Sophie Willan
Known for Acting · 24 credits
- Born
- 1987-10-21 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Known For
TV Shows (23)
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Taskmaster
2015
as Self
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
as Self
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert
The Weakest Link
2021
as Self
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
Ludwig
2024
as Holly Pinder
Time
2021
as Maeve Riley
Blankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
as Self - Guest Team Captain / Self - Team Captain
The Traitors: Uncloaked
2024
as Self
Still Open All Hours
2014
as Ruby
Small Prophets
2026
as Bev
This Is My House
2021
as Narrator
Alma's Not Normal
2020
as Alma
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
2010
as Self
The Circle
2018
as Self - Narrator
Late Night Lycett
2023
as Self - Guest
The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
2021
as Self - Narrator
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
2020
as Self
Movies (1)
About Sophie Willan
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… With 24 credits spanning from 2010 to 2026, Sophie Willan has appeared in 1 film and 23 TV shows.
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- Click & Collect (2018) — as Jessie
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