Sophie Wilde

Sophie Wilde (born 5 July 1997) is an Australian actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Stan series Eden (2021), the BBC series You Don't Know Me (2021), the ITV period drama Tom Jones and the Netflix series Everything Now (both 2023).[1] Her films include Talk to Me (2022) and The Portable Door (2023).

Sophie Wilde
Born (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997
Sydney, Australia
Alma materNational Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present

She was named a 2020 rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA).[2]

Early life

Wilde was born to an Ivorian mother, Monalisa, and an Australian father, Simon.[3] She has a younger brother and grew up in Enmore, an Inner West suburb of Sydney.[4]

When she was a child, Wilde's grandparents would take her to "theatre shows, the opera and random musicals". From the age of five, she took drama classes at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP).[5] She attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts for secondary school and then returned to NIDA, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting.[6]

During a trip to the Himalayas, the seventeen year-old Wilde and her father were feared to be missing following the 2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster. After being reported missing for nine days, Wilde's father contacted her mother to tell her they were fine, and they were believed to have traveled to a remote area of the Himalayas when the avalanche hit.[7]

Career

In 2021, Wilde made her television debut as Scout in the Stan drama series Eden. Wilde said that it was the "first audition where she had gut-certainty that it was the right role".[8][4] Later that year, she starred as Kyra opposite Samuel Adewunmi in the BBC four-part series You Don't Know Me. To prepare for the role, Wilde practised her English accent by watching and listening to British actresses such as Michaela Coel.[8]

Wilde made her feature film debut in the horror film Talk to Me, which screened at the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival and the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[9] In 2023, Wilde starred as Sophie Western in the ITV period drama Tom Jones alongside Solly McLeod and Hannah Waddingham,[10][11] and in the fantasy film The Portable Door with Christoph Waltz.[12][13]

In August 2022, Wilde was cast as the lead Mia Polanco in the 2023 Netflix series Everything Now.[14] She has an upcoming role in another Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Bird Short film
2022 Talk to Me Mia
2023 The Portable Door Sophie Pettingel

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Eden Scout Main role
You Don't Know Me Kyra Main role
2023 Tom Jones Sophia Western Miniseries
Everything Now Mia Polanco Lead role
TBA Boy Swallows Universe Caitlyn Spies

Music videos
  • "River of Neglect" (2019), Charbel

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Hamlet Ophelia Bell Shakespeare[15]

References
  1. "Rising Stars: Sophie Wilde". The Media Eye. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. "CGA names 2020 Rising Stars". IF Magazine. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. Clark, Rebekah. "Wilde about Sophie and Jan Logan". Grazia. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. Kembrey, Melanie (15 May 2021). "'It was very much a surprise': Rising star Sophie Wilde on making her big break". The Age. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. Thompson, Courtney (13 October 2021). "Sophie Wilde Is Australia's Next Great Scene Stealer". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Watching actor Sophie Wilde, 23...
  6. "Sophie Wilde". National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. Levy, Megan (23 October 2014). "'We're alive': Sydney father and daughter missing after Nepal blizzard phone home". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. McEvoy, Sophie (5 December 2021). "Sophie Wilde Perfected Her British Accent By Watching Michaela Coel". Bustle. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  9. Kroll, Justin (24 January 2023). "'Talk To Me' Directing Duo Danny & Michael Philippou Sign With WME Following Film's Midnight Premiere At Sundance". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  10. "New 'Tom Jones' Footage Spotlights Solly McLeod and Sophie Wilde's Sizzling Chemistry". Collider.
  11. Grater, Tom (9 September 2022). "Solly McLeod & Sophie Wilde Starring In 'Tom Jones' Reimagining For Masterpiece, Mammoth Screen & ITV". Deadline. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  12. "Queensland creatives team with The Jim Henson Company on Fantasy Adaptation The Portable Door". Screen Queensland.
  13. "Christoph Waltz and Sam Neill to Star in Film Adaptation of Patrick Holt's 'The Portable Door'". Collider.
  14. Goldbart, Max (4 August 2022). "Stephen Fry Boards Netflix's 'The F**k It Bucket' From 'The Crown' Producer Left Bank; 'You Don't Know Me' Breakout Sophie Wilde To Lead". Deadline. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  15. "Cast". Bell Shakespeare: Hamlet 2020. p. 25. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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