 Born:
March18, 1980 in London, England
Whether leaping to ceilings as a decidedly beautiful vampire in the
“Underworld” film franchise; posing nude in front of a drawing
class in “Art School Confidential” (2006); or steaming up
the screen in period trysts with James Franco in “Tristan &
Isolde” (2006), British actress Sophia Myles managed a diverse
array of roles in her still-blossoming career. With the television series
“Moonlight,” debuting as part of the CBS fall 2007 schedule,
she returned to her supernatural roots, playing a mortal woman, Beth
Turner, who falls into a relationship with a private investigator (Alex
O’Loughlin) – a man who just so happens to be an immortal
bloodsucker.
Myles was born March 18, 1980, in London, England and grew up in the
famed Notting Hill district. Her father was a church vicar, while her
mother worked in publishing. Myles was never interested in performing,
and might never have pursued acting at all, had she not had a crush
on her school drama teacher. But it turns out she had more than a knack
for the craft, and after appearing in a school production of “Teachers,”
she was discovered and cast in a BBC production of “The Prince
& the Pauper,” (1996) at the age of 16. She dropped her planned
That led to a role in the British miniseries, “Big Women,”
(Channel 4, 1998) and a small part in the feature film “Mansfield
Park” (1999). She appeared in a series of bit parts in British-made
television, including the miniseries “Oliver Twist” (PBS,
1999) and “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby”
(Bravo, 2001), before being cast in the small role of Victoria Abberline,
wife of Johnny Depp’s Inspector Frederick Abberline, the pursuer
of Jack the Ripper in the moody and atmospheric “From Hell”
(2001), based on British writer Alan Moore’s acclaimed graphic
novel.
Staying close to the horror genre, Myles’ next major feature
film was “Underworld,” (2003), a sleeper hit about a secret
but bloody war between vampires and werewolves being waged in the sewers,
alleys and rooftops of present-day Europe. Myles played Erika, a bloodthirsty
rival to leading vampiress Selena, played by Kate Beckinsale, and went
on to reprise her role in a flashback sequence in the sequel, “Underworld:
Evolution,” (2006). She next starred in the thriller “Out
of Bounds” (2004) and the science fiction film, “Thunderbirds”
(2004), based on the cult British television series of the same name.
Myles returned to period drama with the title role opposite James Franco
in “Tristan & Isolde,” the story of doomed lovers hailing
from opposite sides of the long-running feud between the British and
the Irish. She moved back to the present as Audrey, the cool object
of affection of Max Minghella in the dark and quirky “Art School
Confidential,” from director Terry Zwigoff and writer Daniel Clowes.
She moved on to television roles in Ricky Gervais’ “Extras,”
(HBO, 2005- ), the re-imagined “Doctor Who” (Sci-Fi Channel,
2005- ), and the “Masterpiece Theater” production of “Dracula”
(BBC, 2006), before landing the role of Beth in “Moonlight.”
The show, from veteran action producer Joel Silver, was heavily anticipated
for the fall 2007 season.
Source: Hollywood.com
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