Sophia Di Martino

English actress (born 1983)

Sophia Di Martino
Di Martino in 2023
Born	(1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 40)^[1] Nottingham, England
Alma mater	University of Salford (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
Partner	Will Sharpe
Children	2

Sophia Di Martino (born 15 November 1983) is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Loki, which earned her two MTV Movie & TV Awards and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has also had starring roles in the television shows Flowers (2016–2018) and Casualty (2009–2011).

Early life and education

Di Martino was born in Nottingham and grew up in the suburb of Attenborough. She is half Italian.^[2] She attended Chilwell Comprehensive School, where she completed an A Level in performing arts.^[3] She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in media and performance from the University of Salford.^[4]

Career

Di Martino works in television, film, theatre, and music. In Channel 4's Flowers, she plays Amy Flowers. She plays Eva in the 2016 feature film The Darkest Universe. She appeared as Amber in the third series of Sky's Mount Pleasant and as Emma, the girlfriend of Simon Bird's character Adam, in the first episode of series three of Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner. She also appeared in the third series of 4 O'Clock Club in 2014 as Miss Parkwood and in the 2015 film Royal Day Out.

She was a regular cast member of Casualty, playing the role of Pauline "Polly" Emmerson from 19 March 2009 until 30 April 2011. In 2018, she appeared in Click & Collect.^[5]

In 2019, she was cast as Sylvie in the Disney+ show Loki.^[6] Season one premiered on 9 June 2021 and concluded on 14 July.^[7] Di Martino won Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Team with Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.^[8]^[9]^[10] Season two of Loki premiered on 5 October 2023.^[11]

Di Martino also co-hosts the True Spies podcast.^[12]

Personal life

Since 2009,^[13] Di Martino has been in a relationship with actor and writer Will Sharpe, with whom she has two children, born in 2019 and 2021.^[14]^[15]^[16]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title and role shown
Year	Title	Role
2011	Black Pond	Rachel
2015	A Royal Night Out	Phoebe
2016	The Darkest Universe	Eva
2018	Click & Collect	Claire
2019	Yesterday	Carol
2021	Sweetheart	Lucy
2021	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain	Judith

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title and role shown
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Holby City	Gemma Walker	1 episode
2005	Doctors	Natalie James	1 episode
2006	New Street Law	Ella	1 episode
2006	Strictly Confidential	Roanna	1 episode
2007–2009	Ideal	Helena	2 episodes
2007	Heartbeat	Wendy	1 episode
2007	The Marchioness Disaster	Erika Spotswood	TV movie
2008	The Royal Today	Gemma Pennant	Main cast
	Spooks: Code 9	Harpie Girlfriend	1 episode
	Survivors	Simone	1 episode
2009	Boy Meets Girl	Fashion Student	1 episode
2009–2011	Casualty	Polly Emmerson / Shauna Milsom	Main cast; 83 episodes
2010	The Road to Coronation Street	Josie Scott	TV movie
2012	Eternal Law	Lucy Orchard	1 episode
2013	Great Night Out	Mabel	1 episode
	Southcliffe	Micki	1 episode
	Mount Pleasant	Amber	8 episodes
2014	Friday Night Dinner	Emma	1 episode
2014	4 O'Clock Club	Miss Emma Parkwood	10 episodes
2015	Hetty Feather	Hannah Prestwick	1 episode
2015	The Job Lot	Jodie	1 episode
2016	Midsomer Murders	Amber Layard	1 episode
2016–2018	Flowers	Amy Flowers	Main cast
2017	Hidden America with Jonah Ray	Emma	1 episode
2018	Into the Badlands	Lily	2 episodes
2018	Click & Collect	Claire	TV movie
2020	Silent Witness	DCI Claire Ashby	2 episodes
2021–2023	Loki	Sylvie	Main cast^[17]
2022	Peacock	Blue	3 episodes^[18]
TBA	The Radleys		^[19]

Awards and recognition


Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	The Lost Films of Bloody Nora	Berlin Independent Film Festival	Best UK Short Film	Won	^[20]
2022	Loki	Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actress in a Superhero Series	Nominated	^[21]
		MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance	Won	^[22]
		MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Team (with Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson)	Won	^[22]
		Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama	Nominated	^[23]
2024		Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated	^[24]^[25]
2024		Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie	Nominated	^[26]^[27]^[28]

References

^ Terryn, Waylon Christian (8 February 2012). Sophia Di Martino. Fer Publishing. ISBN 978-620-0-56421-4.
^ Langmann, Brady (14 July 2021). "Sophia Di Martino Knows the Real Meaning of Mischief". Esquire. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ Nanrah, Gurjeet (24 July 2021). "Marvel Loki star Sophia Di Martino on what she misses most about Nottingham and what Hollywood has been like". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "A Royal treat". BBC Nottingham. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
^ "BBC – Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry to star in BBC One Christmas comedy Click & Collect – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ Kroll, Justin (15 November 2019). "'Loki': Sophia Di Martino to Co-Star with Tom Hiddleston in Marvel Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (5 May 2021). "'Loki' Premiere Date Moved Up by Two Days on Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ Schneider, Michael (11 May 2022). "'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' 'Euphoria' Lead MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 Nominations (Full List)". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
^ "2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Loki Star Sophia Di Martino Is Your 2022 Breakthrough Performance Winner". MTV News. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ Duggins, Alexi (6 October 2023). "Loki season two review – by far the best Marvel TV show in years". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ Makari, Reem. "Daisy Ridley to host new season of Spyscape's True Spies podcast". podpod. Haymarket Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Macbain, Hamish (1 December 2022). ""I learnt quickly that it doesn't pay to be shy", says Will Sharpe". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ Di Martino, Sophia (15 May 2021). ""feb 2020" "4 months postpartum"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
^ White, Abbey (1 July 2021). "How Sophia Di Martino's 'Loki' Costume Was Designed to Support the New Mom on Set". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ @itssophiadimartino (1 December 2021). "Yes, I've had a baby" – via Instagram.
^ Loki (TV Series 2021– ) – IMDb, retrieved 20 July 2021
^ Seale, Jack (25 April 2022). "Peacock review – ready for the new David Brent or Alan Partridge? Look no further". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (5 December 2023). "Damian Lewis Vampire Comedy 'The Radleys' Underway; Joining Cast Includes Kelly Macdonald, Sophia Di Martino & Shaun Parkes". Deadline. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Festival 2019 – Berlin Independent Film Festival". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Davis, Clayton (22 February 2022). "Critics Choice Super Awards: 'Spider-Man,' 'Justice League' Among Film Nominees; 'Evil,' 'Midnight Mass' Lead TV". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Lisa Respers France (5 June 2022). "See all the MTV Movie & TV Awards winners". CNN. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Schneider, Michael (7 July 2022). "'Severance,' 'Ted Lasso' Lead Streaming Nominees for 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (5 December 2023). "'The Morning Show' Leads 2024 Critics Choice TV Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ Shanfeld, Ethan (14 January 2024). "Critics Choice Awards 2024: Winners List". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "Nominations announced for the Critics Choice Association's 4th Annual "Critics Choice Super Awards" honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series". Critics Choice Association. 7 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
^ "Winners announced for 4th annual Critics Choice Super Awards honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series". Critics Choice Association. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Davis, Clayton (4 April 2024). "Tom Cruise, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and 'Godzilla Minus One' Among Critics Choice Super Awards Winners". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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Awards for Sophia Di Martino
v t e MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Breakthrough Performance (1992–1998, 2006–2008, 2012–2016, 2018–present)	Edward Furlong – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992) Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny (1993) Alicia Silverstone – The Crush (1994) Kirsten Dunst – Interview with the Vampire (1995) George Clooney – From Dusk till Dawn (1996) Matthew McConaughey – A Time to Kill (1997) Heather Graham – Boogie Nights (1998) Isla Fisher – Wedding Crashers (2006) Jaden Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness (2007) Zac Efron – Hairspray (2008) Shailene Woodley – The Descendants (2012) Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect (2013) Will Poulter – We're the Millers (2014) Dylan O'Brien – The Maze Runner (2015) Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016) Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip (2018) Noah Centineo – To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2019) No Award (2020) Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton (2021) Sophia Di Martino – Loki (2022) Joseph Quinn – Stranger Things (2023)
Breakthrough Male (1999–2005, 2009)	James Van Der Beek – Varsity Blues (1999) Haley Joel Osment – The Sixth Sense (2000) Sean Patrick Thomas – Save the Last Dance (2001) Orlando Bloom – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) Eminem – 8 Mile (2003) Shawn Ashmore – X2 (2004) Jon Heder – Napoleon Dynamite (2005) Robert Pattinson – Twilight (2009)
Breakthrough Female (1999–2005, 2009)	Katie Holmes – Disturbing Behavior (1999) Julia Stiles – 10 Things I Hate About You (2000) Erika Christensen – Traffic (2001) Mandy Moore – A Walk to Remember (2002) Jennifer Garner – Daredevil (2003) Lindsay Lohan – Freaky Friday (2004) Rachel McAdams – Mean Girls (2005) Ashley Tisdale – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2009)
Breakout Star (2010–2011)	Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air (2010) Chloë Grace Moretz – Kick-Ass (2011)
Next Generation (2017)	Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out (2017)

MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Duo

Best On-Screen Duo (1992–2000)

Best On-Screen Team (2001–2006)

Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz & Lucy Liu (2001)
Vin Diesel & Paul Walker (2002)
Sean Astin, Andy Serkis & Elijah Wood (2003)
Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore (2004)
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert & Amanda Seyfried (2005)
Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson (2006)

Best Cast (2012)	Best On-Screen Duo (2013–2015)
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson & Tom Felton (2012)	Mark Wahlberg & Seth MacFarlane (2013) Vin Diesel & Paul Walker (2014) Zac Efron & Dave Franco (2015)