Actor

Claire Chitham

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Movies: 4Series: 9Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1236977

IMDb ID: nm0158320

Known for: Acting

Born: July 12, 1979

Age: 47

Place of birth: New Zealand

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1985 - 2026

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 6.91

Wikidata: Q5125168

Other jobs

Script Supervisor (1)

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Biography

Claire has been one of New Zealand’s most recognisable screen actors ever since her debut on long-running soap Shortland Street at the age of 16. For eight years she played loveable Waverly Wilson and became one of the show’s long-standing favourites, a role which she reprised for the 25th anniversary special in 2016. After leaving the show, Claire moved quickly to an award-winning turn in cop show Interrogation. She followed that with two seasons at New Zealand’s most outstanding and awarded drama series Outrageous Fortune, as gang-chick Aurora Bay. In 2016, Claire appeared as the lead in standout black comedy Fresh Eggs for TVNZ, alongside Danielle Cormack and John Rhys-Davies. More recently, Claire acted in rom-com Falling Inn Love - the first Netflix feature film to be shot in New Zealand.