Grace Saif

Saif was born and grew up in Manchester before she moved to Crawley and attended Hazelwick School.^[4] After completing her A-levels, Saif earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she received a bursary from the BAFTA for £4,500.^[5] Her BAFTA mentor was Billie Piper^[5] and she graduated from RADA in 2017.^[6][7]

Saif made an acting debut in Wilton,^[8] a short film directed by Cecile Emeke.^[9] In 2017, Saif appeared in an episode of the BBC's soap opera, Doctors.^[10][11]

In 2018, Saif appeared in another short film and voiced a character in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth.^[12][13] Saif also performed at Donmar Warehoues in David Harrower's rendition of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.^[14][15][16]

Beginning in 2019, Saif appeared in seasons three and four of 13 Reasons Why.^[10][17][18]

In 2020, Saif was cast in a short film called The Visit, directed by Ebele Tate.^[19] She took part in a Right Here Festival event on 29 January 2020 commissioned by Crawley Creatives.^[20] Saif participated in the Jermyn Street Theatre's The Sonnet Project, which also featured Olivia Colman to Helena Bonham Carter,^[21] where she performed a rendition of Shakespeare's Sonnet 62.^[22][23][21]

In 2019, Saif deleted her social media accounts after facing online bullying. The accounts were later restored.^{[18][24][25][26]}