Sophocles
Writing Colonus, Athens, Greece 53 credits
Biography
Sophocles works in writing. Born in Colonus, Athens, Greece. Archytele tracks 53 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Lia Eliava
5 shared titles
Otar Koberidze
4 shared titles
Dodo Chichinadze
3 shared titles
Kote Daushvili
3 shared titles
Giorgi Shavgulidze
3 shared titles
Mikhail Chikhladze
3 shared titles
Medea Chakhava
2 shared titles
Guram Sagaradze
2 shared titles
David Abashidze
2 shared titles
Nikoloz Tsiklauri
2 shared titles
Career timeline
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona · Original Story
Philharmonie de Paris: Antigone · Writerアンティゴネイタス · Original StoryElettra 2025 · WriterEdipo a Colono 2025 · Writer
Antigone · Writer
Tracking Satyrs · Theatre PlayEdipo Re (Teatro Greco di Siracusa) · WriterÉdipo Rei - Leitura Encenada · Original Story
Antígona Pajubá · Theatre PlayReturn · Original StoryITA Live: Oedipus · Theatre PlayAtlantis · Original Story
The Oedipus Project · Original StoryElektra - Wiener Staatsoper · Novel
Antigone · Theatre Play
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex · Writer
Antigone at the Barbican · Original Story
Elektra · Theatre Play
National Theatre Live: Antigone · Theatre Play
Los sabuesos de Sófocles · Original Story
L'origine du monde · Original Story
Oedipus Mayor · Original Story
Elektra · Original Story
Antigone · Original Story
Oidipus Rex · Theatre Play
Elettra · Theatre Play
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus · Theatre PlayTheban Plays: Oedipus the King · Theatre PlayElectra · Theatre PlayTheban Plays: Antigone · Theatre PlayElettra, l'attesa · Theatre Play
Vládca Oidipus · Theatre PlayElektra · Theatre Play
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro · Theatre PlayOedipus at Colonus · Writer
Antigone · Theatre PlayElectra · Theatre PlayΟιδίπους τύρρανος · Theatre Play
Oedipus Rex · Theatre Play
Antigone · Theatre Play
The Year of the Cannibals · Theatre Play
Oedipus the King · Theatre Play
Oedipus Rex · Theatre Play
BBC Play of the Month · WriterBBC Play of the Month · Author
Antigone · Original Story
Hercules Unchained · Theatre Play
Full Filmography
53 titles- National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona (2026) Original Story
- Philharmonie de Paris: Antigone (2025) Writer
- アンティゴネイタス (2025) Original Story
- Elettra 2025 (2025) Writer
- Edipo a Colono 2025 (2025) Writer
- Antigone (2024) Writer
- Tracking Satyrs (2022) Theatre Play
- Edipo Re (Teatro Greco di Siracusa) (2022) Writer
- Édipo Rei - Leitura Encenada (2022) Original Story
- Antígona Pajubá (2021) Theatre Play
- Return (2021) Original Story
- ITA Live: Oedipus (2021) Theatre Play
- Atlantis (2021) Original Story
- The Oedipus Project (2020) Original Story
- Elektra - Wiener Staatsoper (2020) Novel
- Antigone (2019) Theatre Play
- Sophocles' Oedipus Rex (2018) Writer
- Antigone at the Barbican (2015) Original Story
- Elektra (2013) Theatre Play
- National Theatre Live: Antigone (2012) Theatre Play
- Los sabuesos de Sófocles (2004) Original Story
- L'origine du monde (2001) Original Story
- Oedipus Mayor (1996) Original Story
- Elektra (1994) Original Story
- Antigone (1992) Original Story
- Oidipus Rex (1988) Theatre Play
- Elettra (1987) Theatre Play
- Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (1986) Theatre Play
- Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986) Theatre Play
- Electra (1986) Theatre Play
- Theban Plays: Antigone (1986) Theatre Play
- Elettra, l'attesa (1986) Theatre Play
- Vládca Oidipus (1978) Theatre Play
- Elektra (1978) Theatre Play
- O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro (1976) Theatre Play
- Oedipus at Colonus (1976) Writer
- Antigone (1974) Theatre Play
- Electra (1974) Theatre Play
- Οιδίπους τύρρανος (1974) Theatre Play
- Oedipus Rex (1972) Theatre Play
- Antigone (1971) Theatre Play
- The Year of the Cannibals (1969) Theatre Play
- Oedipus the King (1968) Theatre Play
- Oedipus Rex (1967) Theatre Play
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) Writer
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) Author
- Antigone (1961) Original Story
- Hercules Unchained (1959) Theatre Play
- Antigone (1958) Theatre Play
- Oedipus Rex (1957) Original Story
- Oidipus vladař (1956) Theatre Play
- Oedipus Rex (1911) Theatre Play
- Oedipe roi (1910) Writer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Sophocles best known for?
Sophocles is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Oedipus Mayor (1996), The Year of the Cannibals (1969), Oedipus the King (1968), Oedipus Rex (1967).
When and where was Sophocles born?
Sophocles was born in Colonus, Athens, Greece.
How many credits does Sophocles have?
Sophocles has accumulated over 53 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1956 to 2026.
What is Sophocles's background in cinema and television?
Sophocles (c. 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 ...
Sophocles by the numbers
53credits
51films
2TV series
1910–2026active years
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