Sophie Willan

Known for

Acting

Born

October 21, 1987 (age 38)

Birthplace

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

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, BBC...

Best known work

Time

2021

Taskmaster

2015

Ludwig

2024

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2019

Click & Collect

2018

Small Prophets

2026

Still Open All Hours

2014

Alma's Not Normal

2020

The Last Leg

2013

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

Filmography

2026
Live from the Lycett ArmsTV
as Self / Pub Manager (1 episode)
2026
UnacceptableTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2026
Small ProphetsTV
as Bev (6 episodes)
2024
LudwigTV
as Holly Pinder (6 episodes)
2024
The Traitors: UncloakedTV
as Self (1 episode)
2023
Late Night LycettTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2021
The Weakest LinkTV
as Self (1 episode)
2021
Blankety BlankTV
as Self - Panellist (1 episode)
2021
Never Mind the BuzzcocksTV
as Self - Guest Team Captain (5 episodes), as Self - Team Captain (5 episodes)
2021
TimeTV
as Maeve Riley (3 episodes)
2021
This Is My HouseTV
as Narrator (10 episodes)
2021
The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to CancerTV
as Self - Narrator (6 episodes)
2020
Victoria Wood: The Secret ListTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2020
Michael McIntyre's The WheelTV
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
2020
Alma's Not NormalTV
as Alma (12 episodes), Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UKTV
as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2018
Click & Collect
as Jessie
2018
The CircleTV
as Self - Narrator (62 episodes)
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2017
The Russell Howard HourTV
as Self (1 episode)
2017
Richard Osman's House of GamesTV
as Self - Panellist (5 episodes)
2015
TaskmasterTV
as Self (10 episodes)
2014
Still Open All HoursTV
as Ruby (7 episodes)
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledTV
as Self (1 episode)
2013
The Great British Sewing BeeTV
as Self - Presenter (10 episodes), Presenter