Sofia Barclay
{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Not to be confused|Sophia Barclay}}
{{Infobox person
| image = sofia barclay 2021 3.jpg
| caption = Barclay at the British Independent Film Awards 2021
| birth_name = Sofia Beatrice Barclay
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Westminster, London, England
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| years_active = 2010–present
| othername = Sofia Stuart
| family = {{Plainlist|
- David Barclay (grandfather)
- Frederick Lubin (second cousin)
}}
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/single-billionnaires|title=10 single billionaires|journal=Tatler|date=24 June 2014|accessdate=31 August 2023}} Barclay attended Westminster School. She took classes at the Square Theatre School in New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2009/06/next-gen-portfolio200906|title=Fortune's Children|journal=Vanity Fair|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=14 May 2009|accessdate=31 August 2023}}
Career
Initially credited as Sofia Stuart, Barclay began her career in theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.numeromag.nl/in-conversation-with-sofia-barclay/|title=In conversation with Sofia Barclay|journal=Numéro|first=Jana|last=Letonja|date=1 July 2023|accessdate=31 August 2023}} She played Desmonda in the 2012 Jack Studio Brockley production of Othello{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/an-othello-to-combat-youth-violence|title=An Othello to combat youth violence?|work=The Stage|first=Susan|last=Elkin|date=1 November 2012|accessdate=3 January 2025}}{{paywall}} 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 Old Vic in 2015 and Nathalie in Mosquitoes at the National Theatre in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/mosquitoes-review-play-lucy-kirkwood-1202509398/|title=London Theater Review: 'Mosquitoes' by Lucy Kirkwood|work=Variety|first=Matt|last=Trueman|date=28 July 2017|accessdate=3 January 2025}}
In 2018 and 2019, Barclay played Selina in the BBC Two legal sitcom Defending the Guilty{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/sofia_barclay/|title=Sofia Barclay|website=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=3 January 2025}} and Alisha in the Hampstead Theatre production of Everyday I Make Greatness Happen,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/news/2018/august/every-day-i-make-greatness-happen-full-cast-announced/|title=Everyday I Make Greatness Happen: Full cast announced|work=Hampstead Theatre|date=14 August 2018|accessdate=3 January 2025}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/leon-thomas-woman-up-sofia-barclay-nypd-blue-1202570063/|title=Leon Thomas Joins 'Woman Up'; Sofia Barclay In 'NYPD Blue'|work=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=5 March 2021|accessdate=25 November 2021}} She then appeared in Julian Jarrold's Sulphur and White.{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/every-sofia-barclay-movie-tv-show-ranked/|title=Every Sofia Barclay Movie & TV Show Ranked|website=ScreenRant|first=Dalton|last=Norman|date=7 October 2023|accessdate=2 April 2024}}
Barclay had recurring roles as Zarina in the 2021 Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/we-are-lady-parts-review-peacock/|title='We Are Lady Parts' Review: Peacock's British Import Is One of the Funniest, Sweetest, and Most Punk Shows of the Year|work=Collider|author=Liz Shannon Miller|date=3 June 2021|accessdate=3 January 2025}} and Dr Sullivan, Roy Kent's (Brett Goldstein) sister in the second and third seasons of the Apple TV+ sports comedy Ted Lasso.{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2023/05/17/roy-kent-sister-ted-lasso-who-plays-sofia-barclay-phoebe-mom-er-doctor/|title=Roy Kent's Sister Is One Of 'Ted Lasso's Greatest Surprises|work=Decider|first=Nicole|last=Gallucci|date=17 May 2023|accessdate=3 January 2025}} She originated the role of Maya in The Collaboration at the Young Vic in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/cast-complete-for-young-vics-the-collaboration-starring-jeremy-pope-and-paul-bettany|title=Cast Complete for Young Vic's The Collaboration, Starring Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany|work=Playbill|first=Andrew|last=Gans|date=14 January 2022|accessdate=2 July 2022}} The following year, she played Suzy Ray in the romantic comedy Love Again{{Cite web|url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/sofia-barclay-dishes-love-again-career/|title='Love Again' star Sofia Barclay is proving she can do it all|journal=Grazia|first=Jaclyn|last=Roth|accessdate=31 August 2023}} and voiced Malala Windsor (Spider-UK) for the Marvel animated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/scifi/spider-verse-malala-windsor-muslim-hijab-comment/|title=How Across the Spider-Verse blazes a trail with first hijabi Spider-Woman|work=Radio Times|first=Shaheena|last=Uddin|date=9 June 2023|accessdate=5 July 2023}}
In July 2024, it was announced Barclay would star opposite Leo Suter in a Lynley revival for BBC One and BritBox.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/465879|title=Lynley reboot, toplined by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay, filming in Ireland|work=CinEuropa|first=Davide|last=Abbatescianni|date=23 August 2024|accessdate=2 September 2024}} She also played Safiya Zamil in the Apple TV+ thriller Prime Target.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Avenue to Nowhere | Patron | Short film |
| Bistro Caprice
| Mélanie | Short film |
| 2018
| WPC | |
| 2019
| Misconduct | Melissa | Short film |
| 2020
| Sulphur and White | Divina | |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Suzy Ray | |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
| Voice role |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Witch | Television film |
| 2018
| Beyond the Blade | The Doctor | Episode: "The Doctor" |
| 2018–2019
| Selina | 3 episodes |
| 2019
| Adela Zal | Pilot |
| 2021–2024
| Zarina | 2 episodes |
| 2021–2023
| Dr. O'Sullivan | 2 episodes |
| 2025
| Safiya Zamil | |
| TBA
| Lynley | DS Barbara Havers | |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| Othello | Desmonda | Jack Studio Theatre, Brockley |
| 2014
| The Two Worlds of Charlie F | Lauren | UK tour |
| 2015
| Future Conditional | Anna | Old Vic, London |
| 2017
| Mosquitoes | Nathalie | National Theatre, London |
| 2018
| Everyday I Make Greatness Happen | Alisha | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 2022
| Maya | Young Vic, London |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|6220968}}
- [https://spotlight.com/4766-7861-1382 Sofia Barclay] at Spotlight
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Category:Actors from the City of Westminster
Category:English film actresses
Category:English people of Indian descent
Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses