Sophie Thatcher is starring in the new psychological thriller, Companion. You may know her mostly from the popular TV series, Yellowjackets, and now she’s heading to the silver screen. Find out all about the actress below!
The Chicago-native grew up in a Mormon household and she used acting as a form of escape. She felt disconnected from the religion and her busy schedule didn’t have room for attending church regularly. “I definitely felt a little bit like a misfit at church…it feels pretty far removed from who I am. My immediate family isn’t still Mormon, but all of my outside family, they’re all still Mormon,” she candidly shared with Movie Maker.
Although she may not be religious, Sophie resonates better with calling herself “spiritual” and she finds purpose through her work. Sophie expressed: “Even though I’ve disconnected myself in some ways from my Mormon background, because I grew up in it, I’ve remained open to the spiritual. When I’m creating art or music, when something is resonating or a scene is going well, that almost feels religious to me… there’s this ‘otherness’ that you can’t explain.”
Sophie continued: “When I’m making music, like my album Pivot & Scrape, I go into this daze-like state where I don’t always know what I’m channeling. But something will click and resonate and it feels like a religious experience, like being baptized or being in a church,” she told the National Catholic Reporter.
Sophie released her debut EP called Pivot & Scrape. Her cover of Bob Dylan’s song “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” was featured during the film Heretic’s credits. Sophie has transparently stated that she prefers music over acting and believes that music comes more naturally for her, since its deeply personal, over tapping into a character. Elliott Smith and Radiohead inspires the artist. She began making music at the end of her high school years, and a large part of her songs recall nightmares she’s experienced.
Sophie began acting at only 4 years old and she participated in local theater in Chicago at the age of 10. She then attended a performing arts high school, where she majored in musical theater.