Vicky McClure Biography

Fast Facts

• Rejected places at the Royal Ballet and the Italia Conti School because she couldn't afford the tuition fees, so decided to pursue a career in acting
• Attended the Central Television Workshop in Nottingham and met Samantha Morton, who helped launch her acting career
• Appeared in music videos for Plan B's "She Said" with Kaya Scodelario in 2010 and Jake Bugg's "Two Fingers" in 2012
• Starred in various short films for the cosmetics brand Illamasqua in 2012, including one titled Born Again
• Took part in the Alzheimer's Society Memory Walk for the second time in 2012, which raised over 20,000 British pounds for the charity
• Met boyfriend Jonny Owen on the set of the film Svengali in 2012, which the two were both starring in