A regular fixture on our television screens, Stephen Campbell Moore has delivered memorable performances in primetime dramas such as War of the Worlds and acclaimed films like The History Boys.
His latest role is in BBC One's psychological thriller The Rapture. The series follows forensic psychologist Gabs Fox (played by Ruth Madeley), who starts a new job at a high-security psychiatric hospital, where she's assigned a 17-year-old inmate convicted of murdering her mother.
© BBC / Mammoth ScreenPreviously married to The Crown star Claire Foy until their split in 2018, the London-born actor is now in a relationship with actress Sophie Cookson, with whom he shares a daughter. Read on to discover more about their life off-screen.
Stephen's famous partner
Stephen, 46, is in a relationship with actress Sophie Cookson.
© ITVSophie, 36, is perhaps best known for playing secret agent Roxy Morton in the 2014 spy film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its 2017 sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
© Alamy Stock PhotoShe also starred in the 2016 fantasy film The Huntsman: Winter's War, played the title role in the 2019 BBC drama series, The Trial of Christine Keeler, and portrayed Madame Marguerite Benham in ITV's 2022 miniseries, The Confessions of Frannie Langton – in which Stephen also starred.
Most recently, the Sussex-born actress shared the big screen with Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris) in the 2024 rom-com film, This Time Next Year.
Stephen and Sophie's relationship timeline
Stephen and Sophie met in 2017 while filming the drama Red Joan.
Their relationship became public in September 2018, when they were spotted together in London, nearly a year after Stephen's separation from Claire Foy.
© Dave Benett/Getty Images for PimThe couple welcomed a daughter in 2020, though they have chosen to keep her name private.
In a 2021 interview with Country & Town House, Sophie revealed she had spent lockdown getting back into shape after welcoming her baby. "I was like, 'Right, put the biscuits down, start training!'" she said. "For me, there's something about giving birth that makes you want to reclaim yourself [afterwards] because your body has been someone else's vessel and home for so long and you do sacrifice that. I felt it was necessary for me to say, 'Okay, I am going to take this back.'"
© ITVShe also reflected on the challenges of balancing her various roles since becoming a mother, saying that there are "there are a lot of balls to juggle: mother, partner, actor, my own self."
She added: "You really do prioritise that little person above everyone else."
Stephen's marriage to Claire Foy
Stephen and Claire first crossed paths in 2011 while filming the action film, Season of the Witch. They married in 2014 and welcomed their daughter, Ivy Rose, in March 2015.
The arrival of their daughter coincided with Claire's rise to global fame as the lead in Netflix's Emmy-winning series, The Crown. Reflecting on the period, Stephen previously told The Telegraph: "Having a child, and her career becoming stratospheric, there have been a lot of things going on at one time. But that's nothing to complain about, it's all good.
© Getty Images"If anyone moans about that kind of thing, you just think. 'Oh, shut up,'" he added.
Stephen and Claire confirmed their separation in February 2018.
In a statement released at the time, the couple said: "We have separated and have been for some time. We do however continue as great friends with the utmost respect for one another."
Stephen's brain tumour
In 2017, Stephen underwent brain surgery to remove a tumour from his pituitary gland. This was the second operation Stephen underwent on his brain, having had a benign tumour on his pituitary gland removed five years earlier.
"I have quite a thick skin in lots of ways," he previously told The Telegraph. "Even the first time I had the operation, it almost bounced off me. They told me that it was a lot more dangerous this time, that there were a lot more potential problems. And then suddenly I was like: 'Oh God, this is really killing me.'"
