Sophie Ann Rooney is an award-winning filmmaker, director, actor and artistic director working across film, television, theatre, video games and animation. Born and raised in France, she holds French and British citizenship and is based in Toronto as a Canadian permanent resident, working internationally across Canada, the UK and France.

 

As a filmmaker, Sophie wrote and directed “Fallen Fighter,” winner of the Kodak Award and an official selection at more than 20 international film festivals. Her film work also includes “Bollywood Beckons” and “Sleep Stop.”

 

Sophie served as Lead Voice Director on Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” and its DLCs, working extensively across performance and voice direction on the franchise. “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” received BAFTA recognition, multiple Game of the Year nominations and more than 40 awards and nominations internationally. Her animation work includes “Daniel Spellbound” for Netflix and Boat Rocker, where she directed voice performance and led casting.

 

In theatre, Sophie is the founding Artistic Director of The King Black Box, a critically acclaimed independent Toronto theatre. In 2026, the company received two Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards and seven Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations. Sophie personally received the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play or Musical and was nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction.

 

Sophie trained as an actor and filmmaker in France and the UK, including at The Royal Central, Oxford School of Speech and Drama, EICAR – International Film School of Paris, and L’Atelier de Blanche Salant & Paul Weaver. She also apprenticed for six years with Amy Werba and served as her Professor’s Assistant at the American University of Paris. She later founded RAW Actor Studio and has taught and developed performers internationally across Canada, France and the US.

 

As an actor, her screen credits include “Grand Star,” alongside film and voice work. She is a full member of ACTRA.