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), 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.
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. In 2009, she landed a recurring role in the teen drama Skins as Karen McClair, the younger sister of Freddie McClair (Luke Pasqualino) and made her film debut with a minor role in Harry Brown. 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.
From 2016 to 2018, Clayton appeared in the Netflix comedy-drama Lovesick as Holly. She starred in the horror films Fox Trap, Blood Money, and Suicide Club. In 2022 played main role in Paramount+ "The Flatshare (TV series)".
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Harry Brown Sharon Drawn Out Mumtaz Short film 2016 Blood Money Kasey Fox Trap Emma 2017 Suicide Club Liz
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Young Dracula Delila Episode: "Love Bites" 2008 Holby City Stevie Montague Episode: "The Softest Music" 2008–2012 Dani's House Sam Main role (series 1–4); Guest (series 5)2009 Parents of the Band Jelly Babe 1 Episode EastEnders Lian 2 Episode 2009–2010 Skins Karen McClair Recurring Role; cumulative 6 episodes2010The Bill Yara Hanoush Episode: "Great Responsibility"Shelfstackers Alyssa Main role; cumulative 6 episodes 2011–2013House of Anubis Joy Mercer Recurring role (season 1); Main (seasons 2–3) 2011–2013 Anubis Unlocked Herself 12 episodes2013 House of Anubis: Touchstone of Ra Joy Mercer TV specialMisfits Chloe 1 EpisodeDani's Castle Sam Episode: "Ghost Tour" 2014 Grass Roots Denise Series Hieroglyph Zita TV movie 2015 Sun Trap Susie Episode: "Look Who's Talking"2016BBC Comedy FeedsTilly Episode: "Fail" 2016–2018 Lovesick Holly Recurring (series 2), main (series 3); 5 episodes 2019 London Kills Alice Maguire Episode: "Turf Wars"2020 Bulletproof Tara 1 episode Maxxx Siren Episode: "Sex, Love 'n' Lyrics" 2022 The Flatshare Kay
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2019 Warheads Tena Park Theatre, London Music videos Year Song Artist Notes2013"Nothing Without Love"Max 2021 "Panic" Alex Sawyer
Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotes2019Blood & Truth Michelle Marks
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