Sophie Hilbrand

Sophie Francine Hilbrand (born 5 October 1975 ) is a Dutch television presenter, actress and radio host. She presented multiple television shows, including Spuiten en Slikken, Try Before You Die and Ruben vs. Sophie. She has presented several talk shows, including Khalid & Sophie, Op1 and Bar Laat. Hilbrand also plays a lead role in the 2008 film Summer Heat.

Career

Hilbrand followed a course at De Trap, a private school for acting in Amsterdam. She debuted on SBS6 as part of the 6pack show. In 2004, Hilbrand joined broadcaster BNN.

Hilbrand was one of the presenters of the show Spuiten en Slikken about sexuality and drugs. Hilbrand presented the 2014 television show Wij zitten vast in which she looks at life in a youth detention center.

She played a lead role in the 2008 film Summer Heat directed by Monique van de Ven. It was Van de Ven's first feature film as director and it is based on the book of the same name by Jan Wolkers.

For several years, Hilbrand presented the talk show Khalid & Sophie together with Khalid Kasem. In 2024, Jeroen Pauw replaced Khalid Kasem and the show was renamed to Sophie & Jeroen. From 2024 to 2025, Hilbrand and Jeroen Pauw presented the late night talk show Bar Laat. The talk show Pauw & De Wit is the successor of Bar Laat, with Jeroen Pauw and Tim de Wit as presenters, and the first episode aired in September 2025.