Tracy Ifeachor

Tracy Ifeachor was born in 1984 or 1985^[1] in Plymouth, Devon,^[2] England, to parents of Nigerian Igbo descent. She attended Plymouth College preparatory school and Eggbuckland College at secondary school.^[1]

Ifeachor then entered the Raleigh School of Speech and Drama under the tutorship of Norma Blake^[1] and the Deborah Bond Dance academy, where she enjoyed the ISTD syllabus in tap, ballet, modern, and jazz dance.^[3]

After completing her A-levels, Ifeachor used her gap year to audition for London drama schools and gained a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London^[3] (later merged into the Central School of Speech and Drama).^{[citation needed]}

After graduation from drama school, Ifeachor appeared in her first feature film, Blooded, directed by Ed Boase,^{[citation needed]} and also appeared in two commercials. She made her theatre debut as Minerva in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Noughts & Crosses, directed and adapted by Dominic Cooke, before making her television debut as Leila in the "No Going Back" episode of BBC One's Casualty.^{[citation needed]}

Ifeachor went on to play Rosalind in Tim Supple's As You Like It for the opening of the new Curve Theatre in Leicester. Whilst rehearsing, Ifeachor was offered the role of Abigail Naismith in David Tennant’s final two Doctor Who episodes ("The End Of Time" Parts One and Two) which were broadcast at Christmas 2009 and on New Year's Day 2010.^[4] She played the daughter of the billionaire Joshua Naismith (David Harewood) who wanted his daughter to have immortality and live forever.^[3]

Ifeachor played the role of Beneatha in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Michael Buffong for the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester which opened to rave reviews. She also played Ismene at The National Theatre in the premiere of Moira Buffini's play Welcome to Thebes, directed by Richard Eyre from 15 June to September 2010.^[5]

Ifeachor's radio work includes the role of Queenie in the 2011 BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial production of Edna Ferber's Show Boat.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Ifeachor was cast in the ABC thriller series Quantico in the recurring role of Lydia Hall.^[6]

She plays the main role of duty solicitor Cleo Roberts in the 2021 BBC drama, Showtrial.^[7]

Ifeachor is a member of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's independent equity committee^[8] and was made an honorary fellow of the school in 2022.^[9]