione Hushabye | Chichester Festival Theatre | Christopher Morahan |
| THE SEAGULL | Arkadina | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Jude Kelly |
| PRESENT LAUGHTER | Liz | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Malcolm Sutherland |
| A LETTER OF RESIGNATION | Lady Dorothy Macmillan | Tour And Comedy Theatre | Christopher Morahan |
| CHILDREN'S HOUR - CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD | Martha Dobie | Royal National Theatre | Howard Davies |
| SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH | Alexandra del Lago | Royal National Theatre | Richard Eyre |
| ABSENCE OF WAR | Lindsay Fontaine | Royal National Theatre | Richard Eyre |
| ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA | Cleopatra | Royal Shakespeare Company | John Caird |
| THE RIDE DOWN MOUNT MORGAN | Leah | Wyndham’s Theatre | Michael Blakemore |
| RICHARD III | Queen Elizabeth | Royal National Theatre | Richard Eyre |
| KING LEAR | Regan | Royal National Theatre | Deborah Warner |
| HAMLET | Gertrude | Royal Shakespeare Company | Ron Daniels |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Titania | Royal Shakespeare Company | John Caird |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| READY PLAYER ONE | Mrs Gilmore | Warner Brothers | Steven Spielberg |
| THE CONVENT | Reverend Mother | Templeheart Films | Paul Hyett |
| I GIVE IT A YEAR | Elaine | StudioCanal | Dan Mazer |
| A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING | Clair De Grunwald | StudioCanal | Crispin Mills |
| SPRING 1941 | Clara Planck | Praxis Films | Uri Barbash |
| THE GOLDEN COMPASS | Ma Costa | New Line Cinema | Chris Weitz |
| CASSANDRA'S DREAM | Dorothy Blaine | The Weinstein Company | Woody Allen |
| MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT | Mrs Meyer | Cineville | Dan Ireland |
| BIGGER THAN THE SKY | Edwina Walters | Code Entertainment | Al Corley |
| THE LIBERTINE | Molly Luscombe | The Weinstein Company | Laurence Dunmore |
| STAGE BEAUTY | Mistress Revels | Artisan Entertainment | Richard Eyre |
| HOUSE OF MIRTH | Mrs. Bry | Columbia/Film Four | Terence Davies |
| B. MONKEY | Ms. Cherry | Scala | Michael Radford |
| SMALL FACES | Lorna Maclean | Skyline Easterhouse | Gilles McKinnon |
| THIN ICE | Fiona | Thin Ice Limited | Fiona Cunningham-Reid |
| BAD BEHAVIOUR | Jessica Kennedy | Parallax Pictures | Les Blair |
