Sophie Willan
Known For
Acting
Born
1987-10-21 in 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.
Most Known For
Taskmaster
as Self
The Last Leg
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge
The Weakest Link
as Self
Time
as Maeve Riley
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Guest Team Captain
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Team Captain
Ludwig
as Holly Pinder
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist
Small Prophets
as Bev
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
Still Open All Hours
as Ruby
Click & Collect
as Jessie
The Traitors: Uncloaked
as Self
Alma's Not Normal
as Alma
The Circle
as Self - Narrator
This Is My House
as Narrator