Charlie Hardwick

Claire Elizabeth Hardwick (born 3 November 1960) is an English actress. She played Val Pollard in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2004–2015, 2017). In 2019, she began playing Sue Carp in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Ackley Bridge.

Career In addition to her role in Emmerdale, Hardwick starred in the 2000 comedy film Purely Belter, and had a role in Billy Elliot. She won the best actress award at the Monte Carlo International Television Festival in 1998 for her role in Amber Films' The Scar, about a County Durham pit community in crisis.

In 2019, Hardwick joined the third series of the Channel 4 comedy drama Ackley Bridge as Sue Carp.

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result 2005 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Charlie Hardwick 2005 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership Charlie Hardwick and Elizabeth Estensen 2007 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Charlie Hardwick 2008 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Charlie Hardwick 2011 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Charlie Hardwick 2014 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Charlie Hardwick 2014 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell