Who Is ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ Star Sophie Nélisse’s Real-Life Boyfriend, Philip Charpentier?

We’ve watched Sophie Nélisse grace our screens over the years, and of course, the job comes with some love interests. Most recently, she was announced as the leading lady of Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Carley Fortune’s romance novel, This Summer Will Be Different, so we can look forward to her romancing Roby Attal on our screens. But this isn’t her first rodeo! From getting entangled with Melissa on Yellowjackets to playing Shane Hollander’s beard on Heated Rivalry, you’re probably wondering what Sophie’s love life is like behind the scenes. (Spoiler alert: She is not dating Hudson Williams IRL. They just happen to be besties!)Sophie has been with her real-life boyfriend for years now, and while their relationship remains pretty low-key, fans have caught rare glimpses at their cuteness thanks to sneaky social media posts. Here’s everything you need to know about Sophie Nélisse’s boyfriend, Philip Charpentier.Philip is a photographerAccording to his Instagram profile, which is currently at a little more than 2,800 followers, Philip is a photographer who takes pics of people, architecture, and food during his travels to cities like Mexico City and NYC.It also seems like he’s got a gig at a café and wine bar called Aucoin in Montreal, per his Instagram bio. It’s unclear whether he’s a photographer for the business or has another role.He also works as a marketing account managerAccording to Philip’s LinkedIn profile, he’s worked his way up at a Quebec-based meal subscription service called WeCook for nearly six years. He started out as a customer satisfaction specialist in 2021 and has been working as a major account manager since January 2025.Philip and Sophie met when he was working as a bartenderWhether he was working at Aucoin at the time is unclear, but Sophie got candid about their meet-cute during an interview on La Vie Sociale podcast.Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.Use your Google account to add this to your settings.Though the interview went down in French, an English translation from Otakukart claims that Sophie actually made the first move on Philip when he was working as a bartender.“Nélisse was immediately attracted to him and attempted to flirt, but he didn’t initially respond to her advances. Undeterred, she returned to the same bar a week later with a friend, where she encountered Philip again,” the outlet wrote in its translation, before explaining that she “took matters into her own hands.”“At the end of the evening, she boldly approached Philip behind the bar and asked for his number. He gave it to her without hesitation, and the next day he texted her with an invitation to dinner at a restaurant where he had already made reservations—exactly the kind of thoughtful gesture that won her heart,” the translation continued.They’ve reportedly been romantically linked since at least August 2024Yep. Philip first featured photos of Sophie on his Instagram profile back in 2024, but according to reports, they might have been linked earlier. She’s made several appearances in his comments section and throughout his photo dumps since then, and his posts suggest they’ve traveled together in Mexico City and the French West Indies.Philip Charpentier//InstagramPhilip Charpentier//InstagramSophie has also snuck a bunch of cute photos and videos with Philip in several photo dumps posted throughout the years, including this shot from May 2025:Sophie Nélisse//InstagramThough their public appearances are pretty slim, the couple was photographed at Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal in August 2025, per pics published by French outlet Noovo Moi. According to other French outlets like Billie, they’ve also posed on several red carpets together in Canada.They seem to still be going strong, per their social media activity, and honestly? I’m placing them right onto my romance moodboard.