Caroline Ford

Caroline Mary Ford (born 13 May 1988) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Sam in the Netflix series Free Rein and Sophie Longerbane in the Amazon Prime series Carnival Row (2019–2023).

Early life Ford took classes at the Carol Kristian Theatre School. She went on to graduate with a Scottish Master of Arts in History of Art from St Andrews University. Ford also pursued modeling, signing up to the Stolen agency in Edinburgh.

Career In 2010, Ford made her professional television debut in the BBC medical drama Casualty. The following year, she appeared in a number of short films including Nick Rowland's Fair Belles and Eitan Arrusi's The Crypt. Her others credits include some independent films, such as Don Michael Paul's Lake Placid: The Final Chapter, Simon Blake's Still, and as Maxine in The Callback Queen (2013). In 2014, she was cast as Peshet in the Fox adventure series Hieroglyph. However, the series was cancelled before airing. The same year, Ford made a guest appearance in Sleepy Hollows second series as Lilith, before being cast as Spindle in Travis Beacham's 2015 short film The Curiosity.

Ford then appeared in the 2015 film Anti-Social as Rochelle, alongside Meghan Markle. In 2017, Ford played Sam in the first series of the Netflix children's series Free Rein, before landing the role of Sophie Longerbane in the Prime series Carnival Row. The second and final season was released in 2023.

Personal life Ford married Freddy Carter on 3 December 2022, having met on the set of Free Rein and been in a relationship since 2018. In October 2025, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 The Storm Short film 2011 Fair Belles Adelita Short film 2013 The Callback Queen Maxine 2014 Asylum Halloway Short film 2014 Still Sussanna Short film 2015 Anti-Social Rochelle 2016 The Curiosity Spindle Short film 2017 Crypt Lanya Short film 2018 Nekrotronic Molly

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Casualty Miriam Cresswell Episode: "Reasons Unknown" 2012 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Elaine Television film 2014 Sleepy Hollow Lilith Episode: "Heartless" 2014 Hieroglyph Peshet Main role 2015 Once Upon a Time Nimue Recurring role; 3 episodes 2017 Free Rein Sam Main role; 10 episodes 2018 - 2023 Carnival Row Sophie Longerbane Main role - 10 episodes 2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix The Warden Voice role; post-production