Sophia Brown
Born
Sophia Monique Brown

October 1991 (age 32)
Northampton, England
Alma materArtsEd
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Known forThe Witcher: Blood Origin

Sophia Monique Brown (born October 1991) is an English actress who has appeared in the shows Marcella and Clique (2018), Giri/Haji (2019), The Capture (2020), and who starred in the 2022 Netflix fantasy series The Witcher: Blood Origin.

Early life

Brown was born in Northampton.[1] She graduated from Arts Educational Schools, London,[2] and the Identity School of Acting in Brixton, where she trained in ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance. She also studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio.[3] She has been performing with the Theo Adams Company since 2015.[4][2]

Career

In 2015, Brown made her debut television appearance as Leyla Farnworth in an episode of Casualty.[5]

Her other TV credits include The Capture,[6] Marcella, Clique, and Guerrilla.[1][2]

She has appeared in the films Disobedience and Beauty and the Beast.[1][2]

In 2019, she appeared as the assassin Donna Clarke in the BBC 2 crime drama television series Giri/Haji, working alongside Charlie Creed-Miles, who played her boss.[7]

In 2021, Brown was cast as Éile, a warrior blessed with the voice of a goddess in The Witcher: Blood Origin, a four-episode limited series that is a prequel-spin-off to the Netflix show The Witcher.[8][7]

Filmography

List of film and television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Casualty Leyla Farnworth Episode: "Heart Over Head"
2016 EastEnders Amelle Ellington Episode #1.5257
2017 Disobedience Photographic studio assistant Film
Guerrilla Christine 2 episodes
Beauty and the Beast Debutante Film
2017–2018 Clique Louise Taggart Main role
2018 Marcella DC LeAnn Hunter / DC Leanne Hunter Main role (series 2)
2019 Giri/Haji Donna Clark Main role
2019–2020 The Capture Karen Merville Main role (series 1)
2021 I Am... Tara Episode: "I Am Danielle"
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin Éile Main role[8]
2023 You & Me Jess 2 episodes
2023 Dead Shot Ruth Film

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sophia Brown on her role in Netflix's 'The Witcher: Blood Origin'". sohohouse.com. 9 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sophia Brown Theo Adams Company". Theo Adams Company. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Denton Brierly Agency CV". Denton Brierly. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Theo Adams Company: the cool London collective creating immersive performances". The Evening Standard. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Heart Over Head, Casualty, Series 29 Episode 38 of 46". bbc.co.uk. 4 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Sophia Brown". bbc.co.uk. 2 October 2019.
  7. 1 2 "The Witcher: Blood Origin Casts Giri/Haji Star Sophia Brown". gamespot.com. 8 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 "'The Witcher: Blood Origin': Sophia Brown to Star with Laurence O'Fuarain & Michelle Yeoh in Netflix Fantasy Series, Filming to Begin in the UK in August". Deadline Hollywood. 8 July 2021.
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