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  • BIRTH 21/10/1987
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 13
  • SHOWRUNNER 1

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.

Sophie Willan

Shows (13)

Ludwig (2024)
Ludwig (2024)
Holly Pinder
Time (2021)
Time (2021)
Maeve Riley
Taskmaster
Taskmaster
Self
The Traitors: Uncloaked
The Traitors: Uncloaked
Self
Alma's Not Normal
Alma's Not Normal
Alma
The Circle
The Circle
Self - Narrator
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021)
Self - Guest Team Captain
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
The Celebrity Circle
The Celebrity Circle
Self - Narrator
Still Open All Hours
Still Open All Hours
Ruby
The Last Leg
The Last Leg
Self
Richard Osman's House of Games
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
The Weakest Link (2021)
The Weakest Link (2021)
Self

Showrunner

Alma's Not Normal
Alma's Not Normal