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Claire Keelan
Published: Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 2:11PM
Claire Keelan plays Electroclash aka Sarah, who has the ability to control machines with her voice.
She is best known for her role as Claire Ashcroft in Channel 4’s cult sitcom Nathan Barley.
Claire starred in the comedy TV film Perfect Day which proved so successful it paved the way for a prequel, Perfect Day: The Millennium and also a sequel Perfect Day: The Funeral. Claire’s other TV credits include Sorted, the BBC drama from Danny Brocklehurst, as well as the sitcom How Not To Live Your Life and long running ITV drama, The Bill.
She has had roles in several films, including the British comedy A Cock and Bull Story starring actor and comedian Steve Coogan and most recently the thriller Hush.
Quick questions
Tell us about your character
Her name is Electroclash. Her special power is that she can control electricity. However, she is more interested in using her heritage to alleviate herself from the mundaneness of modern life.
What is her superhero power?
She can control electricity.
How does your character interact with the other No Heroic superheroes?
She has had previous sexual dalliances with The Hotness, which has left them with an antagonistic friendship. She is also good friends with She-Force, who she forms major trouble with.
What is your favourite comic/superhero reference within No Heroics?
The Gin City optics bottle was pretty cool.
Tell us about your costume – how happy were you to done a pair of tights?
I was happy after a starvation diet of about six weeks!
What is your highlight of the series?
Working with a brilliant cast.
Who is your favourite superhero?
Time Bomb.
If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
The ability to bend time.