Sophie Hopkins
Sophie Hopkins | |
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| Born | Sophie Lisa Hopkins |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Notable work | Class |
Sophie Lisa Hopkins is a British actress and model, best known for her role as April MacLean in the BBC's Doctor Who spin-off Class.
Early life
Hopkins was born in Singapore and grew up in East Yorkshire, England. She went to Woldgate School. In 2007 she attended City of York College, where she studied Performing Arts and Musical Theatre, graduating in 2009.[1] In 2010, she moved to London where she trained with Identity School of Acting and joined Fourth Monkey, a repertory theatre company with a focus on training new performers for the entertainment industry.
Career
In April 2016, Hopkins was cast in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off Class[2] as April MacLean.[3] Her character April is a student at Coal Hill School, who Hopkins described as "socially awkward", but also "compassionate, kind", and sometimes "extraordinarily brave".[4] April was advertised as the British Buffy.[5] When Hopkins first got to know about the series she only knew that the series would be similar to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She didn't know that it would be a Doctor Who spin off. As she was massive Buffy fan and she loved the description of her character April she decided to audition and got the role.[4][6] During the production of the series Hopkins lived in Cardiff, in the same building as actress Vivian Oparah.[7] Later in 2016 Hopkins played the lead in the horror–thriller Brackenmore, which was set in Ireland. In 2018 Hopkins reprised her role as April MacLean in six audio plays by Big Finish.[8]
Filmography
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Filthy Cities | Charlotte Corday | Documentary miniseries; uncredited (Episode: "Revolutionary Paris") |
| 2011–12 | Dark Matters: Twisted But True | Marie Vicki Llubmila |
Documentary (3 episodes) |
| 2013 | Britain's Secret Homes | Anne Joan Pendrell |
Documentary (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | Class | April MacLean | Main cast (8 episodes) |
| 2018 | Doctors | Ellie Hutton | 1 episode ("Blink") |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Meeting Place | Anna | Short film |
| 2013 | The Square Orbit | Woman | Short film |
| 2014 | Life Lines | Mori | Short film |
| 2015 | Dead Gigolo | Jamie | Short film |
| 2015 | Fragments of May | Sophie | Short film |
| 2016 | Since We Last | Harry | Short film |
| 2016 | Breaking | Sarah | Short film |
| 2016 | Brackenmore | Kate | Movie |
| 2017 | Spilt | Billie | Short film |
| 2018 | Hurt by Paradise | Camille Castel | Movie |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2020 | Class | April MacLean | 7 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Whiplash Dreams | Clearhead | Girl | Visual album |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Doctor Who: The Fan Show | Herself | Episode: "Meeting The Class Cast" |
References
- ^ "Sophie's success in Dr Who spin-off". The Press.
- ^ "Katherine Kelly leads the cast of Doctor Who spin-off Class". Radio Times. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Class". Radio Times. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Class' Sophie Hopkins Explains How Buffy Landed Her a Sweet Gig In the Whoniverse". themarysue.com.
- ^ "Exclusive: Class star Sophie Hopkins reveals all on possible Doctor Who crossovers - and those Buffy comparisons". Digital Spy.
- ^ "'Class' Star Sophie Hopkins Says She's Ready To Be 'The British Buffy' For Doctor Who Fans". HuffPost.
- ^ "Interview: "We're part of something really cool" – Sophie Hopkins (BBC's Class/Dr. Who)". vulturehound.co.uk.
- ^ "Axed Doctor Who spin-off Class to return for audio series". Radio Times.
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