Claire is a London based screenwriter for film and TV. She is currently writing an original horror pilot for FIFTH SEASON and PLAN b, and an original political thriller series for See Saw. Claire’s TV credits include adapting Le Carre's THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL with Mike Leslie — Park Chan Wook directed, Florence Pugh, Michael Shannon and Alexander Skarsgard starred for BBC1 & AMC. She was an EP and wrote multiple episodes on Gareth Evan’s GANGS OF LONDON for Sister Pictures / Pulse / Sky Atlantic / HBO. Claire also wrote and executive produced THE POWER for Sister Pictures and Amazon. On the film side, Claire co-wrote the original screenplay for Sarah Gavron’s ROCKS along with Theresa Ikoko for Fable / BFI / Film4. She is writing, and attached to direct, original period thriller FRANKIE, a feature film for BBC. Claire is a co-founder of We Are Bridge CIC, an aftercare project set up in the wake of ROCKS to support underrepresented on screen talent. Her directorial debut WEEKS, is a short film for BBC, starring Niamh Algar.
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