Caitríona Mary Balfe (/kəˈtriːnə ˈbælf/; born 4 October 1979) is an Irish actress, producer and former fashion model. She is best known for her leading role as Claire Fraser in the Starz historical drama series Outlander, for which she won a BAFTA Scotland Award, an Irish Film and Television Academy Award, two People's Choice Awards and three Saturn Awards. She was also nominated for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama.

At the age of eighteen, while studying drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Balfe was offered work as a fashion model in Paris. For ten years she appeared in advertising campaigns and on runways for brands such as Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, Oscar de la Renta and many others before refocusing on her acting career. She starred in the web series The Beauty Inside (2012) and H+: The Digital Series (2012–2013), and also 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).

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