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. 레일라 파르자드(1981년생, Westminster, London, England, UK) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 Pose, I Hate Suzie Too, 뱅크 오브 데이브 2: 더 론 레인저가 있으며, 그 외에도 블랙 미러, 더 마블스, 에비뉴 5, 카오스, 제이 켈리, 벨파스트에서 천국으로 가는 법, 브리짓 존스의 일기: 뉴 챕터, 데카메론, Two Weeks in August, Innocent, 아이 헤이트 수지, Better 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 벨파스트에서 천국으로 가는 법에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Two Weeks in August에서 Nat 역을 맡았다. 2026년 Pose에서 Dolly 역을 맡았다. 2026년 벨파스트에서 천국으로 가는 법에서 Marnie 역을 맡았다.