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Sophia Knight Makeup & Hair Designer

Sophia is an able and creative designer and is a great team player who is happy to become part of any team.

She has travelled around the world working with various teams over her 15 year career so far. Creating make-up and hair looks ranging from contemporary to period, and fantastical looks. She has great experience working with wigs and creating characters and enjoys every aspect the job has to offer.

Starting off in fashion, then to theatre before moving into TV and film. Her skills are adaptable and can be focused in the direction needed.

In 2019, Sophia won the Hollywood Guild Award for “Crazy Rich Asians” in the feature motion picture “Best Contemporary Hair Styling” category

Selected Credits

Crazy Rich Asians

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Kavita and Teresa

Strike Back

Credits

THE LAST SUNRISE In Production	Personal Hair & Makeup Artist to Maia Reficco Amazon MGM Studios \| Directed by Carlson Young Produced by Jennifer Gibgot, Andrew Panay, Brian Pitt, Lena Roklin & Anna Todd
OUTLANDER Series 7, Episodes 10 - 16	Personal Hair & Makeup Artist to Caitriona Balfe Starz \| Directed by Various
CATASTROPHE	Personal Make-Up & Hair to Carrie Fisher Avalon Television \| Directed by Ben Taylor Produced by Jack Bayles & Adam Tandy

Feature Films

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3	Make-Up & Hair Designer (UK reshoot) Fith Element Productions for Lionsgate \| Directed by Renny Harlin Produced by Alastair Burlingham, Mark Canton, Charlie Dombek, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin & Courtney Solomon
WHITE MARS	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor (UK reshoots) Cinecittà Studios for XYZ Films \| Directed by Martin Owen Produced by Steve Griffith, Steve Jelley, Neil Jones & Matt Williams
APARTMENT 7A	Make-Up & Hair Artist Platinum Dunes \| Directed by Natalie Erika James Produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller & John Krasinski
KAVITA AND TERESA	Make-Up & Hair Designer Zariya Foundation \| Directed & Produced by Kamal Musale
MADE IN ITALY	HOD \| Pick Ups CrossDay Productions Ltd \| Directed by James D’Arcy Produced by Pippa Cross & Sam Tipper-Hale Featuring Liam Neeson, Michael Richardson, Lindsay Duncan & Valeria Bilello
355	Make Up & Hair Artist \| Main Unit incl Stunts & 2nd Unit Freckle Films \| Directed by Simon Kinberg Produced by Kelly Carmichael, Jessica Chastain & Simon Kinberg
47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED	Make-Up & Hair Designer \| Pick Ups thefyzz \| Directed by Johannes Roberts Produced by James Harris, Robert Jones & Mark Lane
BONE IN THE THROAT	Make-Up & Hair Designer Upload Films \| Directed by Graham Henman
AMSTARDAM	Make-Up & Hair Designer 011 Productions \| Directed by The Lennox Brothers
CRAZY RICH ASIANS	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor Warner Bros \| Directed by Jon M. Chu Produced by Nina Jacobson & John Penotti Hollywood Guild Award for 'Contemporary Hair Design'
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN	Make-Up & Hair Artist Lyla Films \| Directed by Xavier Dolan Produced by Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant, Joe Iacono & Lyse Lafontaine
MARY MAGDALENE	Make-Up & Hair Artist Water Productions \| Directed by Garth Davis Featuring Rooney Mara & Joaquin Phoenix
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM	Core Crowd Makeup & Hair Warner Bros. \| Directed by David Yates Produced by J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, David Heyman & Steve Kloves
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST	Core Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Ensemble Disney \| Directed by Bill Condon
CITY OF TINY LIGHTS	Make-Up & Hair Artist Sixteen Films \| Directed by Pete Travis
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY	Main Team Make-Up & Hair Artist Marvel Studios \| Directed by James Gunn
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS	Crowd Make-Up & Hair Artist Walt Disney Pictures \| Directed by James Bobin
DRACULA UNTOLD	Make-Up & Hair Artist Universal Pictures \| Directed by Gary Shore

THE DEEP BLUE SEA	Key Make-Up & Hair Artist Camberwell Films \| Directed by Terence Davies
THOR 2: THE DARK WORLD	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Main Team Marvel Studios \| Directed by Alan Taylor
DARK SHADOWS	Make-Up & Hair Artist Dan Curtis Productions \| Directed by Tim Burton
THE SOCIAL NETWORK	Make-Up & Hair Artist Gorgeous Productions \| Directed by David Fincher
MADE IN DAGENHAM	Make-Up & Hair Artist Audley Films \| Directed by Nigel Cole
AN EDUCATION	Make-Up & Hair Artist BBC Films \| Directed by Lone Scherfig
TARZAN	Crowd Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Walt Disney Pictures \| Directed by David Yates
LEGEND	Crowd Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Working Title Films \| Directed by Brian Helgeland
TULIP FEVER	Crowd Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Ruby Films \| Directed by Justin Chadwick
WAR HORSE	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Dreamworks \| Directed by Steven Spielberg
HEREAFTER	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Warner Bros. Pictures \| Directed by Clint Eastwood
HARRY POTTER	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies HeyDay Films \| Directed by David Yates
CLASH OF THE TITANS	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Warner Bros. Pictures \| Directed by Louis Letterier
SHERLOCK HOLMES	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Warner Bros. Pictures \| Directed by Guy Ritchie
ROBIN HOOD	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Universal Pictures \| Directed by Ridley Scott
LAYER CAKE	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies SKA Films \| Directed by Matthew Vaughn
RIPLEY UNDERGROUND	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Cinerenta \| Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
THE LIFE & DEATH OF PETER SELLERS	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Company Pictures \| Directed by Stephen Hopkins
PATIALA HOUSE	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor \| UK Shoot Bugle Boy Films \| Directed by Nikhil Advani
THE IMPOSSIBLE	Hairdresser Apaches Entertainment \| Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona

TV

THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE Season 2	Make-Up & Hair Artist Rough Cut Productions for BBC Three \| Directed by Jack Clough Produced by Steve Monger
SLOW HORSES Season 3 & 6	Main Team Make-Up & Hair Artist See-Saw Films \| Directed by Saul Metzstein & Adam Randall Produced by Will Smith
A SMALL LIGHT	Key Hair & Make-Up ABC Signatue \| Directed by Leslie Hope and Susanna Fogel Produced by Susanna Fogel, Avi Nir, & Tony Phelan
THE POWER	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor Amazon Studios \| Directed by Reed Morano Produced by Naomi De Pear & Jane Featherstone
TREADSTONE	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor \| London Unit Netflix TV \| Directed by Ramin Bahrani Produced by Ramin Bahrani & Brandon Guercio
STRIKE BACK Season 7	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor Left Bank Pictures \| Directed & Produced by Various
INTO THE BADLANDS	Hair Artist Millar Gough Ink \| Directed by Paco Cabezas, Nick Copus, Toa Fraser & Stephen Fung Produced by Huen Chiu Ku, James Flynn & Morgan O'Sullivan
MY DINNER WITH HERVE	Hair and Make-Up Artist Estuary Films \| Directed by Sacha Gervasi
HUMANS	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor Kudos Production \| Directed by Lewis Arnold, Samuel Donovan, China Moo-Young & Daniel Nettheim Produced by Chris Fry
THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Hat Trick Productions \| Directed by James Hawes Make-Up Designer Lisa Cavalli-Green
ASHES TO ASHES	Make-Up & Hair Artist Kudos Film & TV \| Make-Up Designer Debbie Salmon
NEARLY FAMOUS	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Dailies Kudos Film & TV \| Make-Up Designer Sarita
BLAIR	Make-Up & Hair Artist Menthorn \| Make-Up Designer Lizzie Yianni Giorgiou
MOON MONKEYS	Make-Up & Hair Artist Avalon \| Make-Up Designer Lizzie Yanni Giorgiou
FRANK SKINNER	Make-Up & Hair Assistant Avalon \| Make-Up Designer Lizzie Yanni Giorgiou
A VERY SOCIAL SECRETARY	Make-Up & Hair Assistant Menthorn \| Make-Up Designer Lizzie Yanni Giorgiou
FOYLE'S WAR	Make-Up & Hair Assistant BBC \| Make-Up Designer Sarah Grundy
DISCONNECTED PILOT	Make-Up & Hair Supervisor Make-Up Designer Jody Williams

Other Credits

ORFEO	Wigs & Make-Up Supervisor \| Opera
NEW PRODUCTIONS	Wigs & Make-Up Assistant \| Opera
ADIDAS OLYMPIC KITS	Make-Up & Hair Artist \| Stills Shoot
THE TALES OF HOFFMAN	Wigs & Make-Up Artist \| Theatre
WE WILL ROCK YOU	Wig Assistant \| Theatre
HAIRSPRAY	Swing Wig Assistant \| Theatre
LORD OF THE RINGS	Make-Up & Hair Assistant \| Theatre
THE PRODUCERS	Wig Assistant \| Theatre
SYLVIA	Wigs & Make-Up Artist \| Ballet
SWAN LAKE	Wigs & Make-Up Artist \| Ballet
CINDERELLA	Wigs & Make-Up Artist \| Ballet
FAUST	Wigs & Make-Up Artist \| Opera
LA FORZA	Wigs & Make-Up Artist \| Opera
RONDINE	Wigs & Make-Up Artist \| Opera

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