Eubha Akilade

Eubha Akilade born 27 June 1998 is a Scottish actress dancer and filmmaker She is known for her roles as Lily Watson on the CBBC series Eve 20152017 and Ines Le Breton on the Hulu series Find Me in Paris 20182020 Akilade was born on 27 June 1998 in Cathcart Scotland She is of Nigerian descent was born to mother Christine a Macmillan Cancer Support nurse and she has a brother and a sister Akilade began attending the Dance School of Scotland in Knightswood but quit when she secured her role in Eve Akilade made her professional debut as Lily Watson in the CBBC childrens series Eve in 2015 a role she portrayed until 2017 despite having no formal training Then in 2017 she appeared in two episodes of the BBC Three series Clique as a receptionist Later that year she was cast as Ines Le Breton in the Hulu series Find Me in Paris a role she portrayed until 2020 On her casting Akilade commented Within two weeks of the audition I found out that Id got the part and that I was flying to Paris for the next six months two weeks later In 2020 Akilade joined the cast of the BBC Scotland crime drama Shetland for its seventh series as PC Lorna Burns She also appeared in episodes of the soap operas Doctors and Casualty In 2023 she had recurring roles as Olivia ONeill in the ITVX thriller Six Four and Amy Callaghan in the Alibi thriller The Diplomat Akilade made her professional stage debut originating the role of Rebecca in the musical Starter for Ten at the Bristol Old Vic