Sophia Brown (actress)

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Sophia Brown
Born
Sophia Monique Brown

October 1991 (age 33)
Northampton, England
Alma mater ArtsEd
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Known for The 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 .

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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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Casualty Leyla FarnworthEpisode: "Heart Over Head"
2016 EastEnders Amelle EllingtonEpisode #1.5257
2017 Disobedience Photographic studio assistantFilm
Guerrilla Christine2 episodes
Beauty and the Beast DebutanteFilm
2017–2018 Clique Louise TaggartMain role
2018 Marcella DC Leanne HunterMain role (series 2)
2019 Giri/Haji Donna ClarkMain role
2019–2020 The Capture Karen MervilleMain role (series 1)
2021 I Am... TaraEpisode: "I Am Danielle"
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin ÉileLead role [8]
2023 You & Me Jess2 episodes
Dead Shot RuthFilm
2024 Hard Truths AleishaFilm

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