---
name: "Sophie Winkleman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sophie-winkleman"
fi1m_id: "sophie-winkleman"
imdb_id: "nm1258830"
tmdb_id: 5537
wikidata_id: "Q2631078"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 August 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T14:53:26.300020+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sophie Winkleman

## Identity

Sophie Winkleman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sophie-winkleman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sophie-winkleman
- **IMDb ID:** nm1258830
- **TMDB ID:** 5537
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2631078
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Winkleman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2631078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258830/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5537

Actor. Born 5 August 1980 in Primrose Hill, Camden, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 August 1980, Primrose Hill, Camden, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 2000s 88 (1), 2020s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $635m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Winkleman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2631078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258830/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5537

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Peep Show*](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) (88)

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## Biography

Sophie Winkleman is a British actress. She was born on 5 August 1980 in Primrose Hill, London. She studied English literature at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where she joined the Cambridge Footlights and co-wrote and performed in the revue Far Too Happy.

Winkleman is known for her recurring role as Big Suze in the Channel 4 series *Peep Show* (2003–2015). Her other credits include Susan (Older) in *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* (2005), The Countess in *Wonka* (2023), Zoey in *Two and a Half Men* (2011–2015) and roles in *Red Dwarf*, *Agatha Christie's Poirot* and *Death in Paradise*.

She married Lord Frederick Windsor in 2009. They have two children.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Wonka* (2023), Fi1m 68, as The Countess — [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *This Is Going to Hurt* (2022), Fi1m 84, as Kathleen — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-going-to-hurt.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Big Suze — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Fi1m 88, as Katerina — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wild Cherry* (2025), series, as Frances Frederick
- *Belgravia: The Next Chapter* (2024), series, as Duchess of Rochester
- *Wonka* (2023), as The Countess — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *This Is Going to Hurt* (2022), series, as Kathleen — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-going-to-hurt.md)
- *Sanditon* (2019), series, as Lady Susan
- *Trust* (2018), series, as Margot
- *What About Dick?* (2012), as Helena
- *Titanic* (2012), series, as Dorothy Gibson
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Ann Hamilton
- *Hot in Cleveland* (2010), series, as Jill
- *100 Questions* (2010), series, as Charlotte Payne
- *Red Dwarf: Back to Earth* (2009), as Katerina
- *Plus One* (2009), series, as Abby
- *Love Live Long* (2008), as Rachel
- *The Palace* (2008), series, as Princess Eleanor
- *Shattered* (2007), as Natalie Encore
- *Kingdom* (2007), series, as Kate
- *The Trial of Tony Blair* (2007), as Fiona
- *Robin Hood* (2006), series, Actor
- *Lead Balloon* (2006), series, Actor
- *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* (2005), as Susan (Older)
- *Harry & Paul* (2005), series, Actor
- *AD/BC: A Rock Opera* (2004), as Wise Man
- *Suzie Gold* (2004), as Debbie Levine
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Zoey — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), series, as Big Suze — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)
- *Keen Eddie* (2003), series, Actor
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Sharon Kirby
- *Ultimate Force* (2002), series, Actor
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Joanna Gold / Clara Gold
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Alice Shadwell
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Angela Warren — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Katerina — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

## Gallery

- ![Sophie Winkleman](https://film.one/media/person/60240/gallery-667cf3a34a67.jpg) Sophie Winkleman — British Polo Day, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Sophie_Winkleman_at_British_Polo_Day.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![British Polo Day - USA 2014 on Vimeo On Saturday 31st May, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, launched –for the first time – in the USA. Hosted by the P](https://film.one/media/person/60240/gallery-ca467a69c837.jpg) British Polo Day - USA 2014 on Vimeo On Saturday 31st May, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, launched –for the first time – in the USA. Hosted by the P — British Polo Day, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Fredrick_Windsor%2C_Sophie_Winkleman%2C_at_British_Polo_Day.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![National Service of Thanksgiving for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral, 3 June 2022 From the Court Circular: “The Queen was represented by T](https://film.one/media/person/60240/gallery-54a5765f450f.jpg) National Service of Thanksgiving for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral, 3 June 2022 From the Court Circular: “The Queen was represented by T — veryamateurish, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Sophie_Winkleman_%26_Lord_Frederick_Windsor_%282022%29.jpg/1280px-Sophie_Winkleman_%26_Lord_Frederick_Windsor_%282022%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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