Sophia Monique Brown (born October 1991) is an English actress who has appeared in the shows Marcella and Clique (2018), Giri/Haji (2019), The Capture (2020), and who starred in the 2022 Netflix fantasy series The Witcher: Blood Origin.
Early life Brown was born in Northampton. She graduated from Arts Educational Schools, London, and the Identity School of Acting in Brixton, where she trained in ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance. She also studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio. She has been performing with the Theo Adams Company since 2015.
Career In 2015, Brown made her debut television appearance as Leyla Farnworth in an episode of Casualty.
Her other TV credits include The Capture, Marcella, Clique, and Guerrilla.
She has appeared in the films Disobedience and Beauty and the Beast.
In 2019, she appeared as the assassin Donna Clarke in the BBC 2 crime drama television series Giri/Haji, working alongside Charlie Creed-Miles, who played her boss.
In 2021, Brown was cast as Éile, a warrior blessed with the voice of a goddess in The Witcher: Blood Origin, a four-episode limited series that is a prequel-spin-off to the Netflix show The Witcher.
Selected filmography
+ Year Title Role Notes2015CasualtyLeyla FarnworthEpisode: "Heart Over Head"2016EastEndersAmelle EllingtonEpisode #1.52572017DisobediencePhotographic studio assistantFilmGuerrillaChristine2 episodesBeauty and the BeastDebutanteFilm2017–2018CliqueLouise TaggartMain role2018MarcellaDC Leanne HunterMain role (series 2)2019Giri/HajiDonna ClarkMain role2019–2020The CaptureKaren MervilleMain role (series 1)2021I Am...TaraEpisode: "I Am Danielle"2022The Witcher: Blood OriginÉileLead role2023You & MeJess2 episodesDead ShotRuthFilm2024Hard TruthsAleishaFilm2026Waiting for the OutNatasha Morgan2 episodes
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