Larissa Crafford-Lazarus is a London-based South African actor and producer.
She holds a BFA in Theatre from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Professional Acting from LAMDA.
Larissa first played Beethoven’s piano concerto in D with an orchestra at the age of 8 and continued to perform as a piano soloist until the end of her high school years. She was simultaneously dancing principal roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Giselle and The Sleeping Beauty with the Youth Dance Company of Tshwane in Pretoria.
She has been seen on stage in South Africa, Europe, the UK and the United States. She made her feature film debut as Diane in the 2021 remake of the 80’s slasher Slumber Party Massacre alongside Bridgerton’s Masali Baduza. She also starred in the Vimeo staff-pick Ladies Room narrated by Sharon Horgan.
Larissa is a founding member of Calaringe Productions and plays Owl in their production of A Girl Called Owl touring to festivals across South Africa and the UK in 2026.
She is also the producer for it began with me - a short film currently in post production, written and directed by Rrita Pula.
Photo by Zoë Birkbeck Photography