Actor
Leila Farzad
December 30, 1981 · Westminster, London, England, UK
Leila Effat Farzad (Arabic: ليلى عفت Persian: لیلا عفت فرزاد; born December 30, 1981) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Naomi Jones in the Sky Atlantic series I Hate Suzie (2020–2022), which earned her a British Academy Television Award nomination.
Farzad was born in London to Iranian parents. She was inspired to pursue acting by National Theatre productions her aunt took her to see, however, her parents requested she get a degree from Oxbridge first. She first studied Modern Languages at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in French and Italian Literature. She then went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which she said "felt like home".
Notable work
Often works with
Shaun Dooley
3 titles together
Innocent, Cuffs, Married Single Other
Abraham Popoola
2 titles together
The Marvels, National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Daniel Ings
2 titles together
The Marvels, I Hate Suzie
Jim Broadbent
2 titles together
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Jay Kelly
Stanley Townsend
2 titles together
Jay Kelly, KAOS
Arsher Ali
2 titles together
Avenue 5, The Fear Index
Full filmography · 22
Two Weeks in August
as Nat
2026
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
as Marnie
20267
KAOS
as Ari
20247.3
The Decameron
as Stratilia
20245.9
Better
as Lou Slack
20236
The Fear Index
as Gabby Hoffman
20226.3
Landscapers
as Beckett, QC
20216.8
I Hate Suzie
as Naomi
20206.6
Avenue 5
as Elena
20206.5
Innocent
as Janice Parker
20187.1
Cuffs
as Amika Khan
20156.7
Black Mirror
as Mona Javadi
20118.3