
Acting
Apr 2, 1960
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Lesley Sharp
Acting
Biography
Lesley Sharp is an outstanding film and television actress who has been nominated for many prestigious awards, including BAFTA Best Supporting Actress (nominated) for 'The Full Monty', RTS Television Award for Best Actress (Winner) and Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress (Winner) for her drama series for 'Afterlife'.
Feature Films (47)

Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
From Hell

Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for connecting with the residents. Then, in March 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic hits.
Help

The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
Inkheart

Ellie, a smart and successful woman, has her life changed when she is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. As her condition worsens, she joins a support group where she meets Dan; an encounter that has unexpected results.
Spoon Fed

Emily and Andy have been trying for a baby for years. After three stillborn babies their world has been torn apart by grief. Having moved house to make a fresh start, Emily slips into a delusional state as a way of coping with her loss. Andy tries to help guide her through whilst privately struggling in his own way with the loss of his much wanted children, as well as the gradual loss of his wife as he becomes isolated from her world. Andy then takes drastic action to help Emily see the truth. But is their relationship strong enough to survive?
Peekaboo

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Vera Drake

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.
Naked

A provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy.
Born With Two Mothers

Frank Bough was one of the most famous men on British TV until a series of scandalous tabloid exposés ended his career We explore the motivation that led to his fall from grace, his attempt to rebuild a career and his his ultimate ignominious end.
Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace

When a young soldier appears, his hope of escape comes with suspicion. And as an old enemy also emerges, he is faced with an even greater temptation: revenge.
National Theatre Live: Paradise

On a run-down Bradford council estate, teenagers Rita and Sue both share a job babysitting for Bob and Michelle's children. On the way home one night, Bob takes Rita and Sue up to a deserted, countryside landscape. Knowing what he has in mind, the girls are only too happy to oblige and both have a sexual encounter with him that becomes a regular occurrence.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.
Close My Eyes
Television & Series (50)

This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.
This Morning

Monkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Marc Wootton and Steve Coogan. It was directed by David Kerr and produced by Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves' production company, Pett Productions. It succeeded The All Star Comedy Show, which was written by Reeves and Mortimer, and produced by Coogan. Sketches of the show included the moronic, yet fearless 'Croc Botherer', Roy the eerie, lonely toy-shopkeeper, Alistair the hopeless estate agent, who replies to every question with "I don't know", the swearing chef, and the 'Geordie Astronauts'. A DVD of the series was released on 4 July 2005.
Monkey Trousers

University lecturer Robert Bridge becomes involved in a series of supernatural events surrounding medium Alison Mundy.
Afterlife

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
Prime Suspect

The coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.






