Raised in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge area, Chloe Pirrie went to the Mary Erskine School where she decided upon a career in acting after appearing in a school production of The Cherry Orchard.
She trained at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and since then has starred in numerous television shows and films.
Pirrie is currently part of the cast of hit Netflix series Dept. Q which dropped on the streaming giant last week, earning rave reviews.
5. An Inspector Calls
The 2015 BBC adaptation of much-loved J. B. Priestley play 'An Inspector Calls' sees David Thewlis playing the titular policeman who arrived at a family home to investigate the suicide of a local woman. Chloe Pirrie plays Sheila, whose engagement to the son of a wealthy factory owner the family are celebrating when the unwanted visitor arrives. | Contributed
6. Stutterer
Chloe Pirrie was part of a team who won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 2016 for 'Stutterer'. She plays a woman called Ellie who enters into an online relationship with a man who has a speech impediment. When she suggest they meet in person, her prospective partner struggles with the feat that his stutter could ruin everything. | Contributed
7. The Queen's Gambit
Hit 2020 seven part Netflix drama 'The Queen's Gambit' stars Anya Taylor-Joy as a fictional American chess prodigy who struggles with drug and alcohol dependency. Chloe Pirrie plays her biological mother who lived with her daughter in a trailer before committing suicide. | Contributed
8. Kryptic
Canadian horror film 'Kryptic' was released in 2024 and stars Chloe Pirrie in two different roles - a hunter who disappears after hunting for a mysterious forest creature called the Sooka and a woman who encounters the creature while searching for the hunter. | Contributed