Who plays sylvie in loki

Loki continues to explore complex themes and strange time travel plots. During the series, Loki (played by Tom Hiddleston) has met many new characters, with Sylvie now completely altering his life. But who plays the role of Loki?

From the very beginning of the series, fans were told that Loki had to hunt down and stop another version of himself.

This version, or variant, appeared in episode two and was revealed to be Sylvie, a female version of Loki himself.

Fans might have recognised the actress who played the role, having starred in some popular series ahead of her debut in the Marvel show.

Sylvie is played by Sophia Di Martino, an actress that has featured in a wide range of films and television shows alike.

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One revealed has thrilled fans, the revelation that both character are canonically bisexual, adding to the news that Loki is gender fluid, which was revealed in episode one.

During the episode, Sylvie asked Loki: “Has there been any would-be princesses, another prince?”

To which Loki replies, “a bit of bit,” to which Sylvie also confirms from her experience.

Fans rushed to social media to share their delight at the reveal, with many of them taking to Twitter to discuss episode three.

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One fan commented: “This means more than you could ever know. All my life I’ve been desperate to see people like me on screen, and the lack of bisexual representation was appalling. but now, confirming that a character I’ve loved for so long is just like me means the world.”

Another fan added: “I don't understand why it's such a big deal. They are supernatural beings who can change gender and shapeshift. I don't think "bisexual" is a concept to them lol.” (sic)

Kate Herron, the director of the series also took to Twitter to share the importance of the seen with fans.

The director wrote: “From the moment I joined @LokiOfficial it was very important to me, and my goal, to acknowledge Loki was bisexual.

“It is a part of who he is and who I am too. I know this is a small step but I’m happy, and my heart is so full, to say that this is now Canon in #mcu #Loki.” (sic)

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There are still a lot of reveals in store for the show, with Sophia Di Martino’s Sylvie set to be at the heart of the series.

Marvel is typically revealing nothing about the upcoming episodes, however as usual fans should expect the unexpected for these Disney Plus Marvel series.

Loki will lead directly into the events of the upcoming film Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, as both projects are dealing with alternative universes.

It is also believed that film will be connected to Spiderman: No Way Home, which is looking set to be another universe-bending adventure.

Loki is available to watch exclusively on Disney Plus.

Loki is introducing a host of new faces into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Sophia Di Martino, who plays Sylvie, aka Lady Loki. Here’s what we know about the actor and what else she’s been in.

Sophia Di Martino is an English actor

Like her fellow Loki castmates Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku, Di Martino is also an English actor. She started her career in 2004 and has appeared in several British TV shows and films over the years. 

Some of her more notable projects include The Royal Pennant, Casualty, Mount Pleasant, and 4 O’Clock Club. From 2016 to 2018, she portrayed Amy Flowers opposite Olivia Coleman in the British comedy Flowers. 

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In the last few years, Di Martino has been featured on episodes of Into the Badlands, Silent Witness, and Hitmen. Her recent movie credits include Danny Boyle’s feature film, Yesterday, and the BBC TV movie, Click & Collect. 

Sophia Di Martino plays Sylvie, aka Lady Loki in the Marvel series

Di Martino made her Loki debut at the end of episode 2. She plays Sylvie, a potential Loki variant that has been messing with the Sacred Timeline.

But in episode 3, “Lamentis,” Di Martino’s character made it clear she is nothing like the God of Mischief. She is driven by her mission, which, for now, we believe is to bring down the Time Variance Authority and the Time Keepers. And, she has yet to mention anything about Asgard, Thor, or her possible past as Loki. 

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Many fans think Di Martino is playing a version of Sylvie Lushton, aka The Enchantress, because her costume, hair color, and magical abilities are very similar to the Marvel character.

The actor brought a lot of her own ideas to the ‘Loki’ character

Marvel Studios may have laid Sylvie’s story arc out for Di Martino, but she had a lot to do with developing the character. In an interview with Slash Film, Loki star Tom Hiddleston revealed how much he enjoyed working with Di Martino and how much she contributed to her role. 

“I absolutely loved working with Sophia,” he said. “She had lots of questions for me, and my experience of playing the character, and various things that I had found interesting in the long history that the character has been around in human consciousness.”

“But what was so wonderful is that she authored her own character completely,” Hiddleston continued. “She had all her own ideas and inhabited it in her own way. Then the joy was putting the two of them together and seeing how they react to each other.”

It looks like fans will get to see a lot more of Di Martino as this season of Loki continues. And perhaps, if the MCU Gods will it, we’ll see her return to reprise her role as Sylvie in upcoming Marvel films, including Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. 

New episodes of Loki hit Disney+ weekly on Wednesdays. 

[This story contains spoilers for Loki episode three.]

Loki star Sophia Di Martino has been waiting for a year and a half to talk about her biggest role to date as the Loki variant, Sylvie, who’s forced to work with Tom Hiddleston’s Loki to escape the apocalypse on the planet Lamentis. As an enchantress and magician of sorts, it’s fitting that Di Martino’s casting would also include a bit of magic in its own right. Typically, when two characters are interconnected like Sylvie and Loki, a chemistry read between the actors is all but guaranteed, but since Di Martino was pregnant in London and Hiddleston was on Broadway, neither could travel. However, Di Martino had another ace up her sleeve: Loki director Kate Herron, who worked with the English actor in a 2017 short called Smear.

“I think Kate [Herron] was pretty keen on me doing it once I’d done a tape. I’d worked with her before, so she knew that I wasn’t some weirdo or strange lady,” Di Martino tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I literally just did one audition tape for this. I didn’t really have an in-person audition; we didn’t do any screen tests. And from what she told me, she said that everyone agreed that I’d be the best person for the job. So it was quite a risk that they took, really. You never get a job of this size off a tape, usually. My agent couldn’t believe it.”

While the character names were changed to “Bob” and “Sarah,” Di Martino’s self-tape was an early version of what would become the train conversation that confirmed long-running speculation about Loki being bisexual. Even though Di Martino and Hiddleston knew how important this scene was for LGBTQ+ representation, they didn’t try to force the moment.

“We knew it was an important scene and that representation was super important,” Di Martino shares. “And Kate was really hot on getting it into the show because people have been waiting such a long time for that. So we knew it was important, but we didn’t really overthink it. We sort of just approached it like we would any other scene and just enjoyed the chat. But I don’t think I realized how much engagement that scene would have and how excited and pleased people would be with it. It’s just wonderful to see how happy people are after watching that.”

In a recent conversation with THR, Di Martino also discusses Sylvie’s TVA reveal, the considerable amount of rehearsal for the episode’s long take and Sylvie’s lost crown.

You worked with Loki director Kate Herron on a short called Smear several years ago. Thus, did she champion you for the role of Sylvie during the audition process?

I think Kate was pretty keen on me doing it once I’d done a tape. I’d worked with her before, so she knew that I wasn’t some weirdo or strange lady. I literally just did one audition tape for this. I didn’t really have an in-person audition; we didn’t do any screen tests. I couldn’t travel at the time because I was pregnant, and Tom was in New York on Broadway. So it was a very quick process, but I think she was pretty keen on me doing it after I read for the part. And from what she told me, she said that everyone agreed that I’d be the best person for the job. So that was nice, wasn’t it? (Laughs.) So it was super quick. I got very lucky and I’m so grateful.

Since Sylvie and Loki have such an important relationship on the show, you would think that you and Tom would have to read together somehow, someway, so it must’ve been quite the self-tape.

(Laughs.) I’m sure they would’ve wanted me to if it was possible, but I physically couldn’t fly and Tom couldn’t get to London because he was in New York. So it was quite a risk that they took, really. And it never happens. You never get a job of this size off a tape, usually. My agent couldn’t believe it. They must’ve just been so sure. (Laughs.)

Did you audition with fake sides?

Well, the names were fake, but the scene itself would come to be the train scene, where we sat down and had a chat on the train. But I think the characters were called Bob and Sarah, though; they were very different character names. (Laughs.) It was also a very short edit of that scene, but it did turn into that, eventually.

Given the significance of their conversation regarding sexual orientation, did you and Tom spend a lot of time discussing the train bar scene before trying several different approaches?

No, we knew it was an important scene and that representation was super important. And Kate was really hot on getting it into the show because people have been waiting such a long time for that. So we knew it was important, but we didn’t really overthink it. We sort of just approached it like we would any other scene and just enjoyed the chat. We enjoyed that it was a bit more of a talky scene as they call it in the business. (Laughs.) So we just enjoyed getting onto a deeper level with the characters, but I don’t think I realized how much engagement that scene would have and how excited and pleased people would be with it. It’s just wonderful to see how happy people are after watching that.

Sylvie also revealed that the TVA people are variants themselves and weren’t actually created by the fabled Time-Keepers.

Again, we didn’t overthink it too much. I don’t really overthink many things when I’m working. (Laughs.) My approach is to follow my instincts, feel the moment, be in the moment and not overdo it because sometimes it can feel forced or unnatural. The best thing to do with important scenes like that is to feel your way through it, say your words and then get off stage. (Laughs.) Otherwise, you can overegg it sometimes, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.

As far as prep, did you catch up on all of Loki’s appearances in the Marvel universe? After all, you are playing a version of Loki in a way.

Yeah, I did my homework, and I watched all of his stuff over the past 10 years. It was great to watch — and rewatch — since I’d seen some of it before. So it was super helpful. And talking to Tom about his experience of playing the character and how he feels about Loki and what he enjoys playing, that was really helpful in building Sylvie.

The long take at the end of episode three is pretty impressive. How much rehearsal went into that?

So much rehearsal. It was a few nights of night shoots, so we would rehearse, rehearse, rehearse and then shoot. We didn’t do that many takes of each stitch, but lots of rehearsal went into it. There were lots of different factors at play: explosions, special effects people, stunt people and lots of people who are just exceptional at their jobs. I really enjoyed doing that, actually, and it was probably one of my favorite scenes to shoot. I love a challenge, and I think it turned out really well. It’s got great energy.

So whether it was the beginning or the end, the two of you had practical explosions to react to as you were running around each set?

Yeah, there were explosions that they probably made bigger in VFX afterwards. But, yeah, there was smoke and debris for us to react to and run away from.

As far as the rest of the season, what cryptic adjectives can you offer about Sylvie’s arc?

Oh my goodness, that’s such a difficult question, especially since I’m really bad at grammar. So it’s gonna be weird, exciting, powerful, dangerous and challenging. Did I do OK? (Laughs.)

So Sylvie used her horns during the bar fight…

Yeah, she uses them to knock somebody out on the train.

But she never went back to retrieve her prized crown.

Yeah, she’s got more important things to do. (Laughs.)

“When she sings, she sings come home.” Was that song stuck in your head for quite a while?

Yeah, it was, actually. Tom did a very good job of learning all of that in a completely new language, basically overnight. I don’t know how he did that. But, yes, it was stuck in all of our heads for quite a while. Very annoying.

Has it been torturous to not be able to talk about things until this week?

Yes, it’s been hell! It’s been awful. I’ve been waiting for a year and a half to talk about this. But it’s so exciting, and I’m so proud of what we made. So I’m just so relieved and excited to finally share it and engage with people and watch people enjoy what we did.

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Loki is now streaming every Wednesday on Disney+.