Claire Cooper | |
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Born | Claire Elizabeth Cooper 26 October 1980
Wakefield,
West Yorkshire, England |
Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Claire Elizabeth Cooper (born 26 October 1980) is a British actress, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a character she played full time from 2006 to 2013 and returned for 1 episode in 2023.
Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Leah Hackett. [1]
Cooper was a British champion gymnast for 10 years. [2]
Cooper attended the Guildford School of Acting. [3]
Cooper has appeared in various British television shows, including a two-part episode on Waking the Dead in 2004. She has also made appearances on Coronation Street and Waterloo Road. [2]
Cooper made her on-screen debut as Jacqui McQueen in Hollyoaks in September 2006. [4] She played the character for several years, including in spin-offs Hollyoaks Later in 2009 and Hollyoaks: King of Hearts in 2010. [5] She departed from the cast in 2013, [4] but made a cameo appearance in an episode in 2023. [6]
In 2016, Cooper played the part of Claire in the second series of In the Club. [7] Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Leah Hackett. [1]
Cooper married Hollyoaks co-star Emmett J. Scanlan in 2015. [8] On 8 May 2020, she announced she was pregnant with their first child. [9] On 18 July, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean. [10] On 12 November 2022, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Fiáin. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Red Dwarf | 50s woman /(uncredited) |
Series 8: Episode 5 |
2004 | Waking The Dead | Audrey Clayton | Series 4: Episodes 1 and 2 |
2006 | Waterloo Road | Zoe Ramsden | Series 1: Episode 3 |
Coronation Street | Anya Spader | Series 47: Episode 161 | |
2006–2013, 2023 | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | Series regular, 533 episodes |
2007 | Most Haunted | Herself | Episode - Most Haunted Live at Halloween: Tatton Park |
2008 | All Star Family Fortunes | Herself | Episode – Hollyoaks vs Emmerdale |
This Morning | Herself | Series 20: Episode 4900 | |
Big Brother's Big Mouth | Herself | Series 10: Episode 2 | |
The Hollyoaks Music Show | Jacqui McQueen | Series 13: Episode 60 | |
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | Celebrity HiJacker /Herself |
Series 1: Episodes 22 and 23 | |
2009 | Hollyoaks Later | Jacqui McQueen | Series 2: Episodes 1–5 |
Strictly Come Dancing | Herself | Round 6 | |
Ready, Steady, Cook | Herself | Series 20: Episode 9 | |
2010 | Derren Brown Investigates | Herself | Episode - The Man Who Contacts The Dead |
Hollyoaks: King of Hearts | Jacqui McQueen | Late night special one-off episode | |
2011 | Hollyoaks Best Bits 2011 | Herself | Television film |
2014 | From There to Here | Matilda | Two episodes |
2014 | Scott & Bailey | Jenny Redhead | Series 4: Episode 5 |
2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Herodias | Six episodes |
2016 | In the Club | Claire | Series 2 [7] |
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley | Anne Boleyn | Two episodes | |
2017 | 12 Monkeys | Eliza | One episode |
Love, Lies & Records | Sarah | One episode | |
2019 | Knightfall | Sister Anne | Series 2 |
2020 | Strike Back | Amy McAllister | Series 8: Episode 6 |
2022 | The Peripheral | Dominika Zubov | Co-Starring |
2023 | The Continental: From the World of John Wick | Mrs. Davenport | Upcoming Miniseries |
TBA | The Hardacres | Mary Hardacre | Upcoming miniseries [11] |
Cooper won Best Actress at British Soap Awards in 2013 and Best Family at Inside Soap Awards in 2009. She has also received several nominations:
Year | Award | Category | Film or series | Character | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | Nominated* | [12] |
2009 | Best Actress | Nominated* | ||||
2010 | Best Actress | Nominated* | [13] | |||
2011 | National Television Awards | Best Serial Drama Performance | Nominated* | [14] | ||
All About Soap Bubble Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [15] | |||
British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Shortlisted* | [16] | |||
Best Dramatical Performance | Nominated | [17] | ||||
TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | Nominated* | [18] | |||
Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Shortlisted* | [19] | |||
Best Dramatical Performance | Nominated* | [20] | ||||
Best Wedding | Nominated* | |||||
Royal Television Society North West Awards | Best Performance in a Continuing Drama | Nominated | [21] | |||
2012 | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | Nominated* | |||
All About Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [22] | |||
2013 | British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Won | [23] | ||
Best Dramatic Performance | Nominated | [23] |
Claire Cooper | |
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Born | Claire Elizabeth Cooper 26 October 1980
Wakefield,
West Yorkshire, England |
Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Claire Elizabeth Cooper (born 26 October 1980) is a British actress, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a character she played full time from 2006 to 2013 and returned for 1 episode in 2023.
Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Leah Hackett. [1]
Cooper was a British champion gymnast for 10 years. [2]
Cooper attended the Guildford School of Acting. [3]
Cooper has appeared in various British television shows, including a two-part episode on Waking the Dead in 2004. She has also made appearances on Coronation Street and Waterloo Road. [2]
Cooper made her on-screen debut as Jacqui McQueen in Hollyoaks in September 2006. [4] She played the character for several years, including in spin-offs Hollyoaks Later in 2009 and Hollyoaks: King of Hearts in 2010. [5] She departed from the cast in 2013, [4] but made a cameo appearance in an episode in 2023. [6]
In 2016, Cooper played the part of Claire in the second series of In the Club. [7] Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Leah Hackett. [1]
Cooper married Hollyoaks co-star Emmett J. Scanlan in 2015. [8] On 8 May 2020, she announced she was pregnant with their first child. [9] On 18 July, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean. [10] On 12 November 2022, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Fiáin. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Red Dwarf | 50s woman /(uncredited) |
Series 8: Episode 5 |
2004 | Waking The Dead | Audrey Clayton | Series 4: Episodes 1 and 2 |
2006 | Waterloo Road | Zoe Ramsden | Series 1: Episode 3 |
Coronation Street | Anya Spader | Series 47: Episode 161 | |
2006–2013, 2023 | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | Series regular, 533 episodes |
2007 | Most Haunted | Herself | Episode - Most Haunted Live at Halloween: Tatton Park |
2008 | All Star Family Fortunes | Herself | Episode – Hollyoaks vs Emmerdale |
This Morning | Herself | Series 20: Episode 4900 | |
Big Brother's Big Mouth | Herself | Series 10: Episode 2 | |
The Hollyoaks Music Show | Jacqui McQueen | Series 13: Episode 60 | |
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | Celebrity HiJacker /Herself |
Series 1: Episodes 22 and 23 | |
2009 | Hollyoaks Later | Jacqui McQueen | Series 2: Episodes 1–5 |
Strictly Come Dancing | Herself | Round 6 | |
Ready, Steady, Cook | Herself | Series 20: Episode 9 | |
2010 | Derren Brown Investigates | Herself | Episode - The Man Who Contacts The Dead |
Hollyoaks: King of Hearts | Jacqui McQueen | Late night special one-off episode | |
2011 | Hollyoaks Best Bits 2011 | Herself | Television film |
2014 | From There to Here | Matilda | Two episodes |
2014 | Scott & Bailey | Jenny Redhead | Series 4: Episode 5 |
2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Herodias | Six episodes |
2016 | In the Club | Claire | Series 2 [7] |
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley | Anne Boleyn | Two episodes | |
2017 | 12 Monkeys | Eliza | One episode |
Love, Lies & Records | Sarah | One episode | |
2019 | Knightfall | Sister Anne | Series 2 |
2020 | Strike Back | Amy McAllister | Series 8: Episode 6 |
2022 | The Peripheral | Dominika Zubov | Co-Starring |
2023 | The Continental: From the World of John Wick | Mrs. Davenport | Upcoming Miniseries |
TBA | The Hardacres | Mary Hardacre | Upcoming miniseries [11] |
Cooper won Best Actress at British Soap Awards in 2013 and Best Family at Inside Soap Awards in 2009. She has also received several nominations:
Year | Award | Category | Film or series | Character | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | Nominated* | [12] |
2009 | Best Actress | Nominated* | ||||
2010 | Best Actress | Nominated* | [13] | |||
2011 | National Television Awards | Best Serial Drama Performance | Nominated* | [14] | ||
All About Soap Bubble Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [15] | |||
British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Shortlisted* | [16] | |||
Best Dramatical Performance | Nominated | [17] | ||||
TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | Nominated* | [18] | |||
Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Shortlisted* | [19] | |||
Best Dramatical Performance | Nominated* | [20] | ||||
Best Wedding | Nominated* | |||||
Royal Television Society North West Awards | Best Performance in a Continuing Drama | Nominated | [21] | |||
2012 | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | Nominated* | |||
All About Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [22] | |||
2013 | British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Won | [23] | ||
Best Dramatic Performance | Nominated | [23] |