Sophia Bush is an American actress, activist, entrepreneur, and global education access advocate. Bush is a member of the Directors Guild of America and in 2017 entered into a talent and development deal with 20th Century Fox TV. The deal calls for her to star in a comedy or drama project for the studio this coming pilot season, as well as develop additional projects for which she will serve as an executive producer.
This Fall, Bush will begin filming and producing CBS’ Surveillance, a spy thriller drama starring Bush, from The Passage and Batman‘s Matt Reeves, writer David C. White (Sons of Liberty), director Patricia Riggen (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) and 20th Century Fox TV, which will co-produce with CBS TV Studios. Most recently, Bush starred in Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles 2, released on June 15, 2018. She played Voyd, a young superhero and major Elastigirl fan, who has the power of creating voids in space, allowing objects to appear and disappear.
Bush has recently wrapped production as the lead of Hard Luck Love Song, an indie from Synthetic Pictures and Dime Box Entertainment. Last year, she was seen in Acts of Violence, opposite Bruce Willis, and Marshall, directed by Reggie Hudlin, which hit theaters October 2017.
Over the course of her career, Bush has captured film and television audiences alike with the diverse characters she portrays. For nine seasons she portrayed the fan favorite Brooke Davis on The CW's hit drama One Tree Hill, evolving from a troublemaking bad girl to a fiercely loyal friend and entrepreneur. She starred as Detective Erin Lindsay for 4 seasons of Dick Wolf’s Chicago PD. Bush appeared opposite David Krumholtz, Michael Urie and Brandon Routh in the CBS comedy, Partners.
Bush starred opposite Sean Bean in the remake of the classic horror film The Hitcher produced by Michael Bay Focus Features. She starred in Serenade Films' The Narrows, the independent comedy Table for Three, and the feature film Chalet Girl opposite Bill Nighy and Brooke Shields. Previously, Bush starred in 20th Century Fox'shit comedy John Tucker Must Die alongside Brittany Snow. She also starred in the Buena Vista Pictures thriller, Stay Alive, opposite Frankie Muniz and Adam Goldberg.
Bush has earned multiple Teen Choice Awards in the categories of "Choice Movie Actress: Comedy," "ChoiceMovie Actress: Horror/Thriller" and "Choice Movie: Breakout Female." In addition, she received the Rising StarAward at the Vail Film Festival, the New Hollywood Style Icon Award at the Hollywood Style Awards and the BingPhilanthropy Award at the Young Hollywood Awards. Off-screen, Bush is also an early-stage tech investor, who looks to bolster companies that create innovation and efficiency in people’s lives. She counts PenPal Schools, Uber, StyleSeat, Mark 43, and THINX among investments she calls "lifehacks."
Named one of the most charitable celebrities by CNN, Sophia devotes her free time to bettering girl’s education and the environment. She inspires millions as she uses her personal platform and social media influence to raise awareness and funds for great causes. Since taking to social media to share her passion for change, Bush has inspired young people to join her in raising nearly half a million dollars for charity, built three primary schools in Guatemala and Laos, and now serves as a global ambassador for Glamour's The Girl Project. Her focus, with The Girl Project, is to break down the barriers the girls face to secondary school education. They are currently working in 96 countries around the world.
