Caitríona Balfe

Caitriona Balfe Actress -

Born 4 October 1979 Dublin, Ireland

Birth Name Caitríona Balfe

Nickname Cait

Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Bio (1) Caitriona Balfe was born in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up in the village of Tydavnet, in County Monaghan. She started modeling at the age of 19 after she was scouted by an agent while she was collecting money for charity at a local mall. She has both walked the runway and been featured in advertising campaigns for many top fashion brands, including: Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, DKNY, Burberry, Dior, Louis Vuitton, H&M, Marc Jacobs, Valentino, Cacharel, Roberto Cavalli, Givenchy, Hugo Boss, Armani, Dries van Noten, Calvin Klein and Chanel.

She has also graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue and Elle. At the time she was scouted, Balfe was studying drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, hoping to become an actress. She returned to her initial career choice in 2009.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous

Spouse Anthony "Tony" McGill (10 August 2019 - present) 1 child

Parents James Balfe

Her name is pronounced Katrina.

She was one of the Victoria's Secret's angels. On the TV show Conan, she was told that maybe she was the whitest VS model of its history.

Supported the repealing of Article 8 of the Constitution of Ireland that consecrated human lives from their conception and banned abortion.

Nominated for the 2019 Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama category for her role as Claire Randall in Outlander (2014), but lost to Sandra Oh for Killing Eve (2018).

For the last 2 years, fans have raised money for the charity OneTreePlanted on her birthday (October 4), totaling over $100,000.00 raised for tree planting worldwide, or over 100,000 trees.

Personal Quotes (1) Modelling wasn't a passion of mine so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.

Salary (1) Outlander (2014) $100 .000

Caitríona Mary Balfe (/kəˈtriːnə ˈbælf/; born 4 October 1979) is an Irish actress, producer, and former fashion model. She is best known for her starring role as Claire Fraser in the Starz historical drama series Outlander (2014–present), for which she received a British Academy Scotland Award, an Irish Film and Television Award, two People's Choice Awards, and three Saturn Awards. She also earned nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama.

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

Early life Balfe was born in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up outside the village of Tydavnet, near Monaghan Town, in a family of seven. Her father is a retired Garda Sergeant. She went to Dublin Institute of Technology to study drama, before being spotted by a model scout.

Personal life As of 2014, Balfe was based in Glasgow, having previously lived in Los Angeles where she started acting professionally, and in New York City, Paris, London, Milan, Hamburg, and Tokyo while she worked as a model. In addition to English, she is a speaker of the Irish language and is conversant in French.

On 10 August 2019, Balfe married her longtime boyfriend, Scottish band manager Anthony "Tony" McGill. She announced on 18 August 2021 that she had given birth to their son.

Caitriona Balfe is no stranger to the Irish audiences as she has achieved a lot of success in her home country whole inspiring several other young women of the country to follow in her footsteps.

She’s already made a splash in the television industry with her starring role as Clare Fraser in the Starz drama series Outlander, a role that took her to stardom and won her several accolades.