Sophie Willan

Sophie Willan

Birthday: 1987-10-21

Place of birth: Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm8139654

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.

Played in movies:

Click & Collect

Score: 6.6

Played in tv shows:

Taskmaster

Score: 8.3

The Russell Howard Hour

Score: 8.0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Score: 7.8

Would I Lie to You?

Score: 7.7

Ludwig

Score: 7.7

Time

Score: 7.6

Big Fat Quiz

Score: 7.6

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Score: 7.5

The Circle

Score: 7.5

Alma's Not Normal

Score: 7.4

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Score: 7.1

Victoria Wood: The Secret List

Score: 7.0

The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer

Score: 7.0

Richard Osman's House of Games

Score: 6.0

Still Open All Hours

Score: 6.0

The Weakest Link

Score: 6.0

The Last Leg

Score: 5.3

Late Night Lycett

Score: 5.0

This Is My House

Score: 5.0

The Traitors: Uncloaked

Score: 4.5

Comedy Central at the Comedy Store

Score: 0.0