Leila Farzad

Leila Farzad

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". Farzad began her career with a voice role in the third and fourth series of the Channel 5 animated children's series Peppa Pig. She made her live action television debut in an episode of the ITV police procedural Law & Order: UK and her professional stage debut as the titular role in Miriam. Gonzalez. Durantez. at Theatre503. This was followed by roles in Blue Remembered Hills at Chichester Festival Theatre, the all female Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre in London, Richard II at Shakespeare's Globe. She also appeared in the ITV anthology Innocent. Farzad landed her first main role was I Hate Suzie as Naomi Jones, Suzie's (Billie Piper) manager and friend. The series was released in 2020 on Sky Atlantic and HBO Max to critical acclaim, and Farzad was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Farzad reprised her role in I Hate Suzie's second installment titled I Hate Suzie Too in 2022. Also that year, Farzad joined the cast of Avenue 5 for its second season and appeared alongside Josh Hartnett in The Fear Index, also on Sky. In 2023, she starred in the BBC crime drama Better.

  • Title: Leila Farzad
  • Popularity: 7.326
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1981-12-30
  • Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Leila Farzard
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Leila Farzad Movies

  • 2023
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    The Marvels

    The Marvels

    6.051 2023 HD

    Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended...

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  • 2025
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    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    1 2025 HD

    Bridget Jones, now in her early fifties, navigates the challenges of modern life while juggling the responsibilities of motherhood.

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  • 2025
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    Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

    Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

    1 2025 HD

    Self-made billionaire Dave Fishwick returns to take on a new and more dangerous adversary: The Payday Lenders.

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  • 1970
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    Turn Up the Sun!

    Turn Up the Sun!

    1 1970 HD

    Two couples accidentally book the same countryside mansion for a weekend of work and pleasure but discover things may not be as they seem.

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  • 2019
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    Richard II

    Richard II

    1 2019 HD

    Beset by problems at home and abroad, a capricious king is forced to relinquish his ‘hollow crown’. As his supporters abandon him and his...

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  • 2018
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    National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

    National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

    7.6 2018 HD

    Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated...

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  • 2019
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    This Time with Alan Partridge

    This Time with Alan Partridge

    7.8 2019 HD

    Alan is handed a career lifeline - the chance to stand in as co-host on This Time, a weekday magazine show. But can he capitalise on the opportunity?

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  • 2022
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    The Fear Index

    The Fear Index

    6.347 2022 HD

    Dr. Alex Hoffman, an American ex-pat physicist, creates an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning...

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  • 2021
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    Landscapers

    Landscapers

    6.72 2021 HD

    A seemingly ordinary British couple become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in the back garden of a...

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  • 2011
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    Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

    8.289 2011 HD

    Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on...

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  • 2018
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    Innocent

    Innocent

    7.163 2018 HD

    After seven years in prison, David Collins is acquitted of the murder of his wife. Now, he must fight to rebuild his shattered life while police...

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  • 2020
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    Avenue 5

    Avenue 5

    6.517 2020 HD

    40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected...

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  • 2024
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    The Decameron

    The Decameron

    5.9 2024 HD

    As the bubonic plague spreads through Italy, a group of nobles and servants retreats to a villa, where their lavish getaway quickly spirals into...

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  • 2023
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    Better

    Better

    6.5 2023 HD

    After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of...

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  • 2020
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    I Hate Suzie

    I Hate Suzie

    6.3 2020 HD

    Suzie Pickles, a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising...

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  • 2024
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    KAOS

    KAOS

    7.3 2024 HD

    As discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind.

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