Sophie McShera
Biography
Sophie McShera is an English actress from Bradford, West Yorkshire. She studied drama at Brunel University and began acting after graduating in 2007, with early roles in Emmerdale, Doctors, and Survivors. In 2009 she joined BBC One's Waterloo Road as Ros McCain for the fifth series. She then played Daisy Mason, the kitchen maid, in Julian Fellowes's ITV costume drama Downton Abbey, which achieved critical and popular success and won a 2012 National TV Award for Most Popular TV Drama. She has also played Bryony in ITV2's sitcom The Job Lot since 2013. Her screen work includes Drizella Tremaine in Disney's Cinderella (2015) and Gwynne in the ABC musical comedy Galavant. On stage, she played the title role in a West Yorkshire Playhouse pantomime Cinderella, Pea in Jez Butterworth's award-winning Jerusalem in London's West End, and Maizy in Shucked at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2025.
41years old
Turns 42 on May 17in 216 days
- Born Holme Wood
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 10 years2015 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleIMDb rating 7.3
- 2022Downton Abbey: A New EraIMDb rating 7.4
- 2019Downton AbbeyIMDb rating 7.4
- 2015CinderellaIMDb rating 6.9
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Beyond film
In the ABC musical comedy series Galavant, McShera took the part of Gwynne, a lady's maid, and her singing skills were on display in that role.
Sophie McShera movies on Netflix
Most often with
Simon Curtis directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Simon CurtisDirector, 2 films, 2022 to 2025
All films by Simon Curtis
Also three films together4 more actors
- Joanne FroggattDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
- Rob James-CollierDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
- Laura CarmichaelDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
- Raquel CassidyDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.