Sophie Highmore

Canberra born, Sophie is a Sydney-based actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. She holds a Diploma of Musical Theatre from the National Institute of Dramatic Art and a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Stage and Screen) from Actors Centre Australia. Her recent theatre credits include Madama Butterfly (Opera Australia), Bell Players (Bell Shakespeare), Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies (ASC), Fighting, Ink (New Theatre), and productions of Three Sisters, Twelfth Night, The Libertine, The Boys, and The Laramie Project (ACA). In musical theatre, Sophie has appeared in Starstruck (NIDA), Les Misérables, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and 42nd Street with Free-Rain Theatre Company. Her performance as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street earned her both a CAT Award and a Canberra Critics Circle Award. As a choreographer, Sophie has worked with MUSE on productions of Dogfight, Urinetown, and Guys and Dolls, as well as SMS’s production of Cinderella. On screen, she has starred in short films for Take48 and the Stinkwater Film Festival-both of which were finalists-and has appeared in commercial campaigns for KFC and Kippis. Sophie is a proud member of MEAA. She has a special love for Shakespeare, voice work, birria tacos and rollercoasters - ideally not all at once.

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1. 2026

   Madama Butterfly

   Koken Dancer · Opera Australia, dir. Matthew Barclay · Stage

2. 2026

   Bell Players

   Ensemble · Bell Shakespeare, dir. Jules Billington, James Thomasson, Emily Edwards · Stage

3. 2026

   Bottega Training

   Talent · FrntLine Company, dir. Reuben Solomon · Voiceover

4. 2025

   KFC Campaign

   Hero - Frankie · Rabbit, dir. Owen Trevor Black · Commercial

5. 2025

   Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies

   Peaseblossom · Australian Shakespeare Company, dir. Glenn Elston OAM · Stage

6. 2025

   Kippis Campaign

   Talent · BrewCasa, dir. Angus Bell Young · Commercial

7. 2025

   Improv Comedy - Murder and the Old Fitz

   Goldie Diggs · Old Fitz, dir. Emma Wright and Artie Gallagher · Other

8. 2025

   Dogfight

   Choreographer · MUSE, dir. William Rogut · Stage

9. 2025

   Fighting

   Hope · New Theatre, dir. Xavier Coy · Stage

10. 2024

    Urintown

    Choreographer · MUSE, dir. Andrew Smallbone · Stage

11. 2024

    Cinderella

    Choreographer · SMS, dir. Sarah Chan · Stage

12. 2024

    Ink

    Chrissie/Anna Murdoch · New Theatre, dir. Louise Fischer · Stage