Sophie Thatcher

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Sophie Bathsheba Thatcher (born (2000-10-18)October 18, 2000) is an American actress and musician. Born and raised in Illinois, she began her career as a child actress in local stage plays and minor television roles before making her feature film debut in Prospect (2018). She had her breakthrough as Natalie in the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets (2021–present).

Thatcher has also appeared in the Star Wars television miniseries The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022) and the films The Boogeyman (2023), Heretic (2024), and Companion (2025), the last of which earned her a Critics' Choice Super Award. She released her debut extended play, Pivot & Scrape, in 2024.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sophie Bathsheba Thatcher[1] was born on October 18, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois.[2][3] She has an older brother named Alexander, a writer; an older sister named Emma, a filmmaker; and an identical twin sister named Ellie, a visual artist.[2] She started singing at a young age, and wrote her first song later at 14.[4][5] She has described her family as musical, with her mother being a piano teacher.[6][7] She herself was classically trained into her teens and started voice lessons at age 9,[7][8] also at one point singing in a choir.[7] Her parents divorced when she was 14, and she has described her father as "out of the equation."[9]

Thatcher spent her early childhood in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood and later grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois.[10][11] She began acting at age four, entering a performing arts school to pursue musical theater and Broadway.[4][12][13] In eighth grade, she moved to Evanston, Illinois where she attended Nichols Middle School, also spending time in homeschooling due to her acting schedule.[11][14] She later went to Evanston Township High School for one year before completing her high school education in homeschooling.[10][15]Template:Rp Afterwards, she moved to New York City in order to take Meisner technique classes.[12]

Acting career[edit | edit source]

2012–2020: Theater and early screen roles[edit | edit source]

Thatcher began acting professionally at age 11 in a 2012 production of The Secret Garden in Chicago.[3] She was later involved in stage productions of Oliver!,[16] Seussical,[17] and Our Town.[18] She also portrayed Anne Frank in a 2015 production of The Diary of Anne Frank.[3] On screen, Thatcher first appeared in the short film Growing Strong (2015).[19] In 2016, she guested on the police procedural series Chicago P.D., an installment in the Chicago franchise. That same year, she and her twin sister Ellie appeared in a music video for the Lincoln Squares' song "Brighter Days".[2][20] Later, she made another guest appearance in the horror series The Exorcist (2016), where she played a younger version of Regan MacNeil.[21]

Thatcher made her feature film debut in the science fiction film Prospect (2018), starring alongside Pedro Pascal and Jay Duplass, the latter of whom plays her father.[22] Her performance was praised, with Variety describing her as "a fresh face who tricks us into assuming she's just a callow teen, when in fact, she proves to be the film's toughest character."[23] Later in 2018, she had a recurring role in the third season of the medical drama series Chicago Med, another entry in the Chicago franchise.[24] In 2019, she made her second feature film appearance in The Tomorrow Man.[25] In 2020, she starred in the short-form Quibi streaming series When the Streetlights Go On.[26]

2021–present: Yellowjackets and film expansion[edit | edit source]

Thatcher at the 2023 Sun Valley Film Festival

In November 2021, Thatcher had her breakthrough role in the Showtime series Yellowjackets, sharing the part of Natalie with Juliette Lewis, who played the character's adult counterpart.[18] In searching for "someone who was really free-spirited and unique who could play both a sort of wildness and a vulnerability" for the role, show creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson landed on Thatcher after she had submitted an audition tape that impressed them; her casting came prior to that of Lewis, who was sought to match her.[27]

In early 2022, Thatcher appeared in the Star Wars streaming series The Book of Boba Fett on Disney+.[28] In March, she appeared in the music video for rock band Pavement's 1999 song "Harness Your Hopes."[29] Also that month, she starred in the horror short film Blink, which premiered at SXSW and was made available on YouTube soon thereafter.[30] Later that year, she served as an executive producer on her older sister Emma's film Provo.[16] She next starred in the horror film The Boogeyman (2023), based on Stephen King's short story of the same name.[31][32]

Thatcher and Chloe East, both former members of the LDS Church, played Mormon missionaries in the horror film Heretic (2024) opposite Hugh Grant.[33] In 2025, she starred in the science fiction thriller Companion.[34] Later that year, she was announced to be part of the 2026 class of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[35]

Upcoming projects[edit | edit source]

Thatcher will next appear in the following films: Nicolas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell, with Charles Melton, Kristine Froseth and Havana Rose Liu, which is set to release in 2026;[36] the Hong Kong-set comedy Peaches, also with Liu;[37] the British action thriller Cavendish, with Erin Kellyman and Joe Alwyn;[38] and Jennifer Kent's sci-fi film The Girl Who Was Plugged In, based on the James Tiptree Jr. novella of the same name, which will have Thatcher in dual roles.[39]

Music career[edit | edit source]

Thatcher began making music at the end of high school, experimenting with an Omnichord, a MIDI synthesizer, and the music software Ableton, occasionally releasing tracks on Bandcamp.[8][40] She released her debut EP, entitled Pivot & Scrape, on October 11, 2024, after having released two singles.[41] On November 8 of that year, she also released a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" for her film Heretic.[42][43] Thatcher describes her music as experimental pop.[7][42]Template:Rp

In 2025, Thatcher provided vocals for "Iris's Theme", a track on Hrishikesh Hirway's score to her film Companion.[44] That March, she collaborated with Maral on a cover of Sparklehorse's "Sad & Beautiful World" for We Love It Here., a music compilation benefitting the North Carolinian nonprofit organization Lamplight AVL.[45]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

In 2022, Thatcher began dating musician Austin Feinstein.[46] As of 2024, she was living in the Nichols Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles,[47] after having lived in Silver Lake with Feinstein the previous year.[46] She has obsessive–compulsive disorder and has previously discussed struggling with body dysmorphia.[12][13]

Religious beliefs[edit | edit source]

Although Thatcher was raised in a Mormon household, she left the church in her early adolescence[lower-alpha 1] and now considers herself agnostic.[48] Her mother was supportive of the decision, and her older siblings had done the same earlier on.[9][15]Template:Rp Speaking about the faith, she said, "It was hard growing up Mormon, [...] I don’t think it’s evil, I just don’t think it’s right for me. But as a kid it just made me so angry. Working was a good way to get out of going to church."[49]

Political views[edit | edit source]

In March 2025, Thatcher shared an Instagram post condemning the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip that occurred in that month.[50] In June 2025, she was one of 115 musical artists who joined creative studio Ride or Cry's campaign supporting the Abolish ICE movement.[51][52]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

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Film[edit | edit source]

List of Sophie Thatcher's film roles and appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Growing Strong Lily Strong Short film
2018 Prospect Cee
2019 The Tomorrow Man Jeanine
2022 Blink Mary Short film
Provo — Executive producer only
2023 The Boogeyman Sadie Harper
2024 MaXXXine FX Artist Cameo
Heretic Sister Barnes
2025 Companion Iris
2026 Template:Pending film Elle Post-production
TBA Template:Pending film Nora Post-production

Television[edit | edit source]

List of Sophie Thatcher's television roles and appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Chicago P.D. Carolyn Clifford Episode: "Knocked the Family Right Out"
The Exorcist Young Regan MacNeil 2 episodes
2018 Chicago Med Deb 4 episodes
2020 When the Streetlights Go On Becky Monroe Main role
2021–present Yellowjackets Teenage Natalie "Nat" Scatorccio Main role
2022 The Book of Boba Fett Drash 3 episodes

Music videos[edit | edit source]

List of Sophie Thatcher's music video appearances
Year Song Artist
2016 "Brighter Days" The Lincoln Squares
2022 "Harness Your Hopes" Pavement
2024 "Black and Blue" Herself
"Pivot & Scrape"

Discography[edit | edit source]

Extended plays[edit | edit source]

  • Pivot & Scrape (2024)

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

List of Sophie Thatcher's awards and nominations
Award Year Category Work Result Template:Ref heading
Astra Film Awards 2026 Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller Companion Nominated [53]
Astra Midseason Movie Awards 2025 Best Actress Nominated [54]
Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Yellowjackets Nominated [55]
Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Companion Won [56]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2025 Best Lead Performance Nominated [57]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sources vary on when exactly she left the church. The following ages have been reported: Template:Bulleted list

References[edit | edit source]

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External links[edit | edit source]

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