Actor profile

Sophie Thompson

20th January 1962 London, England, UK Acting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The second daughter born in 1962 to actress Phyllida Law and actor Eric Thompson, Sophie is the younger sister of twice Academy Award-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson. Sophie Thompson has worked in film, television, theater and radio, and has narrated a number of audiobooks. She made her debut in 1978, at the age of 16, starring in A Traveler in Time.

54 Movies 43 TV Shows 110 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Something Pointless poster

Something Pointless 23rd April 2026 as Eleri Evans

Greenland 2: Migration poster

Greenland 2: Migration 7th January 2026 as Mackenzie Matthews

Mother Goose poster

Mother Goose 16th August 2025 as Janet

Time Travel Is Dangerous! poster

Time Travel Is Dangerous! 28th March 2025 as Valerie

The Creeping poster

The Creeping 1st May 2022 as Karen Marrow

Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After poster

Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After 23rd December 2021 as Frieda

The Hour poster

The Hour 19th August 2020 as Herself

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter poster

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter 28th November 2019 as Monica Reed

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding poster

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding 15th March 2019 as Lydia

Tales from the Lodge poster

Tales from the Lodge 9th March 2019 as Emma

A Disappearance poster

A Disappearance 1st January 2019 as Dame Alvera

The Importance of Being Earnest poster

The Importance of Being Earnest 28th October 2018 as Lady Bracknell

Ratburger poster

Ratburger 24th December 2017 as Miss Maxwell

A Gert Lush Christmas poster

A Gert Lush Christmas 26th December 2015 as Sue

Professor Branestawm Returns poster

Professor Branestawm Returns 24th December 2015 as Aggie Whistlestop

Vintage Blood poster

Vintage Blood 30th August 2015 as Margaret

That Day We Sang poster

That Day We Sang 26th December 2014 as Dorothy

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm poster

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm 24th December 2014 as Aggie Whistlestop

Last Gasp poster

Last Gasp 26th February 2014 as Jan

National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer poster

National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer 29th March 2012 as Mrs. Hardcastle

Monte Carlo poster

Monte Carlo 1st July 2011 as Auction Bidder 2

Whistle and I'll Come to You poster

Whistle and I'll Come to You 24th December 2010 as Carol

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 17th November 2010 as Mafalda Hopkirk

Eat Pray Love poster

Eat Pray Love 12th August 2010 as Corella

May Contain: Nuts poster

May Contain: Nuts 11th June 2009 as Sarah

Morris: A Life with Bells On poster

Morris: A Life with Bells On 9th January 2009 as Glenda

A Room with a View poster

A Room with a View 4th November 2007 as Charlotte Bartlett

A Harlot's Progress poster

A Harlot's Progress 2nd November 2006 as Jane Hogarth

Magnolia poster

Magnolia 22nd September 2006 as Marjorie

Fat Slags poster

Fat Slags 15th October 2004 as Tracey

Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe poster

Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe 4th September 2004 as Isabella

Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe poster

Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe 4th September 2004 as Isabella

The Young Visiters poster

The Young Visiters 26th December 2003 as Bessie Topp

Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby 27th December 2002 as Miss Lacreevy

The Making of Gosford Park poster

The Making of Gosford Park 18th June 2002 as Self (uncredited)

Gosford Park poster

Gosford Park 26th December 2001 as Dorothy

The Railway Children poster

The Railway Children 11th September 2000 as Mrs Perks

Relative Values poster

Relative Values 23rd June 2000 as Dora Moxton 'Moxie'

Dancing at Lughnasa poster

Dancing at Lughnasa 4th September 1998 as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy

Company poster

Company 10th December 1996 as Amy

Emma poster

Emma 2nd August 1996 as Miss Bates

Persuasion poster

Persuasion 1st May 1995 as Mary Musgrove

Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean poster

Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean 17th March 1995 as Girlfriend

Message for Posterity poster

Message for Posterity 28th October 1994 as Gillian Player

Four Weddings and a Funeral poster

Four Weddings and a Funeral 9th March 1994 as Lydia the Bride - Wedding Two

David Macaulay: Roman City poster

David Macaulay: Roman City 15th February 1994 as Aiden (voice)

The Master Blackmailer poster

The Master Blackmailer 2nd February 1992 as Agatha

Twenty-One poster

Twenty-One 4th October 1991 as Francesca

Discovering Hamlet poster

Discovering Hamlet 7th January 1990 as Herself / Ophelia

Bomber Harris poster

Bomber Harris 3rd September 1989 as Jillie Harris

Tumbledown poster

Tumbledown 29th May 1988 as Louise Stubbs

The Death of the Heart poster

The Death of the Heart 3rd May 1987 as Doris

The Missionary poster

The Missionary 2nd November 1982 as Mission Girl

Secret Orchards poster

Secret Orchards 14th March 1979 as Diana Ackerley

We Might Regret This poster

We Might Regret This 19th August 2024 as Bean

Belgravia: The Next Chapter poster

Belgravia: The Next Chapter 14th January 2024 as Mrs Dunn

Silo poster

Silo 4th May 2023 as Gloria Hildebrandt

SisterS poster

SisterS 30th March 2023 as Sheryl

The Flatshare poster

The Flatshare 1st December 2022 as Katherine

Remembers… poster

Remembers… 29th June 2022

Everything I Know About Love poster

Everything I Know About Love 7th June 2022 as Liz

Feel Good poster

Feel Good 18th March 2020 as Maggie

Sandylands poster

Sandylands 4th March 2020 as Jeannie Swallows

Ghosts poster

Ghosts 15th April 2019 as Bunny Beg-Chetwynde

Sex Education poster

Sex Education 11th January 2019 as Lily's Mum

Bounty Hunters poster

Bounty Hunters 25th October 2017 as Fiona Walker

We the Jury poster

We the Jury 5th September 2016 as Jen 1

Jericho poster

Jericho 7th January 2016 as Lizzie Capstick

Detectorists poster

Detectorists 2nd October 2014 as Sheila

The Secrets poster

The Secrets 7th September 2014 as Becca

Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9 5th February 2014 as Jan

Lightfields poster

Lightfields 27th February 2013 as Lorna Felwood

Love Life poster

Love Life 15th March 2012 as Penny

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise 25th October 2011 as Angela Birkett

The Borgias poster

The Borgias 3rd April 2011 as Catherina's Servant

Big Top poster

Big Top 2nd December 2009 as Helen

Doc Martin poster

Doc Martin 2nd September 2004 as Tasha

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Ruth Shiree

Timeshift poster

Timeshift 10th October 2002 as self

Lee Evans: So What Now? poster

Lee Evans: So What Now? 26th March 2001 as Heather

Doctors poster

Doctors 27th March 2000 as Rachel Barton

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as Dorothy Moon

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as April Gooding

Performance poster

Performance 5th October 1991 as Amy

Performance poster

Performance 5th October 1991 as Gillian Player

Tygo Road poster

Tygo Road 8th May 1990 as Sophie's Voice

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Mrs Reynolds

This Morning poster

This Morning 3rd October 1988 as Self

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Judy Wilson

ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay 9th July 1986 as Amy

Boon poster

Boon 14th January 1986 as Vicky "Mouthpiece"

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as Stella Crawford

Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as Agatha

Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror 13th September 1980 as 1st Girl

A Traveller In Time poster

A Traveller In Time 4th January 1978 as Penelope

A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas 24th December 1971 as Carol

Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street 9th December 1960 as Rosemary Piper