Clare Cooney is a SAG actor and filmmaker currently living in Los Angeles. In August she made her directorial feature debut Departing Seniors, which she also produced. The film will be released in 2023.
Most recently she recurred as Bridget Templeton on The CW series 4400, guest starred on NBC’s Chicago Med, and starred in the indie feature film Relative. Other film/tv credits include Steve McQueen’s Widows, NBC's Chicago PD, Pop TV's Hot Date, NBC's Shrink, and lead roles in the independent features Rendezvous in Chicago and Soul Sessions. She is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf and the University of Notre Dame.
As a filmmaker, she wrote, directed, edited, and starred in Runner, a short film that played at 15 film festivals, winning 6 awards and garnering Cooney a “Filmmaker to Watch” nomination from the Oscar-Qualifying Atlanta Film Festival. Last year she wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the romantic drama Pick Up, which made its festival premiere at the Oscar-Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival and has received over half a million views on Omeleto. Her most recent short film, After (A Love Story), is an official selection at over 15 film festivals including two Academy-Qualifying festivals, Cleveland International and LA Shorts International.
She directed and edited Dad Man Walking, a pilot that won Best Short Drama at Catalyst Content Festival and Go Ahead, Grab Time By The Throat, a hybrid short film that received a special feature in Roger Ebert. She made Newcity magazine's Film 50 list in 2020 and 2019 for being “one of 50 individuals who shape Chicago's film scene.” You can watch and read more about her films on the filmmaking page.
For more about what I'm up to, visit my Instagram, @clarecooneyofficial
