Sophie Willan
Birthday
1987/10/21 (37 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Also know as
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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...Read more
Acting
(2018) Click & Collect
as Jessie
(2021) The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
as Self - Narrator
(2018) The Circle
as Self - Narrator
(2020) Alma's Not Normal
as Alma
(2014) Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
(2015) Taskmaster
as Self
(2017) The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
(2021) This Is My House
as Narrator
(2021) The Weakest Link
as Self
(2014) Still Open All Hours
as Ruby
(2010) Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
as Self
(2007) Would I Lie to You?
as Self
(2023) Late Night Lycett
as Self - Guest
(2020) Victoria Wood: The Secret List
as Self
(2021) Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Guest Team Captain
(2024) Ludwig
as Holly Pinder
(2021) Time
as Maeve Riley
(2017) Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist
(2004) Big Fat Quiz
as Self
(2024) The Traitors: Uncloaked
as Self
(2013) The Last Leg
as Self