Sophie Wu
Born (1983-12-23) 23 December 1983
NationalityBritish
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Sophie Wu (born 23 December 1983) is a British actress,[1] known for her roles in films such as Kick-Ass and TV series such as The Fades as Jay, The Midnight Beast as Zoe, plus the second and third series of Fresh Meat as Heather.

Life and career

Sophie Wu was born to a Chinese father and to a Scottish mother. She went to school in Scotland before studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 2003 and 2006. After graduating, she began acting in television series, including Casualty and Hotel Babylon, before going on to have the supporting role of Kiki, in comedy film Wild Child opposite Emma Roberts, in 2008.[1]

In 2010, her next film role came as the character of Erika Cho in the U.S. comic-book film adaptation Kick-Ass[1] and 2013-sequel Kick-Ass 2.[1] In 2011, she appeared in the BBC Three television series The Fades playing the role of Anne's friend, Jay. Later in 2012 she played the role of Stefan Abingdon's girlfriend, Zoe, in the sitcom The Midnight Beast, then she appeared in her second project with Kimberley Nixon, the second and third series of Fresh Meat, as recurring character, Heather.

Wu is also a writer. In 2014, Wu wrote and performed in a one-woman show, "Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead".[2][3][4] She wrote a monologue for the BBC program The Break (2016–present).[5][6] She wrote a play titled "Ramona Tells Jim", which premiered in 2017.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Wild Child Kiki
The Other Man Shop Assistant
2009 Man on a Motorcycle Gallery Girl Short film
Because I Like You Sophie Short film
Tormented Mai Lee
2010 Kick-Ass Erika Cho
2011 You Instead Lucy
See Me Rebecca Short film
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Erika Cho
2015 Ghost Fighting Corporation Lucy Short Film
2019 Automat Susie Short Film
2022 National Theatre Live: The Seagull Masha

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Casualty Natalie Gayton Episode: "Happy Hour"
2007 Sensitive Skin Lucy Episode: "Three Lost Loves"
2008 Hotel Babylon Mei Episode: "Episode 23"
2011 The Fades[9] Jay Series regular
Black Mirror Jamie Episode: "The National Anthem"
2012 The Midnight Beast Zoe
Fresh Meat Heather Season two, recurring character[10]
2013 Season three, recurring character
2015-2022 Horrible Histories Empress Wu 3 episodes
2016 New Blood Gemma 2 episodes
2018 The Break Franny Wong 1 episode

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sophie Wu". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Jones, Alice (15 August 2014). "Sophie Wu, Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, review: 'A wicked eye for detail'" (Theatre Review). Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2022. In this, her one-woman show, "Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead", to give it its full, pungently teenaged title, she plays an only slightly less unhinged version of her younger self.
  3. ↑ Riposte Sound. "Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead" (Theatrical Score). Soundcloud. Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Festival 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ↑ Huey, Asher (24 August 2014). "Ed Fringe: Six Days, 21 Shows" (Blog). Huffington Post. Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead was one of the funniest shows at the Fringe! During the hour-long performance, Wu tells the story of her teenage awkwardness and the strained relationships she had with her classmates and mother at the time. Her performance was so engaging that everyone was in stitches. .Sophie Wu is going places and I feel lucky to have seen her at the Free Fringe.
  5. ↑ "The Break-Writersroom". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Wu, Sophie. "Franny". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Billington, Michael (25 September 2017). "Ramona Tells Jim review – hapless romance among the hermit crabs". Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Wu, Sophie. "Teegan Hurley 'Ramona Tells Jim'". YouTube. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Fades". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fresh Meat: Programme Information". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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