Sophie Simnett

Sophie Hannah Kilner Simnett (born 5 December 1997) is an English actress. After making minor appearances in projects including Dickensian and The Five (2016), she was cast as Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical series The Lodge (2016–2017). Following the series, she went on to star in Netflix's Daybreak (2019) as Samaira Dean. Simnett has since appeared in numerous film projects, including Twist (2021), Refuge (2023), Words of War (2025), The Running Man (2025) and the upcoming films Everybody Wants to Fuck Me (2027) and Scorn (TBA).

Life and career Simnett was born on 5 December 1997 in Hammersmith, West London to Jonathan I. R. Simnett (born 1958) and Susan F. P. Kilner (born 1961). She has an older brother, born in 1994. At the age of seven, she began taking various film and acting courses. Simnett made her professional acting debut in Footsteps of Angels, a 2014 short film. She then appeared in the 2016 film Mum's List, as the younger version of lead character Kate.

On her eighteenth birthday, Simnett was cast in the role of Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical drama series The Lodge after thirteen auditions. She was still attending sixth form at Putney High School whilst filming for the series. Whilst attending, she studied geography, English and drama for her A-levels. Despite missing months of classes to film for The Lodge, she attained passing grades and received offers for acting courses at numerous universities, but turned them down to focus on her acting career. She starred in The Lodge from 2016 to 2017 and was featured on two accompanying soundtracks for the series. Simnett was also a story consultant for the series. Following her role in The Lodge, she made minor appearances in the ITV1 series Endeavour, the CBS drama Ransom and the BBC drama Poldark. In 2018, she starred in the Christmas comedy film Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as Bee.

In 2019, Simnett starred in the Netflix drama series Daybreak as Samaira Dean. She later portrayed the role of Red in the 2021 film Twist, as well as appearing in Last Train to Christmas that same year. 2023 saw Simnett star in the film Refuge as Kate Pedroni. In 2024, she appeared in the Canadian miniseries So Long, Marianne. A year later, she appeared in the biographical drama film Words of War, as well as the thriller film The Running Man. Her first role of 2026 saw her appear in the ITV1 miniseries The Lady as Claudia. Later in the year, she will star in the comedy thriller film Everybody Wants to Fuck Me. She has also been cast in the short film The Intimacy Coordinator, as well as the erotic thriller film Scorn.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 2014 Footsteps of Angels Amber Short film 2016 Mum's List Teen Kate 2018 Surviving Christmas with the Relatives Bee 2021 Twist Red Last Train to Christmas Jenny 2023 Refuge Kate Pedroni 2025 Words of War Nina The Running Man Ticket Agent 2027 Grace Post-production Ella Short film Sierra Filming

Television Year Show Role Notes 2015 Dickensian Florence Dedlock 1 episode 2016 The Five Scarlett 2 episodes 2016–2017 The Lodge Skye Hart Main role; also story consultant 2017 Endeavour Pippa Leyton Guest role Ransom Sofia Bonnar Episode: "The Artist" 2018 Poldark Andromeda Page 2 episodes 2019 Daybreak Samaira "Sam" Dean Main role 2024 So Long, Marianne Patricia Main role 2026 The Lady Claudia Guest role

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2022 Horizon Forbidden West Demeter Voice role