Clare Higgins will next be seen in BBC/Apple TV+ returning series TRYING S4 reprising her role as Bev and you can now catch her in Starz's DANGEROUS LIAISONS as Madame Jericho.
She took to the stage in late 2022 as Gunhild Borkman in JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN at The Bridge Theatre alongside 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; SANDMAN, CASSANDRA'S DREAM, THE GOLDEN COMPASS, and HELLRAISER among others.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
