# Elizabeth Dulau
**Elizabeth Dulau** is a British actress best known for playing Kleya Marki, the aide and fellow spy to [Luthen Rael](https://www.edgepedia.org/luthen-rael) in the [Star Wars](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-wars) series *Andor* (2022–2025), a role that made her one of that show's breakout performers. Born in London, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating with a BA in Acting in 2020, and was cast in *Andor* immediately after leaving drama school, making it her first professional screen production.[1](https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/elizabeth-dulau/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11004152/) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/elizabeth-dulau/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Training | BA in Acting (H Level), RADA, year of graduation 2020[1](https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/elizabeth-dulau/) |
| Breakthrough role | Kleya Marki in *Andor*, series regular across series 1 and 2, 16 episodes, 2022–2025[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11004152/) |
| Recognition | Not Emmy-nominated for *Andor*; listed in the 16 Best Breakout Film and TV Performances of 2025[4](https://www.whatsonstage.com/stage-names/elizabeth-dulau/) • [12](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/andor) |
| Other television | Lady Henrietta in *House of Guinness* (2025); Dr. Louise Pennycook in *Maternal* (2023); Jacqueline/Madame Blanchart in *All the Light We Cannot See* (2023)[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/345171/elizabeth-dulau) |
| Film | Voice of the Piebald Deer in *Wicked* (2024); Alice Sommers in *Prima Facie* (completed, 2026); Kayla in *Sundowning* (post-production)[6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/) |
| Theatre | Mary Ann Evans in *Bird Grove* (Hampstead Theatre); Ida in *The Bleeding Tree* (Southwark Playhouse); Yolandi in *Klippies* (Young Vic)[6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/) |
| Representation | The Artists Partnership, London[6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/) |
## Andor and Kleya Marki
Dulau plays Kleya Marki, who works as an assistant to [Stellan Skarsgård](https://www.edgepedia.org/stellan-skarsgard)'s Luthen Rael, serving as both a gallery assistant and a spy.[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/star-wars-tv-shows/one-of-andor-season-2s-biggest-breakout-stars-wants-to-play-lara-croft/) Her part expanded considerably between the show's two seasons: IMDb reports that [Tony Gilroy](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-gilroy), who created the series, was so taken with her acting that he expanded her screen time for season two.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11004152/) In an interview with PhotoBook Magazine, Dulau described the character's arc, saying that in season one she had fun with the disguise element and building a controlled, calculating character, while in the second season she had the opportunity to upend that, with warmth and vulnerability breaking through Kleya's hard exterior in the final arc.[8](https://www.photobookmagazine.com/features/rebel-with-a-cause-elizabeth-dulau-on-andors-final-stand)
The performance brought her wide attention. She was not Emmy-nominated for the series; the Television Academy lists [Forest Whitaker](https://www.edgepedia.org/forest-whitaker) as its 2025 acting nominee for it. What's On Stage records that she was listed among the 16 Best Breakout Film and TV Performances of 2025.[4](https://www.whatsonstage.com/stage-names/elizabeth-dulau/) • [12](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/andor) GamesRadar described her as one of the show's biggest breakout stars, noting that *Andor* was her first casting out of drama school and that her performance earned acclaim from fans and critics alike.[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/star-wars-tv-shows/one-of-andor-season-2s-biggest-breakout-stars-wants-to-play-lara-croft/)
## Television and film work
Alongside *Andor*, Dulau has built a list of British and streaming television credits. She played Dr. Louise Pennycook in the ITV medical drama *Maternal* (2023, 5 episodes), Jacqueline, also credited as Madame Blanchart, in the Netflix mini-series *All the Light We Cannot See* (2023, 2 episodes), Catherine Rawson in *Gentleman Jack* series 2 ([BBC One](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-one), 2022, 2 episodes), and Lesley in *[The Outlaws](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-outlaws-2021-tv-series)* (Amazon, 2022, 1 episode).[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/345171/elizabeth-dulau) • [6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/) In 2025 she appeared as Lady Henrietta St Lawrence in two episodes of *House of Guinness*, the Netflix series from Kudos Television.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/345171/elizabeth-dulau) • [6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/)
Her film work so far is smaller in scale but varied. She voiced the Piebald Deer in [Jon M. Chu](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-m-chu)'s *Wicked* (2024) for [Universal Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/universal-pictures), a brief role she has described as memorable.[6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/) • [9](https://mile-mag-y2fo.squarespace.com/art-archive/elizabeth-dulau-interview) She is listed as Alice Sommers in *Prima Facie*, directed by Susanna White, and as Kayla in *Sundowning*, directed by Ian McDonald and produced by Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment; IMDb lists *Prima Facie* as completed for 2026 and *Sundowning* in post-production.[6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11004152/)
## Theatre
Dulau's stage work predates her screen career and has continued alongside it. Her professional theater credits include Mary Ann Evans in *Bird Grove* at Hampstead Theatre, Ida in *The Bleeding Tree* at Southwark Playhouse, Yolandi in *Klippies* at the Young Vic, and ensemble work in *The Witches Workshop* at the National Theatre.[6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/) At RADA she played roles including Lady Bracknell in *The Importance of Being Earnest*, Cassandra in *The Oresteia*, and Portia in *Julius Caesar*.[6](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/)
*Bird Grove*, Alexi Kaye Campbell's play about the young Mary Ann Evans before she became the novelist [George Eliot](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-eliot), ran at Hampstead Theatre in 2026 with Dulau starring opposite [Owen Teale](https://www.edgepedia.org/owen-teale) as her father [Robert Evans](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-evans). Critics singled her out even where the production divided them: the London *Standard* called her the saving grace of a ponderous play, praising the poise and presence she brought to a young woman feeling her way into her talent in a world rigged against her gender, while Time Out gave the production three stars and called her turn a fine one.[10](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/bird-grove-hampstead-theatre-review-b1272229.html) • [11](https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/bird-grove-review)
## Reception and outlook
Dulau has described wanting to keep a mixture of screen and theater work, telling PhotoBook Magazine that if she could maintain that variety she would be very happy, and naming [Reese Witherspoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/reese-witherspoon)'s production company as a dream collaboration.[8](https://www.photobookmagazine.com/features/rebel-with-a-cause-elizabeth-dulau-on-andors-final-stand) In interviews around *Andor* season 2 she also spoke of wanting an action-hero role, naming [Lara Croft](https://www.edgepedia.org/lara-croft) as a dream part she had idolized as a child.[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/star-wars-tv-shows/one-of-andor-season-2s-biggest-breakout-stars-wants-to-play-lara-croft/)
## References
1. [Elizabeth Dulau, RADA graduate profiles](https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/elizabeth-dulau/)
2. [Elizabeth Dulau, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11004152/)
3. [Elizabeth Dulau, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/elizabeth-dulau/)
4. [Who is Elizabeth Dulau? Theatre, TV, Andor and more, What's On Stage](https://www.whatsonstage.com/stage-names/elizabeth-dulau/)
5. [Elizabeth Dulau, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/345171/elizabeth-dulau)
6. [Elizabeth Dulau, The Artists Partnership](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/elizabeth-dulau/)
7. [Andor season 2's biggest breakout star wants to play Lara Croft, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/star-wars-tv-shows/one-of-andor-season-2s-biggest-breakout-stars-wants-to-play-lara-croft/)
8. [Rebel with a Cause: Elizabeth Dulau on Andor's Final Stand, PhotoBook Magazine](https://www.photobookmagazine.com/features/rebel-with-a-cause-elizabeth-dulau-on-andors-final-stand)
9. [Elizabeth Dulau Interview: Andor Season 2, House of Guinness, Wicked, Mile Milazzo](https://mile-mag-y2fo.squarespace.com/art-archive/elizabeth-dulau-interview)
10. [Bird Grove at Hampstead Theatre review, The Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/bird-grove-hampstead-theatre-review-b1272229.html)
11. [Bird Grove, Hampstead Theatre review, Time Out London](https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/bird-grove-review)
12. [Andor, Emmy Awards and Nominations](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/andor)
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