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Claudia Black

Claudia Black

Actor, also producer · Born October 11, 1972 (54) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

BAFTA Award nominee

Claudia Lee Black is an Australian actress and voice actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in Farscape, Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1 and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film Pitch Black. She has had prominent roles in video games, such as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted, Morrigan in Dragon Age, Admiral Daro'Xen and Matriarch Aethyta in Mass Effect and Samantha Byrne in Gears of War 3, Gears of War 4, and Gears of War 5. She also had a recurring role as Dahlia in The Originals and starred as Dr. Sabine Lommers in The CW's Containment. Black was born and raised in a Jewish family in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She studied at the Anglican Kambala School, in Sydney. She has lived in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Her parents are Australian medical academics Jules and Judy Black. Since 2007, Black has been a prolific video game voice actress. She has gained particular attention for her work with BioWare's Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. Her son Odin Black voiced her Dragon Age character's son in Dragon Age: Inquisition. She also played Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted series. In 2014 she voices the vendor Tess Everis in the game Destiny and again in 2017 for Destiny 2 and she she had a voice-over role in Rick and Morty as Ma-Sha in the episode "Rasing Gazorpaso". In 2016, she appeared in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as Engineer Audrey "Mac" MaCallum and n 2008, she narrated the audiobook "Swallowing Darkness" by Laurell K. Hamilton. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1972 (54)
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Claudia Black's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Survival
18%
Bonds
15%
Power
10%
Ideas
9%
Society
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Hero
2 of 6
Herald
1 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Romantic
2
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Claudia Black's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claudia Black's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spartacus: House of Ashur(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cossutia

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Godspeed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as June

  • Ahsoka(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Klothow

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Deus(2022)

    Producer · as Karla Grey

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Time Now(2021)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Nevers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Stripe

  • Roswell, New Mexico(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann Evans

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Containment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Sabine Lommers

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ma-Sha (voice) · as Ventriloquiver (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Originals(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dahlia

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Frame: Love & Sax(2012)

    as Parker C. Boyd (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Doom(2012)

    as Cheetah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rango(2011)

    as Angelique (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Moira

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate: Continuum(2008)

    as Vala Mal Doran

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • WarGames: The Dead Code(2008)

    as R.I.P.L.E.Y. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Stargate: The Ark of Truth(2008)

    as Vala Mal Doran

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as The Cleaner

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Stolen Life(2007)

    as Kieru

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aeryn Sun

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Velvet Road

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Queen of the Damned(2002)

    as Pandora

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Farscape Undressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Pitch Black(2000)

    as Shazza

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • BeastMaster(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Huna

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Farscape(1999)

    Show 88 episodes · as Aeryn Sun

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • A Twist in the Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 15 episodes · as Morgana

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 29 episodes · as Vala Mal Doran

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Good Guys, Bad Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jill Mayhew

  • Amazon High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Karina

  • City Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 26 episodes · as Angela Kostapas

  • Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Karina

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cassandra

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • G.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Pitch Black (2000)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

Farscape (1999)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19892025

Peak 2007 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2018, Best Performer.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Claudia Black's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 27 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Stolen Life (2007)

96th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Originals (2013)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Claudia Black's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Claudia Black work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claudia Black's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Browder shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers