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: Acting

Born: Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK , 1987-10-21

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2010	Comedy Central at the Comedy Store	Self	0
2	2013	The Last Leg	Self	56
3	2014	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self	71
4	2014	Still Open All Hours	Ruby	60
5	2015	Taskmaster	Self	82
6	2017	Richard Osman's House of Games	Self - Panellist	60
7	2017	The Russell Howard Hour	Self	80
8	2018	The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer	Self - Guest	75
9	2018	The Circle	Self - Narrator	75
10	2020	Alma's Not Normal	Alma	74
11	2020	Victoria Wood: The Secret List	Self	70
12	2021	The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer	Self - Narrator	70
13	2021	This Is My House	Narrator	50
14	2021	Time	Maeve Riley	76
15	2021	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self - Guest Team Captain	78
16	2021	The Weakest Link	Self	60
17	2023	Late Night Lycett	Self - Guest	50
18	2024	The Traitors: Uncloaked	Self	45
19	2024	Ludwig	Holly Pinder	77

Sophie Willan

Film

Television