Sophia Forrest (born 1994 or 1995) is an Australian actor.

Early life

Sof Forrest 1994 or 1995. They are the child of

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and Nicola Forrest. They attended St Hilda's School in Perth and graduated from the

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(WAAPA).

Career

Forrest played the role of Debbie Hampshire in '' Love Child'', joining the cast for season four. In 2022 they played the role of Dani in ''

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'' and, on stage in 2024, that of Tessa Ensler in the one-hander ''

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'' with Perth's

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. Forrest was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2018

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for their role in the

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TV series '' Love Child''. Forrest cited

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Liv Hewson Liv Hewson (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian non-binary actor and playwright. Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant." They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series ...

, and

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as inspirations when they came out as nonbinary. They particularly said Ramsey had "that kind of self-awareness and acceptance and intelligence at that age. It took me 24 years to realise I was gay, and 28 to figure out what my gender was and how to feel comfortable with my body."

Personal life

In April 2022, it was announced by Forrest that they were engaged to Zara Zoe. They had met during production of '' Ride Like a Girl'' in 2018. Their wedding took place at

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in 2024.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Sof Living people Australian non-binary actors Australian television actresses Australian film actresses Year of birth missing (living people)