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Sophie Turner

Cast
Game Of Thrones

Having trained from a very early age at the Playbox Theatre Company, Sophie’s breakthrough role was as ‘Sansa Stark’, the eldest daughter of House Stark in the hugely successful Golden Globe, SAG and EMMY award winning series GAME OF THRONES.

In 2013, Sophie made her feature film debut in the lead role of ANOTHER ME from Fox International, directed by Isobel Coixet (ELEGY, PARIS JE T’AIME). For television, Sophie was seen in the BBC2, THE THIRTEENTH TALE,a chilling ghost story that examines family tragedy, Sophie played Adeline March opposite Vanessa Redgrave, Olivia Colman, Antonia Clarke and Robert Pugh.


In 2015, Sophie starred in BARELY LETHAL, alongside Jessica Alba, Samuel L. Jackson and Hailee Steinfield. Directed by Kyle Newman, the film centres on a 16 year-old assassin who fakes her own death in pursuit of a ‘normal’ adolescence. Sophie plays an undercover agent who enrols in high school to help capture the teen.

In 2016, Sophie starred as mutant Phoenix ‘Jean Grey’ in Bryan Singer’s X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. The most powerful character of the X-Men, her powers are telepathy, telekinesis and mind control. Sophie most recently starred in her sixth series of GAME OF THRONESbased on the books by George RR Martin, this season was arguably Sansa’s biggest season so far with her character overcoming obstacles and facing her enemies, making it one of the most talked about storylines of the series.

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Events featuring Sophie Turner
Events featuring Sophie Turner