Claudia Black is an Australian actress and voice actress. She was born on 11 October 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales. She has lived in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.
Black is best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in the science fiction series Farscape, Vala Mal Doran in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film Pitch Black. She has also had several prominent roles in video games, such as Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted series, the witch Morrigan in Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition, Admiral Daro'Xen and Matriarch Aethyta in Mass Effect, Tess Everis in Destiny, and squadmate Samantha Byrne in Gears of War 3, Gears of War 4, and Gears 5. She also had a recurring role as Dahlia in The CW's The Originals, and starred as Dr. Sabine Lommers in The CW's Containment.