Clare Burt

Clare Burt is an English actress and singer.^[1] Her theatre work includes Coram Boy (2006), Cats, Aspects of Love, Sunday in the Park with George, Closer Than Ever, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Big Fish, and Pal Joey.

Clare Burt
Burt in London Road 2015
Born	England
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1983–present
Partner	Larry Lamb (1996–2016)
Children	2

Her screen credits include The Bill (1989–2005), Doctors (2003), Murder Investigation Team (2005), The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007), Criminal Justice (2008), Broken (2012), X+Y (2014), London Road (2015), Top Boy, (2013–2022), Holby City (2004–2022), and The Salisbury Poisonings (2020).

Early life

As a child she attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.^[2]

Career

Theatre

Burt is a member of the National Theatre company,^[3] and has played in many productions, including: London Road (musical),^[3] The Miracle, and as Mrs. Milcote in the 2006 production of Helen Edmundson's Coram Boy.^[3] Her other productions include: Vernon God Little,^[4] Closer Than Ever, Company, Nine, Spread a Little Happiness, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Pal Joey.^[3]

Her West End roles include Grizabella in Cats (New London Theatre), Rose Vibert in Aspects of Love (Prince of Wales Theatre), Celeste #2 in Sunday in the Park with George (Royal National Theatre), Susan in Company (Noël Coward Theatre), Fosca in Passion (Bridewell) and two new musicals by Howard Goodall: The Hired Man (London Astoria) and Girlfriends (Playhouse Theatre).^[3]

Burt played the Witch in the 1998 Donmar Warehouse revival of Into the Woods.^[3] She played Sandra opposite Kelsey Grammer in the musical Big Fish for its London premiere in late 2017. Burt starred as theatre director Joan Littlewood in a new musical Miss Littlewood for the Royal Shakespeare Company in summer 2018.^[3]

Film and television

Her screen credits include The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007), Broken (2012),^[3] X+Y (2014),^[3] opposite Asa Butterfield, and Sally Hawkins, and London Road (2015),^[3] Her television credits include Top Boy, (2013–2022), Criminal Justice (2008), Doctors (2003), Murder Investigation Team (2005), The Bill (1989–2005), Holby City (2004–2022).^[3]

In 2020, she played Mo Cassidy in the BBC drama, The Salisbury Poisonings, alongside Anne-Marie Duff, Rafe Spall, MyAnna Buring and Mark Addy.^[5]

Personal life

Burt was in a relationship with Larry Lamb from 1996 until 2016. They have two daughters, Eloise and Eva.^[6]

Filmography

Burt's filmography includes:

• Holby City (television series, 2004, 2021–2022)
• The Bill (television series, 1989–2005)
• The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (film, 2007)
• Criminal Justice (television mini-series, 2008)
• Broken (2012)
• X+Y (2014)
• London Road (2015)
• The Salisbury Poisonings (2020)
• The Diplomat (2024)