Sophia Forrest

Sophia Forrest
Bornc.1995[1]
EducationSt Hilda's Anglican School for Girls
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Notable workLove Child
Barons
FamilyAndrew Forrest

Sophia Forrest is an Australian actor.

Early life

Forrest is the child of Andrew and Nicola Forrest. They attended St Hilda's School in Perth and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).[1]

Career

Forrest played the role of Debbie Hampshire in Love Child, joining the cast for season four.[2][3] In 2022 they played the role of Dani in Barons[4] and, on stage in 2024, that of Tessa Ensler in the demanding one-hander Prima Facie with Perth's Black Swan State Theatre Company.[5]

Forrest was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2018 Logie Awards for their role in the Network 10 TV series Love Child.[6]

Personal life

In April 2022, it was announced by Forrest that they were engaged to Zara Zoe.[7]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Home and Away Tegan Osbourne 4 episodes
The Claremont Murders Amanda Spiers Miniseries, 2 episodes
2022 Bali 2002 Natalia Goold 4 episodes
Barons Dani Kirk 8 episodes
2021 Wentworth: The Fall Girl Anna Highmore Podcast series, 8 episodes
2017 Love Child Debbie 10 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Seriously Red Betty Feature film
2019 Ride Like a Girl Cathy Payne Feature film
2018 Aquaman Fisherman Princess Feature film
Reaching Distance Tiff
2016 Riptide Rae Short film
2014 The Water Diviner Edith Feature film

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Away Meg WAAPA
2014 The Mill on the Floss Maggie Tulliver WAAPA
2015 13 Holly WAAPA
2015 Marat/Sade Ensemble WAAPA
2015 The Good Doctor The Doctor WAAPA
2015 Much Ado About Nothing Ursula WAAPA
2016 A Tale of Two Cities Marquise De Sant Evremonde WAAPA
2016 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Cecile de Volanges WAAPA
2016 Coriolanus First Citizen WAAPA
2017 Let the Right One In Eli Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company
2019 The Torrents Gwynne Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, Sydney Opera House with Black Swan State Theatre Company & STC
2024 Prima Facie Tessa Ensler Black Swan State Theatre Company

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References

  1. ^ a b Clarke, Jenna (30 June 2017), "Andrew Forrest donated his daughter Sophia's inheritance and she couldn't be happier", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Taylor, Belle (30 April 2017), "Sophia Forrest, the child of Nicola and Andrew Forrest, making a name for themself", The West Australian
  3. ^ Knox, David (24 April 2017). "Returning: Love Child | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ Rugendyke, Louise (16 April 2022), "Best mates turned bitter rivals: ABC's Barons takes on '70s surf culture", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ Brennan, Rosamund (28 June 2024). "'The hardest thing I've ever done': Sophia Forrest, the star taking on all 26 roles in Suzie Miller's Prima Facie". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ^ Clayton, Cy (28 May 2018), "Love Child, Wrong Girl actress Jessica Marais vies for the Gold Logie", The West Australian
  7. ^ Hirst, Jordan (27 April 2022). "Actress Sophia Forrest got engaged to her girlfriend Zara Zoe". QNews. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/489594
  9. ^ https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FORREST-Sophia-020519.pdf