| Sofia Oxenham | |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Education: | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA) |
| Years Active: | 2019- |
| Television: | Extraordinary |
Sofia Oxenham is an English television actress. She played Tess Tregidden on the BBC One series Poldark and plays Carrie on the Disney+ series Extraordinary.
Oxenham has an Australian father and Cornish mother, two brothers and a sister. Oxenham was born in France but grew up in Devon before the family moved to Cornwall when she was a teenager.
Oxenham was a keen actress and participated in school plays and local amateur dramatic productions in Cornwall. Twice she reached the final round of RADA interviews without becoming a successful applicant. She moved to London and worked as a runner on a film set and got paid to perform at children parties before a third application was successful.[1] She graduated from RADA in 2017.Web site: Sofia Oxenham. RADA.
Oxenham's television roles have included playing series 5 regular Tess Tregidden on BBC One’s series Poldark,[2] a recurring role as Eydis on Netflix series Cursed, as well as having parts on Doc Martin, Dracula, Soulmates, and Grantchester.[3] [4]
Since 2023 Oxenham played in the lead role of Carrie in the Disney+ superhero comedy series Extraordinary.[5] Carrie has the ability to communicate with spirits from beyond the world of living.[6] Oxenham described it as the first comedic role she had ever performed.[7] Mike Hale in The New York Times praised her for the communicating beyond the grave scenes which “a lip-syncing Oxenham does to great comic effect”.[8] The show was well received and renewed for a second season by Disney+ in January 2023.[9] In March 2024, she was nominated in the “Female performance in a comedy programme” category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Grantchester | Lottie | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Doc Martin | Ally | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Poldark | Tess Tregidden | 8 episodes | |
| 2020 | Dracula | Sam | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Soulmates | Hannah | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Cursed | Eydis | 5 episodes | |
| 2023 | Extraordinary | Carrie | Lead role. 16 episodes |