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If you’re hooked on Netflix‘s latest original series Gypsy, it’s likely that you went into it already harboring an admiration for the many talents of Aussie actress Naomi Watts. If you’re blindsided by her secret, seductive English lover Sidney, however, allow us to introduce you. The adventurous, intriguing ex-girlfriend of Jean’s patient Sam is played by none other than the captivating Sophie Cookson. Feeling a bit of déjà vu whenever she appears on screen? You’ve probably come across young Cookson before. Here’s everything you need to know about the engrossing Englishwoman.
Sophie Cookson got her start in TV movies.
Originally from West Sussex, England, the 27-year-old began her career in a supporting role in the 2013 2-part TV adaptation of famed English novel Moonfleet opposite Ray Winstone and followed that with 2014’s British TV movie Unknown Heart.
Cookson made her big-screen debut in 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service.
Newcomer Cookson apparently beat out Emma Watson for the female lead in comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service opposite big stars like Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, and more. Director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) has a penchant for casting unknowns, having previously launched the careers of Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloe Moretz in Kick-Ass and perhaps even a pre-James Bond Daniel Craig in Layer Cake. Cookson steals the show as Roxy Morton/Lancelot, an ass-kicking agent of Kingsman who holds her own against even the most fearsome of foes.
Before Gypsy, Cookson also starred in The Huntsman: Winter’s War as Pippa, a huntswoman with a talent for archery.
Cookson will next be seen in a handful of dramas.
In addition to the Kingsman sequel due out this fall, Cookson will also star opposite Adrien Brody in Lee Tamahori’s action-epic Emperor, as the lead in horror flick The Crucifixion, and in Stalinist-repression period drama Ashes in the Snow.
Already having proven she can carry a scene on her own or opposite an Oscar-nominated performer with a few projects, Cookson seems to be on her way to the A-list. Her steamy scenes with Watts and talent for action sequences only seem to contribute to the multi-threat package she’s armed with.
