
Acting
Claire Hackett
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Claire Hackett is an actor, trained at R.A.D.A., and is best known for Line of Duty (2012) Wallander (2008) and she played 'Linda' in the Willy Russell film Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990) directed by Mike Ockrent. Other film includes 'Apostasy' directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, 'Harry Brown' Daniel Barber and Liam (2000) directed by Stephen Fears. Theatre work includes 'All My Sons' directed by Howard Davies, Apollo Theatre West End (2010)
Acting credits
6.8An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Harry Brown
2009
4.8The story of Joanna, a 14-year-old girl who feels pressured by her peers to lose her virginity. The story, told primarily from her point of view, follows her as she self-destructs, becoming involved in a world of sex, drugs and betrayal. Including graphic and sometimes violent underage sex scenes, the film portrays an occassionally exaggerated but nonetheless disturbing and thought-provoking view of teenage sexuality.
Pleasureland
2003
6.3A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.
Liam
2001
NRA lone hitch hiker, marooned near a housing estate, has a dramatic effect on the lives of those around him.
'Itch
1991
NRArthur Miller's 20th century classic play about social responsibility set against personal gain. When Joe Keller places the prosperity of his family above the lives of others, there are consequences for all.
All My Sons
2011
6.8A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.
Apostasy
2017
6.5Helene Moskiewicz, a young Jewish woman living in pre-World War II Belgium, is forced to suffer through German occupation by watching her parents arrested and her life destroyed. To fight back, Regine joins the underground resistance movement and strikes the Nazis from within...by joining the infamous Gestapo.
A Woman at War
1991
7.1Linda is out on her hen night while her fiance Dave is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married. Both groups end up at the same club, only to discover that its band is fronted by her ex-boyfriend - and the love of her life - Peter. Linda has to decide: does she stay and settle down with Dave, like her friends want her to, or does she chuck it all in and run away with Peter?
Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990
3.5In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial struggles and newfound success, the statue's tears return, turning their lives upside down and drawing crowds from near and far to witness the miraculous phenomenon.
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
7.0Tracey, a hyperactive, inarticulate bicycle courier who unsuccessfully woos his girlfriend, watches Star Trek videos and delivers packages for a women's erotic magazine, "Bad and Beautiful". As the female staff produce their new issue, they are watched by builders restoring their crumbling office block - each of them with an interest in the women within.
Men of the Month
1994
8.0Returning to the village of his estranged wife, James grows increasingly concerned when the sinister owner of the guest house refuses to let him leave.
After Tomorrow
2012
NRTrouble flares in a Liverpool terraced street when one man refuses to join in and paint his house in the local football teams colours. A tale of victimization and mob rule.
Terraces
1993