Kaiya Namsoo

Department:: Drama
Year of Graduation:: 2026-27

Photo by Olivia Spencer

Height 5’6”
Eyes Blue/Grey
Hair Brown/Blonde

Nationality British/Trinidadian
Natural accent Soft Leeds

Eligible to work in the UK and Caricom Countries

Productions at Guildhall

Bee/Aisha/Zara in Chaos (dir. Amelia Sears)

Projects at Guildhall

Claudius/Horatio/Player King in Hamlet (dir. Patrick Niknejad)
Iphigenia/Clytemnestra in This Restless House (dir. Matti Houghton)
Jessica in Zero Dark Thirty (dir. Henry Blake)
Margaret Brotherton in Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (dir. Lyndsey Turner)
The Mask in Evolution of a Woman (dir. Nuria Legarda)
Mother Courage/Kattrin in Mother Courage and Her Children (dir. Chris Kelham/Eliot Shrimpton)
The Whore in La Ronde (dir. Katie Bonna)

Professional Experience

Ensemble in Nine Night (dir. Amanda Huxtable) at Leeds Playhouse 2022

Other Experience

National Youth Theatre (2018-2026)
Open Door (2026-2027)

Skills

Qualified yoga and water sports instructor (kayaking, paddle board, wakeboard, waterski)
Muay Thai/Kickboxing
Singer (alto/soprano)
Trained in stage combat and motion capture