Sofia Barclay

Sofia Beatrice Barclay (born 31 August 1988) is an English actress. She was born in central London with her twin brother and is the daughter of Ferzana and Aidan Barclay, and the granddaughter of Sir David Barclay. She attended Westminster School and took classes at the Square Theatre School in New York. Initially credited as Sofia Stuart, Barclay began her career in theatre, playing Desmonda in the 2012 Jack Studio Brockley production of *Othello* and appearing on the 2014 tour of *The Two Worlds of Charlie F*. She later performed as Anna in *Future Conditional* at the Old Vic in 2015 and as Nathalie in *Mosquitoes* at the National Theatre in 2017. In 2018 and 2019, she played Selina in the BBC Two legal sitcom *Defending the Guilty* and Alisha in the Hampstead Theatre production of *Everyday I Make Greatness Happen*, had a small role in the film *In Darkness*, and was cast as Adela Zal in a pilot for a potential *NYPD Blue* spin-off series on ABC. She also appeared in Julian Jarrold's *Sulphur and White*.

Barclay had recurring roles as Zarina in the 2021 Channel 4 sitcom *We Are Lady Parts* and as Dr Sullivan, Roy Kent's (Brett Goldstein) sister, in the second and third seasons of the Apple TV+ sports comedy *Ted Lasso*. She originated the role of Maya in *The Collaboration* at the Young Vic in 2022. The following year, she played Suzy Ray in the romantic comedy *Love Again* and voiced Malala Windsor (Spider-UK) for the Marvel animated sequel *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse*. In July 2024, it was announced that Barclay would star opposite Leo Suter in a *Lynley* revival for BBC One and BritBox. She also played Safiya Zamil in the Apple TV+ thriller *Prime Target*.