Sophie King

Sophie is a director and writer whose focus is on telling darkly comedic and visually motivated tales that pack a punch.

A BAFTA Connect and Cinesisters member, her narrative work has been screened at BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals globally and has been praised by the likes of Time Out, The Guardian and The Times. Sophie directed TV pilot DISABILITY BENEFITS for Channel 4 Comedy Blaps with Merman and 2LE, which won Best Newform Series at the C21 International Drama Awards 2022. Sophie also directed the second series of BUFFERING, a 6-part scripted comedy for ITV with Avalon Television starring Iain Stirling. Her most recent short, DOES YOUR CONDOM MAKE YOU FAT?, a comedy drama about gender inequality in contraception, was funded by Panavision and Girls in Film (GiF). It has screened at Austin Film Festival and Flickers Rhode Island amongst others. Sophie was the 2023 Edinburgh TV Fest New Voices scripted director winner and is being mentored by Dearbhla Walsh (THE HANDMAID’S TALE, FARGO, BAD SISTERS) as part of DirectorsUK Inspire 2025. Sophie is currently in scripted development on a TV series and two feature films. She is also in post production for surreal drama short FROG starring Laura Whitmore and Evanna Lynch, inspired by her lived experiences of IVF.

In the branded space, Sophie has directed and creatively led recurrent content for Netflix’s UK, USA and EMEA channels, as well as working with brands like Expedia, Dove, Ted Baker, Warner Music, Mulberry and Lancôme amongst others. Sophie’s super 8 Straight8 comedy made with Merman won the Audience Award at Cannes Lions 2022.

Sophie is represented by Humphrey Elles-Hill at Independent Talent for film & TV and Merman for commercials