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 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
Credits
- 2024 ·Ludwigas Holly Pinder
- 2024 ·The Traitors: Uncloakedas Self
- 2023 ·Late Night Lycettas Self - Guest
- 2021 ·The Weakest Linkas Self
- 2021 ·Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self - Guest Team Captain
- 2021 ·Timeas Maeve Riley
- 2021 ·This Is My Houseas Narrator
- 2021 ·The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Canceras Self - Narrator
- 2020 ·Victoria Wood: The Secret Listas Self
- 2020 ·Alma's Not Normalas Alma
- 2018 ·Click & Collectas Jessie
- 2018 ·The Circleas Self - Narrator
- 2017 ·The Russell Howard Houras Self
- 2017 ·Richard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - Panellist
- 2015 ·Taskmasteras Self
- 2014 ·Still Open All Hoursas Ruby
- 2014 ·Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas Self
- 2010 ·Comedy Central at the Comedy Storeas Self
- 2007 ·Would I Lie to You?as Self
- 2004 ·Big Fat Quizas Self