
Sophie Wu
Actor · b. 1983 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Movies12
Movie7.1ActionCrimeDave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Kick-Ass
2010 · 12K votes
Movie6.7ComedyFamilySixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.
Wild Child
2008 · 1.9K votes
Movie6.4ActionAdventureAfter Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — reborn as The Mother Fucker — only the blade-wielding Hit-Girl can prevent their annihilation.
Kick-Ass 2
2013 · 6.7K votes
Movie6.5AnimationFantasyA stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
The Monkey King
2023 · 369 votes
Movie5.4DramaThrillerThe story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.
The Other Man
2008 · 247 votes
Movie5.1HorrorComedyDriven to suicide by relentless bullying and neglect, a resurrected teenager returns from the dead to exact lethal revenge on his former tormentors.
Tormented
2009 · 139 votes
Movie6.5MusicRomanceTwo feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.
You Instead
2011 · 96 votes
Movie5.0DramaEmilia Clarke makes her West End debut as Nina in Anya Reiss’ unique 21st century modernisation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, with direction by Jamie Lloyd.
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2022 · 3 votes
MovieComedyDramaThree 16 year old school girls and their 30-something teacher are trapped in one room on a school detention. They are bored, frustrated and waiting for something to happen... And then it does.
See Me
2011
MovieRomanceDramaAn uplifting and tempestuous film about jealousy, love and disappointment where an unusual friendship blossoms under surreal circumstances.
Jurassic
2014
- Movie6.0Drama
Michael Fassbender stars in this 'day in the life' of a London motorcycle courier at breaking point in his profession and his life.
Man on a Motorcycle
2009 · 2 votes
MovieDramaTwo fulfilment workers struggle to meet ever-increasing targets at work, as the threat of robotisation looms.
Automat
2019
Series7
TV8.3Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaTwisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.
Black Mirror
2011 · 6.5K votes
TV8.0FamilyComedyBased on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Horrible Histories
2009 · 69 votes
TV7.2ComedyDramaSix students — Vod Nordstrom, Oregon Shawcross, Josie Jones, Kingsley Owen, JP Pembersley, and Howard McGregor — are freshmen (save for second year Howard) at Manchester Medlock University. Having applied late to accommodation, they live in a shared, off-campus house in Whalley Range rather than the halls of residence.
Fresh Meat
2011 · 145 votes
TV6.6CrimeDramaLondon's police force is in need of a public image revamp. And Chief Constable Richard Miller has found just the woman to do it...American visionary from the world of new media Liz Garvey, sets out to revolutionise the force's PR department just as an outbreak of violence erupts.
Babylon
2014 · 37 votes
TV7.2DramaSci-Fi & FantasySeventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.
The Fades
2011 · 97 votes
TV7.4ComedyBittersweet comedy about a 61-year-old former model trying to cope with life in London.
Sensitive Skin
2005 · 5 votes
- TVDrama
Bold new short form drama on BBC Three, written by up-and-coming talent from across the UK.
The Break
2016