Sophie Turner

Sophie Belinda Turner (born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut as Sansa Stark in the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2019.

Turner appeared in the 2013 British television film The Thirteenth Tale and made her feature film debut in Another Me in 2013. She also appeared in Barely Lethal (2015) and portrayed a young Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series (2016–2019) and Lara Croft in the Amazon Prime Video series Tomb Raider.

Early life and education Sophie Belinda Turner was born in Northampton, England, on 21 February 1996, She has two older brothers. Her twin died in utero. She moved to Chesterton, Warwickshire, when she was two years old.

Turner attended Warwick Prep School until she was 11, and later attended the independent The King's High School for Girls. She had a tutor on the set of Game of Thrones until age 16. Filming began in July 2010, when Turner was 14 years old. Sansa was Turner's first television role. Turner's drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part, and she dyed her blonde hair auburn for the role, although in season 7 she began wearing wigs. In 2012, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress for her performance as Sansa, alongside her on-screen sister, Maisie Williams. Turner appeared in all eight broadcast seasons.

While playing Sansa Stark, Turner was told to lose weight, and she said she suffered from mental health problems while spending her teenage years on screen. She also had an eating disorder.

In 2013, Turner had her first movie role as the lead character in the independent thriller film Another Me, based on the novel of the same name by Catherine MacPhail. She starred as Adeline March in the 2013 television film The Thirteenth Tale. In 2013, she was cast in the comedy film Barely Lethal, alongside Hailee Steinfeld, which was released on 29 May 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand.

Turner also narrated the audiobook version of the Lev Grossman short story "The Girl in the Mirror", which was included in the short fiction anthology Dangerous Women and was edited by George R. R. Martin. In 2014, she narrated the audiobook City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. The same year, she was the face of Karen Millen's "The Journey" campaign. Turner played mutant Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse, which was released in May 2016 to mixed critical success. During the summer 2016, she hosted the web video Powershift in partnership with the Huffington Post.

In March 2017, she announced she had become a patron of Women for Women, an organisation that supports female war survivors. In August 2017, Turner said she believed her social media following was responsible for her successful casting in an unnamed project rather than her abilities as an actress, saying, "t was between me and another girl who is a far better actress than I am, far better, but I had the followers, so I got the job." In June 2017, she began a collaboration with Wella Hair, becoming its first international brand ambassador.

In November 2017, Turner was cast to play Juliane Koepcke in the film Girl Who Fell From the Sky, which she also produced. In March and April 2018, she filmed the independent film Heavy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Turner reprised her role as Jean Grey in the X-Men film Dark Phoenix, which takes place in 1992 and follows the events of Apocalypse. The film was released in June 2019.

She has been featured in print work for the luxury designer brand Louis Vuitton. In September 2019, Turner was cast in the thriller television show Survive.

In 2022, Turner appeared in a minor role as Erica in the teen black comedy Do Revenge. Turner figures in a pivotal scene where her character is accused of drug possession and has an "over-the-top" reaction. The scene went viral due to Turner's delivery of the line, which she admitted was intentionally played to emulate cinema outbursts from actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson.

In 2024, Turner starred in the ITV serial drama Joan in the lead role of diamond thief Joan Hannington. Outside of acting, Turner is on the cultural advisory board of Colossal Biosciences and has said that working with the company "feels like bringing a bit of fantasy to life".

In June 2025, Turner was a speaker at South by Southwest London. In September 2025, Amazon Prime Video Turner announced she would play Lara Croft in the live-action Tomb Raider TV series, which was filmed early-2026.

Personal life Turner began dating American singer Joe Jonas in 2016. They became engaged on 15 October 2017, while visiting Sophie's parents, and were married on 1 May 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple lived for a time in New York City and Miami Beach. They held a second wedding ceremony in Paris on 29 June 2019. The couple have two daughters.

Turner was the inspiration behind the song "Hesitate", written as a love letter to her by Jonas, for the Jonas Brothers reunion album, Happiness Begins.

In early September 2023, Jonas filed for divorce from Turner in Miami. This was then confirmed by both Turner and Jonas via Instagram to be a mutual decision. Later that month, she sued her estranged husband to allow their daughters, who were born in the United States, to return to the UK. The lawsuit was dismissed shortly afterwards. Jonas and Turner reached a temporary custody agreement in October 2023. The divorce was finalised in September 2024.

Turner has combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She has said that she had an identity crisis at age 13, and a "mini-breakdown" during her 20s.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2013 Another Me 2015 Barely Lethal Heather / Agent 84 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Jean Grey 2018 Josie Josie Time Freak Debbie 2019 Dark Phoenix Jean Grey / Phoenix Heavy Maddie2022 Every Last Secret Penelope Do Revenge Erica Norman 2025 Trust Lauren Lane 2026 The Dreadful Anne

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011–2019 Game of Thrones Main role 2013 The Thirteenth Tale Television film 2020 Survive Jane Main role 2021 The Prince Princess Charlotte Main voice role 2022 The Staircase Margaret Ratliff Main role StoryBots: Answer Time Lady Eleanor Episode: "Sand" 2024 Joan Joan Hannington Main role 2026 Steal Zara Dunne Main role Lara Croft Lead role 2019 "Sucker" Jonas Brothers 2020 "What a Man Gotta Do" Jonas Brothers

Awards and nominations + Major associations Year Award Category Work Result Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

+ Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category Work Result Scream Awards Scream Award for Best Ensemble Game of Thrones Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress Game of Thrones Empire Hero Award Empire Hero Award Game of Thrones EWwy Award Best Supporting Actress, Drama Game of Thrones Huading Awards Best Global Actress Herself Glamour Awards Best UK TV Actress Game of Thrones Venice International Film Festival International Movie Award Herself EWwy Award Best Supporting Actress, Drama Game of Thrones Kids Choice Awards Favorite Squad X-Men: Apocalypse Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Game of Thrones Teen Choice AwardsChoice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actress Dark Phoenix