Sophie Hawkshaw
Biography
Sophie Hawkshaw is a Sydney based actor, writer and director who is interested in telling human stories through new lenses. She studied film production at the University of Technology Sydney and with a background in acting, brings a deep nuance and understanding of actors to her work. She considers herself to be an 'actor's director' and particularly loves working with kids and young people. Her short film ‘Fenced’ won the AACTA Social Shorts Best Drama Film Award in 2017 and screened at festivals across Australia, including St Kilda, Heart of Gold, Freshflix and For Film’s Sake. Her films ‘Monsters’ and ‘Spark’ both premiered at Flickerfest. As an actor, she's had lead roles in feature films like 'Ellie, Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)' (2020) (winner of AACTA Award for Best Indie Film) and 'Riz' (2015) and guest roles in series like 'Love Child' and 'Puberty Blues'. Hawkshaw pays her respects to the Gadigal people as the traditional owners and storytellers of Eora land on which she lives and works.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Mandy
The lives of staff at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and the wild streets of Darlinghurst in the 1960s. Joan Miller is a smart and sophisticated midwife who returns home from London to take a job at the Kings Cross Hospital. Dr Patrick McNaughton is a charismatic head of obstetrics at Kings Cross Hospital. Frances Bolton is the tough matron who also controls the running of Stanton House, a home for unwed pregnant young women.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Mel
After being met with discrimination and feeling overwhelmed by unrealistic beauty standards, Kira, a young woman with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), is led to change her online appearance to gain employment.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Ellie
School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.