Sophie Melville is an actress who is in talk of the town with her relationship with Erin Doherty, a British actress. Learn more about Sophie Melville in this article.
Erin Doherty has played the young Princess Anne in the Netflix drama called The Crown season three and four and even played the role of Becky in the BBC/Amazon Prime drama Chloe released in 2022.
Doherty was born on July 16, 1992, in Crawley, West Sussex, England, the UK who is of Irish heritage and from West Green, West Sussex. She attended Hazelwick School in Crawley and studied a one-year course at Guildford School of Acting between 2011 to 2012 before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 2012 to 2015.
During training, Doherty even earned the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Award (SSSSPOTY) in 2015 for her performance of “Broadway Baby” from the Sondheim musical named Follies.
Who Is Sophie Melville?
Sophie Melville is an actress like her partner, Erin Doherty who was born in 1991, in Swansea. Her first priority was not acting in an interview with The Stage, she only considered acting as a career option at the college.
During her school days, when she started giving auditions for drama school, that’s when she knew she was meant for acting. She then joined the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
After which, Sophie was more engaged in theatre than in TV shows and films. She worked in Iphigenia in Splot, Wolfie, Edinburgh Fringe, Insignificance, and Low-Level Panic.
In the interview for Evening Standard, Sophie told that she thinks Iphigenia in Splot is the play that has changed her life. For the play, she even earned The Stage Edinburgh Award in 2015.
Sophie also played in a play with her partner, Erin Doherty on a play named Wolfie. It’s a play about a fairy-tale about twins who were split up at birth. The couple played different characters like trees, animals, birds, nurses, and many more.
Where Is Sophie Melville Now?
Sophie Melville is now in England, the UK. She is happy about her relationship with Erin Doherty. In a current interview, Doherty and Sophie opened up about their relationship.
In November 2020, the couple did an interview where they answered a question, ‘What do you consider your greatest achievements?’ where Doherty answered by looking at her partner, Sophie
Doherty said in Porter magazine that they don’t go up for similar roles, but understand the limitations of each other’s work.
The lovely couple also said that they both enjoy watching reality shows together including The Great British Bake Off. They both love watching delicious food.
Now, Doherty is all set for her role as Becky in the new BBC drama named Chloe. She plays as a temp from Bristol who is obsessed with a girl named Chloe, who she follows on Instagram.