SOPHIE RUNDLE has become a familiar face over the past few years, especially to fans of BBC dramas.
She shot to fame in Peaky Blinders as Ada Thorne (née Shelby) and also stars in Gentleman Jack.
Who is Sophie Rundle? What is her background?
Sophie Rundle, 32, was born April 21, 1988, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
The English actress best known for playing Ada Shelby, sister to infamous Tommy Shelby, in the BBC’s Peaky Blinders.
She first started her career in the British horror comedy film Small Town Folk in 2007 opposite Warwick Davis.
In 2011, Sophie graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in acting, and the rest is history.
What TV shows has Sophie Rundle been in?
Aside from her role as Ada in Peaky Blinders, Sophie has had some high profile roles.
Her other high profile role is in Gentleman Jack as Ann Walker, the wealthy heiress romantically involved with Anne Lister.
She starred in hit BBC miniseries Bodyguard as Vicky Budd, the estranged wife of close protection officer David Budd.
Here are the other shows and movies you might have spotted her in:
- Garrow’s Law (2011)
- Titanic (2012)
- Episodes (2012)
- Great Expectations (2012)
- Merlin (2012)
- Shetland (2013)
- The Bletchley Circle (2012 to 2014)
- Episodes (2012 to 2014)
- Peaky Blinders (2013 to 2022)
- Call The Midwife (2014)
- The Face of An Angel (2014)
- Happy Valley (2014)
- Not Safe for Work (2015)
- An Inspector Calls (2015)
- Dickensian (2015 to 2016)
- Brief Encounters (2016)
- Jamestown (2017 to 2019)
- The Bodyguard (2018)
- Gentleman Jack (2019 to present)
- Urban Myths (2019)
- Elizabeth is Missing (2019)
- The Nest (2020)
- The Midnight Sky (2020)
Is Sophie Rundle married and does she have children?
Sophie’s long-term partner is Matt Stokoe, a British actor who also starred in The Bodyguard.
Sophie and Matt met in 2016 on the set of the drama and are thought to have secretly married.
They were pictured wearing ‘wedding rings’ back in January 2021, but they are yet to confirm their marriage.
Sophie Rundle gave birth to her first child with her partner Matt Stokoe in April 2021.
She shared the news on social media, writing:”Our little boy, who arrived safely and happily over the Easter weekend and changed the game forever.
‘My little egg. My overflowing, grateful heart.”
