---
name: "Claire Simpson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/claire-simpson"
fi1m_id: "claire-simpson"
imdb_id: "nm0800943"
tmdb_id: 11880
wikidata_id: "Q1094826"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-04T20:27:55.876784+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Claire Simpson

## Identity

Claire Simpson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/claire-simpson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** claire-simpson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0800943
- **TMDB ID:** 11880
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1094826
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Simpson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1094826, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800943/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11880

Editor. Born 1 January 2000 in UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, UK
- **Active:** 1981–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md), [David Scarpa](https://film.one/person/david-scarpa.md), [Oliver Stone](https://film.one/person/oliver-stone.md), [Adam Driver](https://film.one/person/adam-driver.md), [Anthony Minghella](https://film.one/person/anthony-minghella.md), [Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/person/charlie-sheen.md), [Mark Huffam](https://film.one/person/mark-huffam.md), [Michael Pruss](https://film.one/person/michael-a-pruss.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (5), 2000s 61 (3), 2010s 54 (3), 2020s 62 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 63 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 14, History 6, Thriller 6, Crime 5, Romance 4, War 3
- **Screen time:** 36 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,693m across 16 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Simpson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1094826, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800943/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11880

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Platoon*](https://film.one/film/platoon.md) (84), [*Salvador*](https://film.one/film/salvador.md) (74), [*Gladiator II*](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md) (64), [*Napoleon*](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md) (63)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*All the Money in the World*](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md) (63), [*The Reader*](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md) (56), [*Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md) (41)
- **Tubi:** [*Tequila Sunrise*](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md) (62)
- **Disney+:** [*House of Gucci*](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md) (58)
- **Paramount+:** [*Nine*](https://film.one/film/nine.md) (46)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Claire Simpson is a British film editor. She began her career as an assistant editor on films including *Caligula* (1979) and *Reds* (1981).

Her editing credits include *Salvador* (1986), *Platoon* (1986), *Wall Street* (1987), *The Constant Gardener* (2005), *The Reader* (2008), *All the Money in the World* (2017), *The Last Duel* (2021), *House of Gucci* (2021), *Napoleon* (2023) and *Gladiator II* (2024). She has collaborated frequently with director Ridley Scott.

For *Platoon*, she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and a BAFTA Award for Best Editing. She received an Academy Award nomination for *The Constant Gardener*, for which she also won a BAFTA Award.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, cinemontage.org.*

## On Fi1m (16)

- *The Dog Stars* (2026), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dog-stars.md)
- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Napoleon* (2023), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md)
- *House of Gucci* (2021), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md)
- *The Last Duel* (2021), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-duel.md)
- *All the Money in the World* (2017), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, Additional Editing — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Fi1m 41, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *Nine* (2009), Fi1m 46, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/nine.md)
- *The Reader* (2008), Fi1m 56, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md)
- *The Constant Gardener* (2005), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-constant-gardener.md)
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Fi1m 62, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *Platoon* (1986), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *Salvador* (1986), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/salvador.md)
- *Reds* (1981), Fi1m 77, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Dog Stars* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dog-stars.md)
- *Gladiator II* (2024), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *GPs: Treating Rural Britain* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Napoleon* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md)
- *House of Gucci* (2021), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md)
- *The Last Duel* (2021), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-duel.md)
- *Raised by Wolves* (2020), series, Editor
- *All the Money in the World* (2017), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md)
- *The Snowman* (2017), Editor
- *Black Mass* (2015), as Additional Editing — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Far from the Madding Crowd* (2015), Editor
- *A Most Wanted Man* (2014), Editor
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *Nine* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/nine.md)
- *The Reader* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md)
- *Stop-Loss* (2008), Editor
- *The Return* (2006), Editor
- *The Constant Gardener* (2005), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-constant-gardener.md)
- *Possession* (2002), Editor
- *Town & Country* (2001), Editor
- *Jakob the Liar* (1999), Editor
- *Without Limits* (1998), Editor
- *The Fan* (1996), Editor
- *Black Beauty* (1994), Editor
- *The Mambo Kings* (1992), Editor
- *State of Grace* (1990), Editor
- *Hell High* (1989), Editor
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Editor — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *Someone to Watch Over Me* (1987), Editor
- *Platoon* (1986), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *Salvador* (1986), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/salvador.md)
- *Soldiers in Hiding* (1984), Editor
- *C.H.U.D.* (1984), Editor
- *Reds* (1981), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *Caligula* (1979), Assistant Editor

## Gallery

- ![Claire Simpson](https://film.one/media/person/574/gallery-c8dbcc9579c7.jpg) Claire Simpson — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Simpson](https://film.one/media/person/574/gallery-33bf247cc62b.jpg) Claire Simpson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2006: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Constant Gardener*
- 1987: Best Film Editing (won), for *Platoon*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 2 won

- 2006: Best Editing (won), for *The Constant Gardener*
- 1988: Best Editing (won), for *Platoon*

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing 2009: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing (nominated), for *Nine*
- Satellite Award for Best Editing 2009: Satellite Award for Best Editing (nominated), for *Nine*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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