Sofia Asir

Profile

Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Gender: Female
Playing age: 16 to 30 years
Height: 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm)
Nationality: British
Appearance: Eastern European, White, Middle Eastern, Hispanic
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Auburn
Hair length: Long
Voice styles: Sharp, Sincere

About

Sofia can be seen in Terrence Malick's latest film The Way of The Wind, where she plays Dinah.

Olivier Award nomination for Two Palestinians Go Dogging at the Royal Court Theatre, where Sofia played Salwa.

Television

• Moon Knight on Disney+ - Ammit - Dir. Mohammad Diab - 2022 - Marvel Studios / Disney
• Silent Witness 20 - Akka Khoury - Dir. Stewart Svaasand - 2017 - BBC
• Waterloo Road - Farah - Dir. Paulette Randall - 2023 - Warner Brothers
• Citadel Folks - Samoura - Dir. Eyad Nahhas - 2017 - ISee Media
• Shawg - Asayel - Dir. Muhammad Lutfi - 2017 - ISEE Media
• Asfoureyyeh - Nadine - Dir. Ahmad Alyaseer - 2016 - Alyaseer Productions / Roya TV series
• Haron - Rose - Dir. Firas Alqam - 2016 - Diyar Media Studios / MBC
• My American Neighbour - Tina - Dir. Sandra Kawar - 2017 - Mas Productions Jordan
• A Thousand & One Dreams - Asmaa - Dir. Firas Alqam - 2017 - Lesan Media Productions

Stage

• Di Trevis workshop actor training - Di Trevis - 2024
• Tremors - Leyla - Dir. Nadia Emam - 2023 - Her Productions
• Two Palestinians Go Dogging - Salwa - Dir. Omar Elerian - 2022 - Royal Court Theatre
• Messages from Gaza - Sofia - Dir. Jonathan Chadwick - 2024 - AZ Theatre
• Wipe These Tears - Child - Dir. Nico Vaccari - 2022 - Bezna Theatre / Camden People's Theatre
• Kan Ya Makan - Furat, lead - Dir. Will Tuckett - 2022 - Wonder Junkie Productions
• Ellipsis - Emma - Dir. Sam Dunstan - 2019 - Rose Company
• A Land Without Jasmine - Jasmine - Dir. Momin Swaitat - 2019 - Battersea Arts Centre / Sarha Collective
• Now Here & In Between - Anaya - Dir. Mohammad Bani Hani - 2017 - Jasad for Training & Research Performing
• Children's Hour - Karen - Dir. Lola Cohen - 2016 - Lee Strasberg School
• The Kids Who Fell to the Earth - Zong - Dir. Craig McFarlane - 2015 - Edinburgh Science Festival
• Salome - Schirazade - Dir. Kaitlin Argeaux - 2015 - The Space Theatre / Theatre Libre
• Today is My 100th Birthday - Lady Widow - 2015 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Greenside / Dead Iconics Collaboration
• Battle Cry - Shahrazade - Dir. Jonathan Grieve - 2015 - Apiary Studios / Mas Productions
• When the Bells Toll - Daughter - Dir. Robin Paley Yorke - 2014 - Conference of Music on Stage / Rose Bruford Theatre
• The Panoptican Illusion - Activist - Dir. Jonathan Grieve - 2014 - Rose Theatre
• Out of the Darkness, Samuel Beckett - Daughter - Dir. Andy Crook - 2013
• Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov - Irena - Dir. Luis Campos - 2012 - Rose Theatre

Feature Film

• The Last Planet - Dinah - Dir. Terrence Malick - 2020 - Lake Wako Productions
• Ser du Manen Daniel - Aya - Dir. Niels Arden Oplev - 2019 - Toolbox Films
• Fay's Palette - Fay - Dir. Anas Batahaf - 2019 - 24 Flares Productions

Short Film

• Familiar Phantoms - Narrator - Dir. Larissa Sansour - 2023 - Whitworth Gallery
• The Chant - Naya - Dir. May Ghouti - 2023 - The Imaginarium Films
• A Night of Gharam - Iman / Sara - Dir. Michael Gamarano - 2023 - Qalbi Productions
• Moderately Satisfied - Samar - Dir. Hind Anabtawi - 2018 - Imagenation Production Company
• Darb - Ain - Dir. Abdelrahman Halawani - 2017 - Independent
• Closet - Salma - Dir. Obada Damoor - 2017 - Jordan International Film Festival
• Forward Station - Zara - Dir. Eugenio Triana - 2016 - BFI Sci-Fi 48 Hour Challenge
• The Big Sleep - Helen - Dir. Sebastien Wielemans - 2016 - London Film School
• Salma - Salma - Dir. Sarah Khoja - 2016 - Met Film School
• The Holt - Kat - Dir. Darragh Carey - 2016 - Independent
• Scene - American Beauty - Angela - Dir. Sunny Huss - 2016 - London Film School
• The Composer - Wife - Dir. Raj Rattu - 2016 - Ealing Studios
• Red Rose - Salma - Dir. Ahmad Jaradat - 2015 - SAE
• The Anklet - Aisha - Dir. Latifa Mismar - 2015 - New York Film Academy

Voice Over / Radio / Web / Documentary

• Decolonising History - Zarda, Farah, Salma - Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike - 2019 - Tamasha Theatre Company
• Gateway - Sister - 2016 - Cheap as Chips / Sound Company Studios
• In Yarmouk - Salma - Dir. Boz Temple-Morris - 2020 - BBC Radio 4 / Holy Mountain Productions
• Street of the Good (Khierallah Street) - Amira - Dir. Ramy Delshad - 2017 - Fal Art Production Company
• Land Rover Discovery - Sofia - Dir. Nizar Sfair - 2017 - The Imaginarium Films

Further Credits

• Azraq - Narrator - Dir. Osama Al Azzeh - 2023 - Site Specific Puppet Barge
• Cards of Eternity - Aisha - Video Game - OM UK
• Kan Ya Makan - Furate, lead - Dir. Will Tuckett - 2022 - Musical

Skills

Accents & dialects: American-Standard, Arab, Cockney, Dublin, Heightened RP, Irish-Southern, London, Manchester, Middle Eastern, Multicultural London English (MLE), RP.

Languages: Arabic and English native; Spanish high standard.

Music & dance: Belly Dancing, Capoeira, Dance.

Performance: Laban Training, Meisner Technique, Physical Comedy, Physical Theatre, Radio Drama, Strasberg Technique, Underwater Filming.

Sports: Cycling, Horse-riding, Martial Arts, Yoga.

Voice over: Commercials, Corporate, Gaming, Narration, Voice Acting, Voice Over and Home Studio.

Training

• Rose Bruford College, European Theatre Arts - 3 years, 2012-2015
• Lee Strasberg Institute Acting, short course, New York - 2016
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, summer intensive course - 2014
• Erasmus trained at Real Escuela Superior del Arte Dramatico, Acting School, Madrid - 2014
• University of Arts London, Central Saint Martins, Acting summer course - 2011