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Born
Sophie Alexandra Skelton

(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 31)
Woodford, Stockport, England
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Sophie Alexandra Skelton (born 7 March 1994) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Brianna Fraser in the Starz drama series Outlander . [1]

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Early life

Skelton was born and raised in Woodford, Stockport, the daughter of entrepreneurial children's toy inventors. [2] [3] She began dancing at the age of three, eventually training in ballet at the Royal Academy in London, before moving into musical theater and stage productions. [4] [1] Her first professional television role, in series two of the British crime drama DCI Banks (2012), was a two-episode stint as schoolgirl Becca Smith. [5] [6]

Skelton attended Stockport Grammar School, completing her A-levels in 2012. She was going to study English Literature at King's College London the following year but ended up turning down her offer to pursue acting instead. [7] [8]

Career

In 2013, Skelton guest-starred as Esme Vasquez-Jones in series one of CBBC's award-winning children's drama The Dumping Ground . [9] [10] That same year, she went on to portray Nikki Boston's (Heather Peace) estranged daughter Eve in the ninth series of BBC One's school-based drama series, Waterloo Road , and Yasmin Carish in a series thirteen episode of the long running medical series Doctors . [11] [12]

Transitioning into feature films, Skelton's first role was in 2014's The War I Knew. She portrayed Margaret in director Ian Vernon's tale of a WWII paratrooper lost behind enemy lines. [13] [14]

2015 saw a return to episodic television for Skelton. She again appeared in the BBC series Doctors, portraying Ellen Singleton in the series sixteen episode "Revenge". [15] [16] Next, she guest starred in a series nine episode of ITV's WWII and post-war era legal drama Foyle's War. [17] Later that year, Skelton appeared in a twelve-episode stint as Sofia Matthews on So Awkward , CBBC's sitcom revolving around three socially awkward school-age friends, and a two episode guest starring role as Gemma Holt on BBC One's medical drama Casualty . [18] [19]

Skelton's first leading film role was in Charlotte Stente Nielsen's 2016 fantasy-horror short Blackbird. [20] Her breakout role, in the British fantasy action-adventure series Ren: The Girl with the Mark, came later that year. [6] She won Best Lead Actress at the Hyperdrive Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival for her role in the series. [21] 2016 also saw Skelton cast in the role of Brianna Fraser in the Starz TV series Outlander . [22] [23] The role, opposite Scottish actor Richard Rankin as Roger MacKenzie is recurring, becoming a main cast member from Season 4 onwards, and will continue throughout their story arc as outlined in Diana Gabaldon's genre-bending book series. [22] [24]

In 2017, Skelton portrayed Jess in Christopher Menaul's film Another Mother's Son , the true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi-occupied Jersey during WWII. [25] From there she went on to star in Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017), a remake of the 1985 George A. Romero zombie film [13] and alongside Nicolas Cage in the bank heist film #211 (2018), based upon the real-life "Battle of North Hollywood" in 1997.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The War I KnewMargaret
2016BlackbirdRoseShort film
2017 Another Mother's Son Jess
Day of the Dead: Bloodline Zoe Parker
2018 211 Lisa MacAvoy
2022 Stalker Rose Hepburn
2026 I Can Only Imagine 2 Shannon StreetPost-production

Television

YearTitleCharacterProductionNotes
2012 DCI Banks Becca SmithITV2 episodes
2013 The Dumping Ground Esme Vasquez-JonesCBBCEpisode: "Esme"
2013−2014 Waterloo Road Eve BostonBBC One2 episodes
2013, 2015 Doctors Yasmin Carish / Ellen SingletonBBC2 episodes
2015 Foyle's War Student JaneITVEpisode: "Trespass"
So Awkward Sofia MatthewsCBBCRecurring role, 12 episodes
Casualty Gemma HoltBBC One2 episodes
2016Ren: The Girl with the MarkRenOnlineSeries regular, 5 episodes
2016–present Outlander Brianna Fraser STARZ Main role (season 2–present) 48 episodes
2023 Castlevania: Nocturne Julia Belmont (voice) Netflix Episode: "A Common Enemy in Evil"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2016Hyperdrive Festival AwardBest Leading ActressRen [26] Won
Jury AwardBest ActressRenNominated
International Online Web FestBest ActressRenNominated
2019 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television OutlanderNominated
2021 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Outlander [27] [28] Nominated
2022 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Network or Cable Television Series Outlander [29] Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Outlander Star Sophie Skelton Talks Her Biggest Season Yet". Harper's BAZAAR. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Outlander' finally casts Brianna". EW.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Aftab, Kaleem (4 September 2017). "Sophie Skelton on Outlander season 3, Day of the Dead: Bloodline and working with Nicolas Cage" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sophie Skelton". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "DCI Banks - S2 - Episode 6: Innocent Graves - Part Two". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 Prudom, Laura (28 January 2016). "'Outlander' Casts Brianna: Sophie Skelton Nabs Fan-Favorite Role for Season 2". Variety . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "A-level results 2012: a golden year for our A-level pupils". Stockport Grammar School. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Alumni Stories: Sophie Skelton". Stockport Grammar School. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Children's in 2013 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Dumping Ground - S1 - Episode 12: Esme". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Waterloo Road actress on big Nikki story". Digital Spy. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Clip: The Lean, The Lean, Series 15, Doctors - BBC One". BBC. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Interview With Sophie Skelton, Star Of 211 | Film Inquiry". www.filminquiry.com. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  14. ↑ The War I Knew (2014) , retrieved 19 July 2018
  15. ↑ "Will Naimh confess her fears to Al? | Episode | Doctors | What's on TV". What' s on TV. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Revenge, Series 16, Doctors - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  17. ↑ TV.com. "Foyle's War: Trespass". TV.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Sophie Skelton". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Casualty - S29 - Episode 42: Forsaking All Others - Part One". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  20. ↑ Blackbird (2016) , retrieved 20 July 2018
  21. ↑ Alter, Ethan (9 July 2016). "Before Her 'Outlander' Debut as Brianna, See Sophie Skelton in 'Ren'". Yahoo! News . Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  22. 1 2 Petski, Denise (28 January 2016). "'Outlander': Sophie Skelton Cast As Brianna". Deadline. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "'Outlander': Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton on Navigating Fan Expectations". Collider. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  24. ↑ Cohn, Paulette. "Outlander's New Star Richard Rankin on Working with Sophie Skelton and What He Has Learned". Parade Magazine . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  25. ↑ Another Mother's Son (2017) , retrieved 20 July 2018
  26. ↑ Oseman, Neil (29 January 2016). "Ren's leading lady Sophie Skelton joins the cast of Outlander". Ren the Series. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  27. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (4 March 2021). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker', 'Tenet', 'Walking Dead', 'Outlander' Lead List". Deadline. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  28. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (27 October 2021). "Saturn Awards Winners: 'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker' Leads With Five Prizes – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  29. ↑ Tinoco, Armando (12 August 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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