Sophie Colquhoun is a British actress from

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. She is best known for her role as Cynthia in the first two series of the

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comedy series ''

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''.

Early life

In 2005, she studied at Central St. Martins of the

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. At the

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, she studied with ''

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'' director,

Peter Cregeen Peter Cregeen (born 28 January 1940 in London, England) is a British television director, producer and executive. He was the original director of ITV's successful police drama ''The Bill'', and made a substantial contribution to the series the ...

, and attended the site-specific workshop at , along with Charlotte MunksøCharlotte Munksø
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Career

Colquhoun's film credits include '' Captain America: The First Avenger'', '' Anti-Social'', ''

The Inbetweeners Movie ''The Inbetweeners Movie'' (known simply as ''The Inbetweeners'' in North America) is a 2011 British Coming-of-age film, coming-of-age teen film, teen adventure film, adventure comedy film based on the E4 (channel), E4 sitcom ''The Inbetweeners' ...

'' and '' Freaks of Nature''. From 2013 to 2014, she played Cynthia in the television programme ''

''. Her television credits include '' EastEnders: E20'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'', '' Law & Order: UK'', ''

Death in Paradise ''Death in Paradise'' is a crime drama, crime television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (Series 1–3), Kris Marshall (Series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (Series 6–9), Ralf Little (Series 9–13) and Don Gilet (2024 Speci ...

'', '' Crackanory'', '' The Royals'' and ''

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''. In 2017, she joined the voice cast of ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' as the voice of Frankie, in '' Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colquhoun, Sophie 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Liverpool Alumni of Central Saint Martins English film actresses English television actresses English voice actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people)