Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw MBE is an English actress. She began acting at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Octavia in Anthony and Cleopatra in 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. She's had numerous film and TV roles, in such projects as Loki and A Wrinkle In Time.