Sophie Wu

British actress (born 1983)

Sophie Wu

Born|  (1983-12-23) 23 December 1983 (age 41)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Nationality| British
Alma mater| London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2006–present
Children| 2[1]

Sophie Wu (born 23 December 1983)[citation needed] is a Scottish actress.[2] Her films include Kick-Ass (2010). On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC Three drama The Fades (2011), the E4 sitcom The Midnight Beast (2012–2014), and the second and third series of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Fresh Meat (2012–2013).

## Life and career

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Sophie Wu was born in Edinburgh[3] to a Chinese father and 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.[2]

In 2010, Sophie's next film role came as the character of Erika Cho in the U.S. comic-book film adaptation Kick-Ass[2] and 2013-sequel Kick-Ass 2.[2] 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, she wrote and performed in a one-woman show, "Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead".[4][5][6] She wrote a monologue for the BBC program The Break (2016–present).[7][8] She wrote a play titled "Ramona Tells Jim", which premiered in 2017.[9][10]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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[11] | Jay  | Series regular
Black Mirror | Jamie  | Episode: "The National Anthem"
2012  | The Midnight Beast | Zoe  |
Fresh Meat | Heather  | Season two, recurring character[12]
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
2024  | Here We Go | Zoe  | 1 episode

## References

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1. ^ "Instagram".
2. ^ a b c d "Sophie Wu". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
3. ^ Brown, Annie (5 August 2014). "Kick-Ass star Sophie Wu's schooldays were anything but golden - but they gave her ammo for Fringe show". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
4. ^ 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."
5. ^ 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)
6. ^ 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."
7. ^ "The Break-Writersroom". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
8. ^ Wu, Sophie. "Franny". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ Wu, Sophie. "Teegan Hurley 'Ramona Tells Jim'". YouTube. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
11. ^ "The Fades". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
12. ^ "Fresh Meat: Programme Information". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

## External links

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* Sophie Wu résumé on Curtis Brown
* Sophie Wu at IMDb

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