Sophie Simnett

Sophie Simnett
Born	Sophie Hannah Kilner Simnett (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 28) Hammersmith, West London, England
Education	Putney High School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Television	The Lodge Daybreak

Sophie Hannah Kilner Simnett (born 5 December 1997) is an English actress, known for her roles as Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical series The Lodge and Samaira Dean on the Netflix drama series Daybreak .

Early life

Simnett was born on 5 December 1997 in Hammersmith, West London to Jonathan I. R. Simnett (born 1958) and Susan F. P. Kilner (born 1961). She has an older brother, Joseph Thomas Kilner Simnett (born 1994). ^{[1] [2]} At the age of seven, she began taking various film and acting courses. She attended Putney High School. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Simnett made her professional acting debut in Footsteps of Angels, a 2014 short film. She then appeared in the 2016 film Mum's List, as the younger version of lead character Kate. ^{[5] [6]} On her eighteenth birthday, she was cast in the role of Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical drama series The Lodge after thirteen auditions. ^{[7] [8]} She starred in The Lodge from 2016 to 2017 and was featured on two accompanying soundtracks for the series. ^{[9] [10]} Simnett was also a story consultant for the series. ^[11] In 2018, she starred in the Christmas comedy film Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as Bee. ^{[12] [13]} In 2019, Simnett starred in the Netflix drama series Daybreak as Samaira Dean. ^{[14] [15]} She later portrayed the role of Red in the 2021 film Twist . ^[16] In 2025, Simnett appeared in the thriller film The Running Man . ^[17]

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Mum's List	Teen Kate
2018	Surviving Christmas with the Relatives	Bee
2021	Twist	Red
	Last Train to Christmas	Jenny
2025	The Running Man	Ticket Agent
TBA	Everybody Wants to Fuck Me	TBA	Filming

Television roles

Year	Show	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Dickensian	Dedlock niece	1 episode
2016	The Five	Scarlett	2 episodes
2016–2017	The Lodge	Skye Hart	Main role; also story consultant [11]
2017	Endeavour	Pippa Leyton	2 episodes
	Ransom	Sofia Bonnar	1 episode
2018	Poldark	Andromeda Page	2 episodes
2019	Daybreak	Samaira "Sam" Dean	Main role (10 episodes)

Video game roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Horizon Forbidden West	Demeter	Voice role

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Title	Details
The Lodge	Released: 26 September 2016 Label: Walt Disney Records Format: CD, digital download
The Lodge: Season 2	Released: 1 September 2017 Label: Walt Disney Records Format: CD, digital download

References

1. "Adultolescence". Wonderland. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
2. Axford, Rosie. "Time & Leisure Local Lifestyle Magazine". www.timeandleisure.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
3. "Sophie Simnett speaks to Tatler Magazine ⋆ Putney High School". Putney High School . 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
4. "Putney High alumna and Disney Star Sophie Simnett on tour". Girls' Day School Trust. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
5. "Sophie Simnett stars in Mum's List". Waring and McKenna. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
6. Bradshaw, Peter (24 November 2016). "Mum's List review – sweet and sad story of life after loss". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
7. Rocks, Joanna (8 June 2017). "Sophie Simnett aka Skye from Disney's The Lodge - Get the look". Flavour. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
8. "Sophie Simnett defends Disney child stars". Female First. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
9. "Stars of Disney's The Lodge back in Co Down to film new series". ITV News . 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
10. Armstrong, Sam (14 October 2016). "Disney's 'The Lodge' Cast Firmly Set For Stardom". uDiscoverMusic. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
11. Pettican, Luke (23 October 2019). "Sophie Simnett". Euphoria. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
12. Lyus, Jon (22 November 2018). "Surviving Christmas with the Relatives Premiere Interviews: Gemma Whelan, Joely Richardson & more". HeyUGuys. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
13. "Surviving Christmas With The Relatives cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
14. Petski, Denise (25 October 2018). "'Daybreak': Colin Ford, Sophie Simnett, Jeante Godlock, Cody Kearsley, Among Eight Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
15. "Daybreak: Netflix rounds out cast for dramedy series". Show Snob. 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
16. Ritman, Alex (16 October 2019). "Michael Caine to Play Fagin in New 'Oliver Twist' Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
17. "The Running Man release date, all-star cast and why bleak original ending was changed". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 9 November 2025.

External links

• Sophie Simnett at IMDb