Vicky McClure is deservedly recognised as one of the best-known and critically-acclaimed actresses in the country – but she also has a very talented husband, too…
In our ultimate profile, we tell you how old she is, how she found find fame, where she’s from, and the secret heartache behind one of her TV projects.
Over the course of her career, she’s starred in some of the biggest dramas around, including Line of Duty, Trigger Point, and This is England.
Here’s everything you ever needed to know about Vicky McClure!
Where is Vicky McClure from?
Vicky is from Wollaton, a suburb of Nottingham. And she’s extremely proud of her Nottinghamshire roots.
Talking about the difference between London and Nottingham, she told The Guardian: “You’re all kind of living on top of each other and you don’t really get to know the community in the same way that you would in suburbia.
“I know everyone around here [in Wollaton]. I love my neighbours and everybody’s very normal to me, because I’m normal to them.”
Vicky also remembers a time when she went for an audition in London when she was 16 years old.
“They were awfully posh,” she told The Independent. “And I instantly heard how common I was, so I started to try and talk a bit properly. I remember straight away clocking it and just thinking ‘don’t do it, you’ve got to embrace your accent’.”
How old is she?
Vicky Lee McClure was born Vicky Lee McClure on May 8, 1983, in Wollaton, Nottingham.
That makes her currently 41 years of age. Her first ever film role was when she was 16 in 1999.
Her father was a joiner and her mother was a hairdresser. She also has an older sister called Jenny.
What is Vicky McClure famous for? What has she been in?
When she was 15, Vicky was asked to audition for local director Shane Meadows‘ upcoming independent film, A Room for Romeo Brass. He gave her the role of Ladine.
She – along with the rest of the cast and Meadows himself – was acclaimed by critics and the film became a cult hit.
However, for four years afterwards, Vicky couldn’t find another role. She gave up acting and worked in retail, holding down jobs at shops such as H Samuel and Dorothy Perkins.
But, when she was 19, writer and director Shane Meadows came calling again, this time casting her in the movie, This Is England. Starring alongside the likes of Joseph Gilgun and Stephen Graham, it was a connection that lasted for six years.
This Is England the movie became This Is England the TV series. This Is England ’86, This Is England ’88 and This Is England ’90 followed. Vicky won the BAFTA award for Best Actress for her performance as Lol in This Is England ’86.
An invitation to audition for Emmerdale followed (she turned it down), but she did appear in series 1 of the hit David Tennant and Olivia Colman crime drama Broadchurch. And then, of course, came the juggernaut Line of Duty.
One of the most-watched and most-talked about series in British television history, Vicky played DI Kate Fleming from 2012 to 2021.
In between Line of Duty, Vicky appeared in the moving and powerful BBC documentary Our Dementia Choir, and the subsequent sequel.
She also popped up on Celebrity Gogglebox with Line of Duty pals Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compston. Her role as Lana Washington in Trigger Point followed. She subsequently appeared in Nottingham-based ITV thriller Without Sin, and Mrs Jones in Alex Rider.
In 2024, she portrays Castle Rock Mystery Crew –
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