British actress and singer
Klariza Clayton |
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| Born | (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 (age 34)
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Klariza L. Clayton (born 9 March 1989) is a British actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the CBBC comedy Dani's House (2008–2012), the E4 drama Skins (2009–2010), the Nickelodeon series House of Anubis (2011–2013),[1][2] and the Netflix sitcom Lovesick (2016–2018).
Early life
Clayton was born in Hong Kong to an English father and a Filipino mother and grew up in South London.[3]
Career
Clayton began her career in 2007 with a brief role on the CBBC show Young Dracula as Delila. From 2008 to 2012, she played Sam on the comedy Dani's House, also on CBBC, as a series regular for the first four series and a guest star for the fifth series.[1] In 2009, she landed a recurring role in the E4 teen drama Skins as Karen Mclair, the older sister of Freddie Mclair (Luke Pasqualino)[4] and made her film debut with a minor role in Harry Brown.[5] In 2011, Clayton began starring as Joy Mercer in the Nickelodeon mystery series House of Anubis, going on to appear in 141 episodes of the series.[1]
From 2016 to 2018, Clayton appeared in the Netflix comedy-drama Lovesick as Holly.[6] She starred in the horror films Fox Trap, Blood Money, and Suicide Club. In 2022 played main role in Paramount+ "The Flatshare (TV series)".
