Claire van der Boom
Encyclopedia
Claire van der Boom is a Logie Award
winning Australian film and television actress of Dutch
ancestry. Internationally, she is best known for her appearance as Stella in the third episode of the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and her recurring role playing the ex-wife of Det. Danny Williams in the 2010 remake of Hawaii Five-0.
. She attended Presbyterian Ladies' College
in Perth, where she studied drama, graduating in 1999. She also graduated from Sydney
's National Institute of Dramatic Art
(NIDA) in 2005. She is of Dutch descent.
and East West 101
. Her first major role in a feature film was in The Square
, which was directed by Nash Edgerton
and screened at the Sydney Film Festival
in June 2008.
She had a prominent female role in the Steven Spielberg
-produced mini-series The Pacific
. This 10-part series, which is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Band of Brothers, was largely filmed in Australia and was released internationally in March 2010.
In 2008 Van der Boom appeared on Australian TV as Grace Barry in Channel 10's police drama Rush
, but her character was killed off in episode 11, which aired 11 November 2008. Josef Ber
's character, Sergeant Dominic "Dom" Wales, was originally scripted to be killed off. However, during production of the first season, Van der Boom had her US working visa approved for which she had forgotten she had applied. The visa was a "Residency Visa", which required her to move to the US. She stars in the 2010 released psychological thriller Red Hill
, which is directed by Patrick Hughes.
In 2010 she portrayed Sister Berenice Twohill in the telemovie Sisters of War
, directed by Brendan Maher in which she won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in 2011. And in 2011 she starred in Roland Joffé
's epic
drama
Singularity
.
She portrays the ex-wife of Danny Williams (Scott Caan
) in the new Hawaii Five-0 series.
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
winning Australian film and television actress of Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
ancestry. Internationally, she is best known for her appearance as Stella in the third episode of the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and her recurring role playing the ex-wife of Det. Danny Williams in the 2010 remake of Hawaii Five-0.
Biography
Van der Boom was born in Broome, Western AustraliaBroome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
. She attended Presbyterian Ladies' College
Presbyterian Ladies' College
Presbyterian Ladies' College is the name of several independent girls' schools in Australia, affiliated with either the Presbyterian Church of Australia or the Uniting Church in Australia...
in Perth, where she studied drama, graduating in 1999. She also graduated from Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
's National Institute of Dramatic Art
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
(NIDA) in 2005. She is of Dutch descent.
Acting career
Following graduation, van der Boom appeared in the Australian TV series Love My WayLove My Way
Love My Way was a Logie Award winning and critically acclaimed Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons ....
and East West 101
East West 101
East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....
. Her first major role in a feature film was in The Square
The Square (2008 film)
The Square is a neo-noir thriller film directed by Nash Edgerton, written by his brother Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner, and starring David Roberts and Claire van der Boom. Based upon an original idea by Joel, the project was written and then shelved by the actor because he felt it was not...
, which was directed by Nash Edgerton
Nash Edgerton
Nash Edgerton is an Australian film director and stuntman.-Life and career:Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales and is the brother of actor Joel Edgerton....
and screened at the Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Australian city of Sydney and is held over 12 days in June. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city centre and includes features,...
in June 2008.
She had a prominent female role in the Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
-produced mini-series The Pacific
The Pacific (miniseries)
The Pacific is a 2010 television series produced by HBO, Seven Network Australia, Sky Movies, Playtone and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010....
. This 10-part series, which is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Band of Brothers, was largely filmed in Australia and was released internationally in March 2010.
In 2008 Van der Boom appeared on Australian TV as Grace Barry in Channel 10's police drama Rush
Rush (2008 TV series)
-DVD releases:-Achievements:-International distribution:-External links:...
, but her character was killed off in episode 11, which aired 11 November 2008. Josef Ber
Josef Ber
Josef Ber is an Australian actor best known for his role as Sergeant Dominic Wales in the television series Rush.-Early Life:He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art with a degree in Performing Arts in 1997....
's character, Sergeant Dominic "Dom" Wales, was originally scripted to be killed off. However, during production of the first season, Van der Boom had her US working visa approved for which she had forgotten she had applied. The visa was a "Residency Visa", which required her to move to the US. She stars in the 2010 released psychological thriller Red Hill
Red Hill (film)
Red Hill is a 2010 Australian thriller film written and directed by Patrick Hughes. The film stars Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley and Tom E. Lewis.-Plot:...
, which is directed by Patrick Hughes.
In 2010 she portrayed Sister Berenice Twohill in the telemovie Sisters of War
Sisters of War
Sisters of War is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Sisters of War was written by John Misto, produced by...
, directed by Brendan Maher in which she won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in 2011. And in 2011 she starred in Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé is an English-French film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies, The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television. His early television credits included episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada...
's epic
Epic film
An epic is a genre of film that emphasizes human drama on a grand scale. Epics are more ambitious in scope than other film genres, and their ambitious nature helps to differentiate them from similar genres such as the period piece or adventure film...
drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
Singularity
Singularity (film)
Singularity is an upcoming epic romance time travel adventure film. Helmed by Roland Joffé from a story by Ajey Jhankar, the film is a sweeping tale of an impossible love set against the backdrop of the first Anglo-Maratha war across two time periods and continents and centred around four...
.
She portrays the ex-wife of Danny Williams (Scott Caan
Scott Caan
Scott Andrew Caan is an American actor. He stars in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. He is the son of actor James Caan.-Early life:...
) in the new Hawaii Five-0 series.