Born:
May 08, 1983
in
Nottingham
Best Known For:
This is England.
Early-life:
Born Vicky Lee McClure in Nottingham on May 8, 1983. She started acting at the age of 11 at Carlton TV Workshop in her home city; it's the same place that has produced other up-and-coming stars such as Lauren Socha, Aisling Loftus and Jack O'Connell. Having performed in various stage and TV roles there, her big break came from local film director Shane Meadows, who cast her as Ladine in his 1999 film A Room for Romeo Brass.
Career:
Despite critical acclaim for her breakthrough role, Vicky spent eight years in an office job working for a property valuation company. She only left that employment in 2010, by which time she had starred in Shane Meadows movie This is England and returned as the same character in C4 spin-off This is England 86. The series was a massive hit and she won a BAFTA for the role; she returned for the follow-up, set in 1988, and there are rumours of another series, which will take place in 1990. She appeared in BBC crime drama Stolen and Body Farm. More recently McClure appeared in the massively popular Broadchurch, and has filmed two series of Jed Mercurio's acclaimed Line of Duty.
Quote:
'I remember thinking to myself, I'm fifteen, I'm at school, I'm going to be in a film, I won't have to go to school anymore...I'm Julia Roberts. Of course, the reality is that it isn't like that but what it did do for me was give me a great platform.'