Sophia Carr-Gomm

Birthplace

Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, UK

Biography

Sophia Carr-Gomm has a diverse background in the film and TV industry, working as a director, writer, producer, and casting director. Initially trained as an actor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she appeared in TV series such as Shetland (BBC), Mr. Selfridge (ITV), and World’s End (BBC), as well as in theatre productions like The Cardinal at Southwark Playhouse and King Lear at The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. In 2018, Sophia transitioned into directing, while also working in feature film script development, reading, and pre-production with Midsummer Films. Her debut short, The Wider Sun, premiered at BFI Southbank and won Best Director at the Oslo Film Festival. Notable follow-up films include Nobody’s Darling and Mine, which screened at BAFTA-qualifying festivals such as the London Short Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, and Raindance. In 2021, she was invited to judge at London Film Week, and that same year, she was featured in Pitch Fanzine’s “New Talent to Watch,” with Mine earning a Shiny Award. From 2022 to 2024, Sophia worked as sole casting assistant on TV projects The Diplomat (Alibi), Six Four (ITV), Payback (ITV), Molly & Mack (CBBC), and Shetland (BBC). She served as casting director for the short films Sleep Hunger (Stormjar) and We Have Till Dawn (NFTS Grad film), and in 2024, she was the local casting director for the feature film I Swear, directed by Kirk Jones and produced by Tempo Productions. She also cast the Short Circuit-funded (BFI & Screen Scotland) film This Desert Will Rust Your Bones. She regularly collaborates with MTP and cast coordinates and street casts for commercials. Sophia’s writing includes the libretto for Ben Rowarth’s music piece The Fall, set to premiere in 2025. She produced the documentary The Sound of the Wind for the Scottish Documentary Institute, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2023. Additionally, her viral campaign for the charity Pregnant Then Screwed gained significant attention on Instagram. Currently, Sophia continues to work across multiple roles in the industry, including directing, writing and casting. She lectures in Acting for Camera and Casting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and teaches Directing Narrative Filmmaking on the Film & Television course at Edinburgh University. She regularly participates in Q&As and hosts workshops on filmmaking, casting and acting for students. Her latest project, Return, funded by the Genesis Foundation, is being submitted to film festivals.