Sofia Beatrice Barclay (born 31 August 1988) is an English actress.

Early life

Barclay was born in central London with her twin brother. She is the daughter of Ferzana and Aidan Barclay, and the granddaughter of Sir David Barclay. Barclay attended

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. She took classes at the Square Theatre School in New York.

Career

Initially credited as Sofia Stuart, Barclay began her career in theatre. She played Desmonda in the 2012 Jack Studio Brockley production of ''

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'' and went on the 2014 tour with ''The Two Worlds of Charlie F''. She had further theatre roles as Anna in ''Future Conditional'' at the

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in 2015 and Nathalie in ''Mosquitoes'' at the National Theatre in 2017. In 2018 and 2019, Barclay played Selina in the

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legal sitcom ''

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'' and Alisha in the

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production of ''Everyday I Make Greatness Happen'', had a small role in the film ''

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'', and was cast as Adela Zal in a pilot for a potential ''

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'' spin-off series on

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. She then appeared in

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's ''Sulphur and White''. Barclay had recurring roles as Zarina in the 2021

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sitcom ''

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'' and Dr Sullivan, Roy Kent's (

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) sister in the second and third seasons of the

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''. She originated the role of Maya in '' The Collaboration'' at the

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in 2022. The following year, she played Suzy Ray in the romantic comedy '' Love Again'' and voiced Malala Windsor (Spider-UK) for the

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animated sequel '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''. In July 2024, it was announced Barclay would star opposite

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in a '' Lynley'' revival for

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and

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. She also played Safiya Zamil in the

thriller '' Prime Target''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

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Sofia Barclay
at Spotlight {{DEFAULTSORT:barclay, sofia Living people 1988 births Actors from the City of Westminster English film actresses English people of Indian descent English people of Scottish descent English stage actresses English television actresses People educated at Westminster School, London Socialites from London