the long bio
Hi, I’m Soph! I’m an NYC-based MFA-trained actor, singer, dance-lover, clown, physical theatre artist, and multi-hyphenate performer. I have also lived in California, Munich, Montreal, and spent time in the American southwest. I love the backpacking in the high desert, yoga by the ocean, long distance biking, and running through NYC’s parks.
I have my MFA in Acting from UCI and my BA in Classical Voice and Drama from McGill University.
I am a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
I am signed with MC Talent Management and DGRW.
I co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in the anti-A.I. short film After (see “Stuff I Make” tab).
I play Tanya in the queer rom-com What Are We? (dir. Eileen Hanley). We were a Cannes Indie semi-finalist, winner of Best Romance at LGBTQIA Toronto / LA, & featured at East Village Queer Film Festival.
Other on-screen moments: I Am No Longer Here (Netflix, dir. Fernando Frias de la Parra), Mean Girl Murders (HBO, dir. Bill Kerr), Bugged (NewFest 2025; dir. Katie Schiller), Portrait of Frances, Enclosed (Palm Springs 2020; dir. Katie Schiller), Heirloom (Hudsy; dir. Alec Simmons), Riis: A Gay Odd-ussy (NewFest 2025; dir. Kendall Alex Payne), Emily, Rachel and Joseph (dir. Joseph O’Malley).
On NYC’s stages: Machinal at Manhattan Theatre Club, Slaughter City at A.R.T., Twelfth Night and Three Sisters with Else and Emma Went. New work development with The Public, Working Theatre, Tectonic Theatre Project, TFANA, Prospect Musicals, , The Village, and Maker’s Ensemble. I’ve worked regionally at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Montreal Fringe, and PEI Fringe.
Holistic Yoga Teacher (200 Hour) at Atmashree Yoga (via the Bihar School), 2026.
In the Press
Machinal - New York City Centre
“One of the strongest performances comes from Soph Metcalf […] they’ve got great range […] they also have a lovely singing voice and good sense of comedic timing…”
Bored and Confused - Matthew Hardy. 2025.