Age: 58
female
Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola is a Welsh actress. She was born in Cardiff in May 1968, to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Nigerian father, and was raised by her mother's cousin and his wife in the Ely district of the city. She studied at Glan Ely High School, and was a member of the Orbit Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Choir and the National Youth Theatre of Wales. She went on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying for a three-year acting diploma. In 2023 Rakie Ayola was the 18th recipient of the prestigious BAFTA Cymru Siân Phillips Award. At the same ceremony she also won the Bafta Cymru Best Actress Award for her performance in BBC1 series The Pact Season 2 on which she was an Executive Producer. In 2021 Rakie Ayola won BAFTA Best Supporting Actress for BBC1 film Anthony by Jimmy McGovern. Ayola has appeared in television shows including Kaos, The Pact Season 1, Grace, Shetland, No Offence, Midsomer Murders, Black Mirror, Noughts + Crosses, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and EastEnders, a number of Shakespearean theatrical performances and feature films such as Been So Long, Now Is Good, Great Moments in Aviation, The i Inside, Dredd, and Sahara. She appeared as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City from its eighth to eleventh series.
Rakie Ayola
Countess Felicity Tyncastle
for Countess Felicity Tyncastle in Castle of Thorns
Suggested by mr95
London, 1582 The year is 1582 and England is at the peak of the Renaissance period. Beneath the age of exploration and scientific innovations, however, lies a sea of intrigue, plotting, seduction, espionage, and murder. Members of the Royal Court find themselves facing the cresting waves of political feuds and struggles that have been amassing over the years. The current monarch, King Frederick Wyndham, has begun to retreat from court life entirely, leaving his nobles and countrymen questioning - what precisely has become of their monarch who once ruled in splendor and might? Even as rumors pullulate throughout the kingdom, forces unseen work to squash speculation and retain a visage of placid glory. Within the Court the current arbiter of power suddenly appears in the shape of the Queen, who has somehow managed to insinuate herself into this role from behind closed doors. Thus far not openly defied or challenged, she believes England has improved under her guiding hand. Yet, there are those working from the shadows, preparing to seize the throne and overthrow the Wyndham dynasty entirely... They say the eyes are the windows to one's soul, but what of those who do not have a soul to see? Darkness, intrigue, vying for power, and secret affairs - this is what you will find when stepping into the Castle of Thorns.
