Sophie Willan
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.
TV Shows(24)
Small Prophets
Bev
Ludwig
Holly Pinder
The Traitors: Uncloaked
Self
Late Night Lycett
Self - Guest
The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
Self - Narrator
This Is My House
Narrator
The Weakest Link
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Guest Team Captain
Time
Maeve Riley
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Team Captain
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
Alma's Not Normal
Alma
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Self
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
The Circle
Self - Narrator
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
Taskmaster
Self