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Sophie Wu
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Sophie Wu
Homepage
https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/sophie-wu
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1983-12-23,Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gender
Female
Biography
Sophie Wu (born 23 December 1983) is a Scottish actress, 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. Sophie Wu was born in Edinburgh 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. In 2010, her next film role came as the character of Erika Cho in the U.S. comic-book film adaptation Kick-Ass and 2013-sequel Kick-Ass 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, Wu wrote and performed in a one-woman show, "Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead". She wrote a monologue for the BBC program The Break (2016–present). She wrote a play titled "Ramona Tells Jim", which premiered in 2017.

Filmography

7.125

Kick-Ass
2010-03-26

6.7

Wild Child
2008-08-15

0

Automat
2019-03-25

The Monkey King

6.5

The Monkey King
2023-07-30

National Theatre Live: The Seagull

5

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2022-11-03

Man on a Motorcycle

6

Man on a Motorcycle
2009-10-26

5.101

Tormented
2009-05-22

0

Jurassic
2014-08-08

6.5

You Instead
2011-09-16

6.4

Kick-Ass 2
2013-07-17

0

See Me
2011-05-06

5.4

The Other Man
2008-12-25

7.153

Fresh Meat
2011-09-21

7.227

The Fades
2011-09-21

Horrible Histories

7.9

Horrible Histories
2009-04-16

8.287

Black Mirror
2011-12-04

BBC Comedy Feeds

0

BBC Comedy Feeds
2012-08-24

6.6

Babylon
2014-11-13

7.4

Sensitive Skin
2005-11-10