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Caitríona Balfe, then and now
![Caitriona Balfe Through the Years](https://ew.com/thmb/tkFaubb4IXrBICzuYggcLHBqdRc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-105031274-fd80ee25191c4970a6f003bc7bdefbfb.jpg)
Born in Dublin on Oct. 4, 1979, Caitríona Balfe — pictured above on February 10, 2003 — got her start as a model, walking runways across the globe for major designers like Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, and Marc Jacobs. She made the transition to acting in the 2010s, picking up early roles in Super 8, Crush, and on the web series The Beauty Inside before joining Now You See Me as Jasmine Tressler. In 2014, Balfe landed the role of Outlander's Claire Randall, a gig she would continue for several years. See photos of Balfe through the years, ahead.
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Caitríona Balfe in the BCBG Max Azria Spring Runway Show on Sept. 15, 2003
![Caitriona Balfe in the BCBG Max Azria Spring Runway Show on September 15, 2003](https://ew.com/thmb/FChB1iYRVMBOVFJDHwZgCo9SIN4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-130033605-f1d122631097472d86c8db1a9ae60ffc.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe in the Narciso Rodriguez Spring Runway Show on Sept. 13, 2005
![Caitriona Balfe in the Narciso Rodriguez Spring Runway Show on September 13, 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/7K8kL-99DP2wvDG14FqIs4WzgCQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-110268532-507ab5566f004dc9ae85b07d08792c67.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the MIFF Awards Party Night in Milan on May 18, 2009
![Caitriona Balfe at the MIFF Awards Party Night in Milan on May 18, 2009](https://ew.com/thmb/ftD4LcW4gS8WG8_z2QfgbdptfLQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-87838146-5086ef330c814f4581c4634a3ed59fd7.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the "Picture Me: A Model's Diary" reception at the National Arts Club in New York City on Sept. 8, 2010
![Caitriona Balfe at the Picture Me: A Model's Diary Reception at The National Arts Club in New York City on September 8, 2010](https://ew.com/thmb/JEKzeGqWsevqfqzX0HWrfszhxf0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-103929479-d707b6aaa3814065afbf109aa8a05401.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at a screening of Now You See Me in Hollywood on May 23, 2013
![Caitriona Balfe at a Screening of Now You See Me in Hollywood on May 23, 2013](https://ew.com/thmb/2TnDWkNBND2EGII5J0b1AlJN29g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-169415750-b947ca5efe5a41c8bc94344f9aca9212.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Black Sails Los Angeles premiere on Jan. 8, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe at Black Sails' Los Angeles Premiere on January 8, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/Oxz9dmGtyvx9DQ2C46Xu_z7tZp0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461463723-4ba2b24c7b2e4591b9afea512ae630d4.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Outlander panel at the 2014 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Jan. 10, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe at the Outlander Panel at the 2014 Winter Television Critics Association Tour on January 10, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/02ibBRt4Kb2hS22dWT21Zsc0tHg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461688171-6ddb7fe03e85491b9f34518c68ae7a79.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Jan. 11, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe With Sam Heughan at the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/Pu_9GIFICiznjnkOfFmkm__622I=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461831009-795f23a2e31f40548915fd5f789d18ee.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Winter 2014 TCAs in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe at the Winter 2014 TCAs in Los Angeles on January 13, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/1vLGlakJev0ll2e2RlLm0HD5Ljw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-457794102-1656588d6cf348c39bfa07c0dbe72458.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Winter 2014 TCAs in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe at the Winter 2014 TCAs in Los Angeles on January 13, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/-oT-HfCG3IPm0FHX81L4kaJHX-I=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-457794088-ef7c89ca272a4fdb9efbf8fd86f7d0e9.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander premiere at Comic-Con International 2014 in San Diego on July 25, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe With Sam Heughan at the Outlander Premiere at Comic-Con International 2014 in San Diego on July 25, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/o14Z-SRszw7JOtaVRVZugPOmLQ8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-452705056-d155ad3b3286413b9a64ac946de57bf3.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Tobias Menzies and Lotte Verbeek at Comic-Con International 2014 in San Diego on July 26, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe With Tobias Menzies and Lotte Verbeek at Comic-Con International 2014 in San Diego on July 26, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/jm4EGWnULe_HI7Owl6jkEHjve64=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-452734356-2d5d4fd4bd2c481c82fba7d0d2dcad4d.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander screening at 92nd Street Y in New York City on July 28, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe With Sam Heughan at the Outlander Screening at 92nd Street Y in New York City on July 28, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/W7gw0Jbsk5LYlNxEzuoFzNDk5uY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-452865012-5d45c938cd344ecfa8f89659dd5947a1.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at a private dinner hosted by Vogue to celebrate Tod's Creative Director Alessandra Facchinetti on Nov. 5, 2014
![Caitriona Balfe at a Private Dinner Hosted by Vogue to Celebrate TOD'S Creative Director Alessandra Facchinetti on November 5, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/XHePp4yWLHgm1wBchdXD-4fuCfg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-458497614-c1bc3ae08908486dac36deb6e57ca134.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the 41st Annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe at the 41st Annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on January 7, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/D2_xMgkHBbEZv7lJ3eqTFpGx_po=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461145956-98dd7123e117413e93430813e8b9f7e5.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan and Diana Gabaldon at the Outlander panel at the 2015 Winter TCA press tour on Jan. 9, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe With Sam Heughan and Diana Gabaldon at the Outlander Panel at the 2015 Winter TCA Press Tour on January 9, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/XDHTnv_h5apN2wxAPO0mAxfJ2sY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461248802-2959640af8e0438fa4e094d212c027e7.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Ben Robson, Sam Heughan, and James Nesbitt at the BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Jan. 10, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe With Ben Robson, Sam Heughan, and James Nesbitt at the BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 10, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/DavAa1DphNqzlYr6C-VLxx8eBpI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461305122-e0f3c581f9154ce1929bac6623ec7e7e.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the 2015 InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globe Awards Post-Party in Beverly Hills on Jan. 11, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe at the 2015 InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globe Awards Post-Party in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/MRE2AwoJqBb593Bur34I4EUl0Cg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461417472-f08ed2d67e2245c6aaa275c197356897.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at ELLE's Annual Women in Television Celebration in West Hollywood on Jan. 13, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe at ELLE's Annual Women in Television Celebration in West Hollywood on January 13, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/mMq3wNlB4W7zHx9C1tgn7X-yIAM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461503606-466397fb45154c978c3d0a6c4d0772d0.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 25, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/9TQdj0_hrjGm3iO_gYUmNkOEfeE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-462198984-4b7be81c0258437693019a29aed6eee6.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Lotte Verbeek at the Outlander mid-season New York premiere on April 1, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe With Lotte Verbeek at the Outlander Mid-Season New York Premiere on April 1, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/szJGYidnai4iNZrpOmVqN37TZ74=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-468289942-323f0d29d5c543419360560f6faba7aa.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel broadcast from Comic-Con 2015 in San Diego on July 10, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe With Sam Heughan at SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel Broadcast From Comic-Con 2015 in San Diego on July 10, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/ZYCSe3RDjOx5stfKQmrMAC9L3Qs=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-480253470-1beef91a0f0f4857800cc3f622f82065.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander panel during Comic-Con International 2015 in San Diego on July 11, 2015
![Caitriona Balfe With Sam Heughan and Maril Davis at the Outlander Panel during Comic-Con International 2015 in San Diego on July 11, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/1V-5-r2SrP96QW_8gi2HAQXCMJk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-481908904-23fdc0b997074a71b4cc8f23fc7e531a.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 10, 2016
![Caitriona Balfe at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 10, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/1XgAOqOOSvFpoEn2gytzWvzHrjc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-504368640-317f36a86e3448428ef10dc3801dfe47.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander Season 2 world premiere at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on April 4, 2016
![Caitriona Balfe With Sam Heughan at the Outlander Season Two World Premiere at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on April 4, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/GCexACd0kjmMOx506aHJuDD-s5o=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-519144504-ce474569e986419c9518ac25758d3735.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe on Late Night With Seth Meyers on April 27, 2016
![Caitriona Balfe on Late Night with Seth Meyers on April 27, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/jTrcnF7a58wsmwlB0AdLJQHmU1Y=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-525136378-749000978819452f99aa3418232117fc.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 2, 2016
![Caitriona Balfe at the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 2, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/--uDpsbwnenUtIY5kfS32MdeAZg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-527560130-1642c89bec194a1aa4a9fdcfa14710ac.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Café Society premiere and Opening Night Gala at the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2016
![Caitriona Balfe at the Cafe Society Premiere and Opening Night Gala at the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/0mpKpAiwH5nR7bIe_DOtq-UTAnA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-530777620-09db4388244b41fa9e438f23ba8ce0f8.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations for Outlander in Los Angeles on June 16, 2016
![Caitriona Balfe at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations for Outlander in Los Angeles on June 16, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/w0YojD00Pcv9slnxwHlO7FCii7A=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-540911030-66cec8da2dfc4df5893684ab01f26358.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Feb. 26, 2017
![BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Caitriona Balfe attends the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage)](https://ew.com/thmb/uYhlS50MNC5d_ZI76-JFGvWvTpg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Caitriona-Balfe-2017-0e3b615d482e47d4a1a7cab51ae365b3.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards at the Royal Festival Hall on May 13, 2018
![LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Caitriona Balfe attends the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 13, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)](https://ew.com/thmb/wI8RV_nQvuoS698R9dxS9zvWvkQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Caitriona-Balfe-2018-3c8d64971d8540eab7f1c0f18aaaf702.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Feb. 24, 2019
![BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Caitriona Balfe attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/VF19/Getty Images for VF)](https://ew.com/thmb/CPNOSdeWFyL9B4vzaTfI9O4gp20=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Caitriona-Balfe-2019-b718a6abf7ff436d88c74708bd234d8e.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 9, 2020
![HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Caitriona Balfe attends the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)](https://ew.com/thmb/lYAdCRUJG8sfrUfxAOCznKOOEto=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Caitriona-Balfe-2020-c5907ef650914b038d715ecec66f4be8.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the Belfast European premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at the Royal Festival Hall on Oct. 12, 2021
![LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Caitriona Balfe attends the "Belfast" European Premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 12, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI)](https://ew.com/thmb/wbUldjKeoxtnbATEuLy0Q4osCO4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Caitriona-Balfe-2021-e87d9e561a0f4e7fa7bd8cc1c4898ca9.jpg)
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Caitríona Balfe at the 94th Annual Academy Awards on March 27, 2022
![HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Caitriona Balfe attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)](https://ew.com/thmb/lnJ4jekzz3ctgIsC8qmFvHixjDI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Caitriona-Balfe-2022-f90c0c5b61784086a999603ae9cd72e7.jpg)