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Full Name:Sophia Myles - Contact Sophia Myles
Famous As: Actress
Date of Birth: March 18, 1980
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Height: 5' 6
Nationality: British
Relationships: Charles Dance (an actor), David Tennant (an actor)
Father: Peter Myles
Mother: Jane

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Sophia Myles

Sophia Myles at Berlinale, 2007
Born Sophia Jane Myles
18 March 1980 (1980-03-18) (age 29)
London, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present

Sophia Jane Myles1 (pronounced /səˈfаɪə/,2 born 18 March 1980 in London) is a British film and television actress.

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Early life

Myles is the daughter of Jane, who works in educational publishing, and Peter Myles, a retired Anglican vicar in Isleworth, West London.3 Her maternal grandmother was Russian.4 She grew up in Notting Hill, where her father worked at the church of St. George the Martyr, and attended Fox Primary School. At the age of eleven, Myles moved with her family to Isleworth. 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 play.4

Career

Since 1996, Myles has appeared in a number of both American and English films and television productions. In 2001, she got a small role as Johnny Depp's wife, Victoria Abberline, in the thriller film From Hell. She had a supporting role in the 2003 film Underworld and in 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 2006, Myles co-starred with actor James Franco in the romantic drama Tristan + Isolde, playing the role of Isolde.

Myles appeared as Madame de Pompadour in a 2006 episode of Doctor Who, "The Girl in the Fireplace". She co-starred opposite English actor Max Minghella, playing his love interest in 2006's quirky comedy Art School Confidential. Also in 2006, Myles appeared in a BBC TV adaptation of Dracula; she played Lucy Westenra alongside Marc Warren, David Suchet and Dan Stevens. As of 2007, she filmed Outlander with James Caviezel and Jack Huston, played the role of Freya.5

She was cast in the CBS supernatural television drama, Moonlight. She has received Best Actress in 2007 for her role in Hallam Foe from the British Independent Film Award committee as well as the BAFTA Scotland Award. Her series, Moonlight, won for Best New Drama in the 2007 People's Choice Awards.

Personal life

Myles 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.4 From 2005 to 2007 she dated Scottish actor David Tennant, with whom she had acted in Foyle's War and a Doctor Who episode.67 As of 2005 she resided in Green Park, London.8 She was rumoured to be dating Snow Patrol bassist Paul Wilson.9

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Prince & the Pauper Lady Jane Grey
1998 Big Women Saffron
1999 Mansfield Park Susan Price
Guest House Paradiso Dream Girl Appeared in dream sequence briefly
Oliver Twist Agnes Fleming Television mini-series
2001 From Hell Victoria Abberline
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Kate Nickleby Television movie
Heartbeat: "No Hiding Place" Heather Conway Television Role, Season 11, Episode 10
2002 The Abduction Club Anne Kennedy
Foyle's War: "A Lesson in Murder" Susan Gascoigne Television role
Music video for Bush "Inflatable"
2003 Underworld Erika
Coming Up Nina Television Season 1 Episode 6
Music video for Ronan Keating "Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)"
Out of Bounds Louise Thompson
2004 Thunderbirds Lady Penelope
2005 Colditz Lizzie Carter Television role
2006 Tristan & Isolde Isolde
Underworld: Evolution Erika Flashback scene
Art School Confidential Audrey
Dracula Lady Holmwood/Lucy Westenra Television role
Doctor Who: "The Girl in the Fireplace" Madame de Pompadour Television role
Extras Herself Television role
Covert One: The Hades Factor Sophie Amsden Television role
Marple : Sleeping Murder Gwenda Halliday Television role
2007 Hallam Foe Kate Breck Numerous wins and nominations
Moonlight Beth Turner Television role
2008 Outlander Freya

References and notes

  1. ^ Ancestry.co.uk — birth registration details
  2. ^ Sophia says her own name at the start of the video commentary for "The Girl in the Fireplace" in the DVD collection Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series.
  3. ^ Myles ahead; Sophia Myles beat Sophie Dahl and Rosamund Pike to the coveted role of Lady Penelope in next year's 'Thunderbirds'. Now she's about to star in Hollywood's vampire tale 'Underworld'. Not bad for a vicar's daughter from Isleworth, says Emi...
  4. ^ a b c Husband, Stuart (2007-08-05). "Curtain call for Miss Myles". Guardian Unlimited. http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,2140149,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. 
  5. ^ Outlander - Moviefone
  6. ^ Macdonald, Marianne (2006-04-09). "Myles above the clouds". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2006/04/09/stsophie09.xml. Retrieved on 2007-02-12. 
  7. ^ "Dr Who's David Tennant 'dumps' Sophia Myles, ending their two-year romance". The Sunday Mail. 2007-08-05. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=486226&in_page_id=1773. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. 
  8. ^ Clemmie, Moodie (2005-05-14). "Why Charles Dance thinks Lady Penelope is just FAB". Daily Mail. http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=348643&in_page_id=1773. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 
  9. ^ "US Switch Was Right Move, Says David Tennant's Ex-Girlfriend Sophia Myles". The Sunday Mail. 2008-02-24. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2008/02/24/sophia-l-a-is-myles-better-78057-20329419/. 

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