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Sophie Willan

Sophie Willan

Actor · Born 1987-10-21 · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

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Biography

Sophie Willan is a British stand up comedian, actress and writer. Willan was born in Bolton in 1987 to a heroin addicted mother. Her early life was difficult and she spent time in care. She later worked as an escort, and sex work is chronicled in her show one-woman stand up show, Branded. She became the recipient of the first ever Caroline Aherne Bursary award from the BBC for 2017-'18 and has won several awards for her stand up, including Edinburgh's Best Newcomer in 2017. She narrates Channel 4 reality gameshow The Circle and is a regular in BBC1 sitcom Still Open All Hours, as well as appearing in festive comedy Click and Collect alongside Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry. In 2021, BBC2 broadcast the first series of her BAFTA-winning semi-autobiographical sitcom Alma's Not Normal to critical and commercial acclaim. A second and seemingly final series was aired in 2024.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Time (2021) — Maeve Riley
  2. Taskmaster (2015) — Self
  3. Ludwig (2024) — Holly Pinder
  4. RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019) — Self - Guest Judge
  5. Click & Collect (2018) — Jessie
  6. Still Open All Hours (2014) — Ruby
  7. Small Prophets (2026) — Bev
  8. The Last Leg (2013) — Self
  9. Richard Osman's House of Games (2017) — Self - Panellist
  10. Alma's Not Normal (2020) — Alma
  11. The Circle (2018) — Self - Narrator
  12. The Great British Sewing Bee (2013) — Self - Presenter
  13. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014) — Self
  14. The Russell Howard Hour (2017) — Self
  15. The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (2018) — Self - Guest
  16. Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020) — Self - Expert
  17. Late Night Lycett (2023) — Self - Guest
  18. Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021) — Self - Guest Team Captain
  19. The Weakest Link (2021) — Self
  20. The Traitors: Uncloaked (2024) — Self
  21. The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer (2021) — Self - Narrator
  22. This Is My House (2021) — Narrator
  23. Victoria Wood: The Secret List (2020) — Self
  24. Blankety Blank (2021) — Self - Panellist
  25. Unacceptable (2026) — Self - Guest
  26. Comedy Central at the Comedy Store (2010) — Self