Sophia Myles
Born: 18th March 1980; London, UK
Nationality: British Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) Spouse(s): (Fiancé:) Brent Thomas Funston Children: None Character in Spooks: Beth Bailey Sophia was born in London. Her mother, Jane (née Allan), works in educational publishing, and her father, Peter, is a retired Church of England vicar in Isleworth, West London. But she doesn’t think of herself as an English rose: "I'm half-Welsh, half-Russian. My maternal grandmother is Russian. I've very much a mongrel, which is good in a way because it makes me quite a blank canvas" She grew up in Notting Hill, where her father served at the Church of St. George the Martyr, and attended Fox Primary School. At the age of eleven, the family moved to Isleworth and Sophia attended the Green School.
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Following success at her A-levels, she had been planning to accept a conditional place to study philosophy at Cambridge, but chose to pursue an acting career after being spotted by Julian Fellowes in a school production of "Teachers" written by Kevin Godber.
Since 1996, Sophia has appeared in a number of American and British films and television productions. In 2001, she got a small role alongside Johnny Depp as his on-screen wife, Victoria Abberline, in the thriller film From Hell. She had a supporting role in the 2003 film Underworld and its sequel Underworld: Evolution (in a brief flashback scene). In 2003, she played the schoolgirl lead in the thriller Out of Bounds and she also played Lady Penelope in the Thunderbirds.
In 2004, she was in a relationship with actor Charles Dance, who is 34 years her senior, whom she met while working on The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
From 2005 to 2007, she dated Scottish actor David Tennant, with whom she had acted in Foyle's War and the Doctor Who episode "The Girl in the Fireplace". Sophia appeared alongside David as Madame de Pompadour in a 2006 episode of Doctor Who; The Girl in the Fireplace.
Also in 2006, Myles co-starred with actor James Franco in the romantic drama Tristan and Isolde, playing the role of Isolde. In that same year, she co-starred opposite Max Minghella, playing his love interest in quirky comedy film Art School Confidential and appeared in a BBC TV adaptation of Dracula; she played Lucy Westenra alongside Marc Warren, David Suchet and Dan Stevens.
In 2007, she filmed Outlander with James Caviezel and Jack Huston, playing the role of Freya and was cast in the CBS supernatural television drama, Moonlight. She was also highly acclaimed for her role as a feisty, promiscuous hotel administrator in Hallam Foe opposite Jamie Bell, winning Best Actress at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards.
Since 1996, Sophia has appeared in a number of American and British films and television productions. In 2001, she got a small role alongside Johnny Depp as his on-screen wife, Victoria Abberline, in the thriller film From Hell. She had a supporting role in the 2003 film Underworld and its sequel Underworld: Evolution (in a brief flashback scene). In 2003, she played the schoolgirl lead in the thriller Out of Bounds and she also played Lady Penelope in the Thunderbirds.
In 2004, she was in a relationship with actor Charles Dance, who is 34 years her senior, whom she met while working on The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
From 2005 to 2007, she dated Scottish actor David Tennant, with whom she had acted in Foyle's War and the Doctor Who episode "The Girl in the Fireplace". Sophia appeared alongside David as Madame de Pompadour in a 2006 episode of Doctor Who; The Girl in the Fireplace.
Also in 2006, Myles co-starred with actor James Franco in the romantic drama Tristan and Isolde, playing the role of Isolde. In that same year, she co-starred opposite Max Minghella, playing his love interest in quirky comedy film Art School Confidential and appeared in a BBC TV adaptation of Dracula; she played Lucy Westenra alongside Marc Warren, David Suchet and Dan Stevens.
In 2007, she filmed Outlander with James Caviezel and Jack Huston, playing the role of Freya and was cast in the CBS supernatural television drama, Moonlight. She was also highly acclaimed for her role as a feisty, promiscuous hotel administrator in Hallam Foe opposite Jamie Bell, winning Best Actress at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards.
I took Jamie Bell's screen virginity. I'm very proud of that film but I always say to friends, 'Just don't watch it with your parents, please!'
In 2010 Myles joined Spooks, for its ninth series playing MI-5 agent Beth Bailey. In 2013, Myles was cast in a major supporting role in Transformers 4 which is due for release in 2014
She has been engaged to Brent Thomas Funston, an entrepreneur from Texas, since 2010. The couple have no children.
You can find a full filmography for Sophia Myles at IMDb.
She has been engaged to Brent Thomas Funston, an entrepreneur from Texas, since 2010. The couple have no children.
You can find a full filmography for Sophia Myles at IMDb.