Leila Farzad

Leila Farzad is a British actress, born in London to Iranian parents, who studied modern languages at Oxford before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her earliest screen work was voice work on the Channel 5 animation Peppa Pig. Her live action television debut came with the ITV police series Law & Order: UK. On stage she made her professional debut in the title role of Miriam. Gonzalez. Durantez. at Theatre503, then appeared in Blue Remembered Hills, Julius Caesar and Richard II. Her breakthrough came as Naomi Jones, manager and friend to Billie Piper's character in I Hate Suzie, which drew critical acclaim and brought her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the British Academy Television Awards. She returned for I Hate Suzie Too in 2022, the same year she joined Avenue 5 and acted opposite Josh Hartnett in The Fear Index. In 2023 she took a leading part in the BBC crime drama Better.