Claire Holt

Early life

Holt was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and attended Stuartholme School.

Career

2000s: Breakthrough and early recognition

In 2006, Holt won the role of Emma Gilbert in the Network Ten children's television show H2O: Just Add Water. The show has earned a Logie Award and a Nickelodeon Australia Kids' Choice Award. While the series was renewed for a third season, Holt left the show after season two after signing on for the sequel to the 2007 film The Messengers, titled Messengers 2: The Scarecrow. She was replaced by Indiana Evans' character, Bella. Filming of Messengers 2 took place in Sofia throughout 2008. Starring alongside Norman Reedus and Heather Stephens, the film was released 21 July 2009 straight-to-DVD.

2010s: Worldwide recognition

In addition to television and film roles, Holt has appeared in advertisements for Dreamworld, Sizzler, and Queensland Lifesaving. BuddyTV ranked her number 55 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.

In August 2011, Holt was confirmed to be in the TV series The Vampire Diaries as Rebekah Mikaelson. On 13 January 2013, The CW announced that Holt had joined the cast for the backdoor pilot of The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals, where she reprised her role as Rebekah Mikaelson. She exited the show as a series regular in the sixteenth episode of the first season, which aired in the U.S. on 11 March 2014. Holt returned to her role in the season one finale on 13 May 2014, and continued to periodically guest star on the series until its finale on 1 August 2018.

In 2014, Holt was linked to CBS' Supergirl, though she chose not to pursue it. She starred in NBC "event series" Aquarius as Charmain Tully. In 2016, she was cast in the romantic comedy film The Divorce Party, playing the role of Susan.

Holt had a starring role, Kayla, in the ABC thriller drama television pilot Doomsday in 2017. Also that year, Holt starred as Kate in the underwater survival horror film 47 Meters Down, opposite Mandy Moore and Matthew Modine, which was released in theaters on 16 June 2017.

2020s: Established actress

In 2021, Holt had a starring role in Untitled Horror Movie. She also collaborated with the brand Andie Swim to design a swimsuit collection. In November of the same year, she appeared in the Originals spin-off series Legacies as Rebekah Mikaelson.

In 2022, Holt appeared again in Legacies as Rebekah Mikaelson for one episode, playing the character for the last time.

In October 2024, Holt collaborated with business company VEE Collective to design her dream set of VEE bags.

In November 2024 and 2025, Holt participated in her third and fourth marathons and her second and third in New York City, in partnership with Maybelline.

In December 2025, Holt released an interview to E! News revealing that she has currently departed from acting to raise her three children.

Other projects

Website

In January 2023, Holt announced that she had opened a website, in which weekly she would bring content to her fans such as make-up, fashion choices, maternity issues and much more.

Advocacy

In November 2022, Holt decided to run the New York City Marathon to donate her fee to Boston Children's Hospital for a total of $162,000. Holt ran for 26.2 miles reaching her main goal.

In October 2024, Holt ran her second marathon in Chicago, raising over $100,000 to add to the $250,000 she had previously raised for Boston Children's Hospital.

Other appearances

Podcast: Evergreen (2023), as Dagny Isaacs.

Personal life

In July 2015, Holt became engaged to long-time boyfriend, television producer Matt Kaplan. The two were married on 28 April 2016. On 27 April 2017, Kaplan filed for divorce from Holt, citing "irreconcilable differences". Holt subsequently filed in response on 2 May 2017, also asking for her name to be changed from Kaplan back to Holt.

On 3 December 2017, Holt announced her engagement to real estate executive Andrew Joblon. On 5 March 2018, Holt revealed on Instagram that she had suffered a miscarriage. Holt and Joblon were married on 18 August 2018. They have three children: two sons (born 2019 and 2023) and a daughter (born 2020).

Holt announced that she became an American citizen in November 2019.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. "Claire Holt {{!}} Actress".
2. (12 January 2012). "Australian Television: H2O – Just Add Water".
3. (2011). "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011". [[BuddyTV.com]].
4. Naoreen, Nuzhat. (9 August 2011). "'Vampire Diaries' Casts Stefan's Ex: 5 Theories On Why She's Coming To Town". [[MTV]].
5. (13 February 2013). "'Vampire Diaries' Claire Holt To Co-Star In 'The Originals' Spinoff".
6. (11 March 2014). "Claire Holt Exits 'The Originals'".
7. "Claire Holt talks 'Originals' finale, whether she'll be back next year".
8. (13 August 2015). "Claire Holt Is Returning to The Originals! Get the Scoop on When and How She'll Show Up".
9. Dowling, Amber. (2 August 2018). "'The Originals' Boss Talks 'Tragic' Series Finale, Looking Ahead to 'Legacies'".
10. Steinbeiser, Andrew. (9 December 2014). "Claire Holt Not Expected To Play Supergirl". Comicbook.com.
11. (4 November 2016). "'The Divorce Party' Casting Call for Featured Roles". ProjectCasting.com.
12. Andreeva, Nellie. (2 March 2017). "Claire Holt To Topline 'Doomsday' ABC Drama Pilot".
13. McNary, Dave. (25 July 2016). "Mandy Moore's Shark Tale '47 Meters Down' Bought From Weinsteins".
14. (9 August 2021). "Actress Claire Holt on Collaborating with Andie: Channel Your Inner Mermaid".
15. Swift, Andy. (8 November 2021). "''Legacies'' First Look: Claire Holt Brings Rebekah Mikaelson Back to Mystic Falls".
16. (9 November 2021). "You Won't Believe Which Vampire Diaries Alum Is Heading to Legacies".
17. "'Legacies' is staging a Mikaelson family reunion".
18. "Porter Line {{!}} Exclusive Collaboration with Claire Holt".
19. "Instagram".
20. (2025-11-02). "All the celebrities who ran the 2025 New York City marathon".
21. (2025-12-13). "The Vampire Diaries' Claire Holt Reveals Why She Stepped Back From Acting".
22. "The Corner by Claire Holt".
23. "What it's like to run the NYC marathon.".
24. Chakrabarty, Prasun. (2024-10-13). "Having Raised $250,000, ‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Claire Holt to Run in Chicago Marathon for a Noble Cause".
25. Mohan, Isabel. (2024-10-14). "Claire Holt Wins PB at Chicago Marathon 11 Months After Third Baby".
26. (2023-05-25). "Evergreen". QCODE.
27. (14 July 2015). "Claire Holt Is Engaged! Check out the Aquarius Actress's Ring". [[People (magazine).
28. (29 April 2016). "Former 'The Originals' star Claire Holt gets married". [[AOL]].
29. (4 May 2017). "''The Originals''{{'}} Actress Claire Holt's Husband Files for Divorce One Day Before 1-Year Anniversary". [[People (magazine).
30. "Claire Holt on Instagram: "I took this photo 10 days ago, as I waited for surgery after my sweet little baby lost its heartbeat. I sent it to my fiancé in the waiting..."".
31. (19 August 2018). "The Originals' Claire Holt Marries Andrew Joblon: See Her Wedding Dress". US Weekly.
32. (29 March 2019). "Meet James! Claire Holt Welcomes a Son with Husband Andrew Joblon".
33. "Claire Holt Welcomes Baby No. 3, a Son, with Husband Andrew Joblon".
34. (13 September 2020). "Claire Holt Welcomes Daughter Elle: 'She Flew Into the World and Expanded Our Hearts'".
35. (21 November 2019). "Claire Holt on Instagram: "Pretty special day for me today. I'M GOING TO BE A VOTER!"".
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37. Swift, Andy. (24 March 2022). "''Legacies'': Charles Michael Davis and Nathaniel Buzolic to Appear as Marcel and Kol in Season 4 Episode".
38. (18 June 2014). "First Wave of 'Teen Choice 2014' Nominees Announced". [[Teen Choice Awards]].