Sophie Willan
Acting
1987-10-21 · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
tvSmall Prophets
as Bev · 2026 · 8.4
tvLudwig
as Holly Pinder · 2024 · 7.7
tvThe Traitors: Uncloaked
as Self · 2024 · 4.5
tvLate Night Lycett
as Self - Guest · 2023 · 4.3
tvThe Weakest Link
as Self · 2021 · 6.0
tvBlankety Blank
as Self - Panellist · 2021 · 7.0
tvNever Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Guest Team Captain · 2021 · 7.8
tvNever Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Team Captain · 2021 · 7.8
tvTime
as Maeve Riley · 2021 · 7.6
tvThis Is My House
as Narrator · 2021 · 5.0
tvThe Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
as Self - Narrator · 2021 · 7.0
tvVictoria Wood: The Secret List
as Self · 2020 · 7.0
tvMichael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert · 2020 · 5.6
tvAlma's Not Normal
as Alma · 2020 · 7.3
tvRuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge · 2019 · 7.1
movieClick & Collect
as Jessie · 2018 · 6.6
tvThe Circle
as Self - Narrator · 2018 · 7.1
tvThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest · 2018 · 7.1
tvThe Russell Howard Hour
as Self · 2017 · 8.0
tvRichard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist · 2017 · 6.1
tvTaskmaster
as Self · 2015 · 8.3
tvStill Open All Hours
as Ruby · 2014 · 6.0
tvAlan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self · 2014 · 7.2
tvThe Last Leg
as Self · 2013 · 5.7