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Sophie Thompson

Sophie Thompson

Actor · Born January 20, 1962 (64) · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The second daughter born in 1962  to actress Phyllida Law and actor Eric Thompson, Sophie is the younger sister of twice Academy Award-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson. Sophie Thompson has worked in film, television, theater and radio, and has narrated a number of audiobooks. She made her debut in 1978, at the age of 16, starring in A Traveler in Time.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 20, 1962 (64)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 104 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Sophie Thompson's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
26%
Survival
13%
Society
10%
Morality
8%
Power
4%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 8

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
8
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
7
Absurd
6
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sophie Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sophie Thompson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

104 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Something Pointless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Eleri Evans

  • F**k Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mrs Cheeks

  • Greenland 2: Migration(2026)

    as Mackenzie Matthews

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mother Goose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Janet

  • Time Travel Is Dangerous(2024)

    as Valerie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • We Might Regret This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bean

  • Belgravia: The Next Chapter(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mrs Dunn

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Silo(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Gloria Hildebrandt

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • SisterS(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sheryl

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Flatshare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Katherine

  • Remembers… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Everything I Know About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Liz

  • The Creeping(2022)

    as Karen Marrow

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After(2021)

    as Frieda

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Feel Good(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Sandylands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jeannie Swallows

  • National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Monica Reed

  • Ghosts(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Bunny Beg-Chetwynde

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lydia

  • Tales from the Lodge(2019)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sex Education(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lily's Mum

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dame Alvera

  • The Importance of Being Earnest(2018)

    as Lady Bracknell

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ratburger(2017)

    as Miss Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Bounty Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fiona Walker

  • We the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jen 1

  • Jericho(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lizzie Capstick

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • A Gert Lush Christmas(2015)

    as Sue

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Professor Branestawm Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Aggie Whistlestop

  • Vintage Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Margaret

  • That Day We Sang(2014)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm(2014)

    as Aggie Whistlestop

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mohammed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Emily

  • Detectorists(2014)

    Show 18 episodes · as Sheila Seymour

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Becca

  • Last Gasp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jan

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Jan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Lightfields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lorna Felwood

  • National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mrs. Hardcastle

  • Love Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Penny

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Birkett

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Monte Carlo(2011)

    as Auction Bidder 2

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherina's Servant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Whistle and I'll Come to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Carol

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

    as Mafalda Hopkirk

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    as Corella

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Big Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Helen

  • May Contain Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • May Contain: Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sarah

  • Morris: A Life with Bells On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Glenda

  • A Room with a View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlotte Bartlett

  • She Stoops to Conquer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mrs Hardcastle

  • A Room with a View(2007)

    as Charlotte Bartlett

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Harlot's Progress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jane Hogarth

  • Magnolia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Marjorie

  • Fat Slags(2004)

    as Tracey

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Isabella

  • Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Isabella

  • Doc Martin(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tasha

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bosom Pals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fudge (voice)

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Shiree

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Visiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bessie Topp

  • Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

    as Miss Lacreevy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Gosford Park(2001)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lee Evans: So What Now? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 8 episodes · as Heather

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mrs Perks

  • Relative Values(2000)

    as Dora Moxton 'Moxie'

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel Barton

  • Dancing at Lughnasa(1998)

    as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Blind Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Caroline Holdcroft

  • Jonathan Creek(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorothy Moon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as April Gooding

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Amy

  • Emma(1996)

    as Miss Bates

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Persuasion(1995)

    as Mary Musgrove

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Girlfriend

  • Message for Posterity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Gillian Player

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

    as Lydia the Bride - Wedding Two

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Nelson's Column (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 12 episodes · as Clare Priddy

  • David Macaulay: Roman City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Aiden (voice)

  • Phil Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · as Wife

  • The Master Blackmailer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Agatha

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy · as Gillian Player

  • Twenty-One(1991)

    as Francesca

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Tygo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Sophie's Voice

  • All Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 12 episodes · as Marcia

  • Bomber Harris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jillie Harris

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Thompson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Various

  • Tumbledown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Louise Stubbs

  • The Death of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Doris

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Judy Wilson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Sunday Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise Stubbs

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy

  • Boon(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Vicky "Mouthpiece"

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 415 episodes · as Stella Crawford

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Agatha

  • The Missionary(1982)

    as Mission Girl

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Crucible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mercy Lewis

  • Hammer House of Horror(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as 1st Girl

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Orchards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Diana Ackerley

  • A Traveller In Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · as Penelope

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol

  • Coronation Street(1960)

    Show 18 episodes · as Rosemary Piper

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles from 1960 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Emma (1996)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Detectorists (2014)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Feel Good (2020)

Film career

19602026

Peak 1995 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting104 of 104: 104 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
829717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sophie Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 45 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Fat Slags (2004)

99th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Detectorists (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sophie Thompson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sophie Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sophie Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Rigby shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers