Julia Haworth


Julia Louise Haworth is an English actress. She is known for playing the role of Claire Peacock in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2003 to 2011.

Early and personal life

Haworth was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK. She attended St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington and later went to Nelson and Colne College and Manchester University. When she was nine, her mother enrolled her in drama workshops at Burnley Mechanics, and she subsequently joined Burnley Youth Theatre, combining acting roles with her studies.
In 2006 she married her partner Jon Wormald at St Stephen's Church, Burnley. Haworth gave birth to a daughter in July 2008. Her second daughter, Amelie Grace was born on 11 February 2013.
Haworth is a patron of UK–based Epidermolysis bullosa charity DEBRA.

Career

After university, Haworth appeared in series such as Peak Practice and in Merseybeat. She first appeared on Coronation Street on 9 April 2003. It was the fourth role she had auditioned for on the series, and her previous experience with childcare was working on the mother and baby counter at Boots. Her last appearance was on 14 January 2011, when her character fled to France with her step-son and son. From 2018 to 2019, Haworth appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors in the recurring role of Laura Wade. In May 2019, she played a midwife in the 5Star drama series Clink.

Filmography