Sophie Max is a bright young London-based writer and actor who studied in New York and then at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is passionate about telling female-led stories which tackle complex themes in a bold, authentic and hopeful way. Her work explores subjects like identity, trauma, grief and healing through a female lens, and discusses the nuances of her own identity and history as a queer Jewish woman.
Sophie has written (and produced) several short films, including the multi-award winning drama THE WHOLE TRUTH, directed by Yelita Ali, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Her other short films include award-winning (DIS)CONNECTED; female-led thriller IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL FROM HERE and LGBTQ+ comedy-drama NEW AGE which was filmed in New York City.
Sophie has recently written a powerful Holocaust drama inspired by her great grandparents’ experiences; Sophie was a participant on Tall Story Pictures' LGBTQ+ Writers Scheme, where she further developed VIENNA. Her next TV drama won the Top Recommended prize in Scribe Lounge's Elevate Screenwriting competition. Simultaneously, she is developing a number of other original TV projects and is currently co-writing her debut feature film. On the theatre side, her play TIL IT STOPS (which was developed at Culture Lab in NYC and recently had a rehearsed reading at London's Cockpit Theatre) was Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2021 and Shortlisted for Bold Playwrights 2022 and her solo show had its debut rehearsed readings in January 2025 at the Omnibus and Hope Theatres.