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Lesley Sharp

Lesley Sharp

Department: 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'.

Known For

From Hell

From Hell

2001

Help

Help

2021

Inkheart

Inkheart

2008

Spoon Fed

Spoon Fed

2018

Peekaboo

Peekaboo

2015

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004

Naked

Naked

1993

Born With Two Mothers

Born With Two Mothers

2005

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace

2023

National Theatre Live: Paradise

National Theatre Live: Paradise

2021

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

1987

Close My Eyes

Close My Eyes

1991

Carrie's War

Carrie's War

2004

The Moonstone

The Moonstone

1996

Carla

Carla

2003

The Second Coming

The Second Coming

2003

Road

Road

1987

The Full Monty

The Full Monty

1997

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

2010

Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009

Syrup

Syrup

1994

Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia

Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia

2024

Night Voice

Night Voice

1990

Wedded

Wedded

1990

Speaking In Tongues

Speaking In Tongues

1994

Priest

Priest

1995

Our Hidden Lives

Our Hidden Lives

2005

Cheeky

Cheeky

2003

Planespotting

Planespotting

2005

Shirley

Shirley

2011

MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The World

MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The World

2024

Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China

Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China

2003

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1999

The Love Child

The Love Child

1988

Married to the Moonies

Married to the Moonies

2012

Dusty and Me

Dusty and Me

2018

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

1989

In Passing

In Passing

2009

Top Girls

Top Girls

1991

Brighton

Brighton

2019

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

2017

National Theatre Archive: A Taste of Honey

National Theatre Archive: A Taste of Honey

2014

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings

2020

Pillion

Pillion

2025

This Morning

This Morning

1988

Monkey Trousers

Monkey Trousers

2005

Afterlife

Afterlife

2005

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

1991

Fate: The Winx Saga

Fate: The Winx Saga

2021

The Children

The Children

2008

Playing the Field

Playing the Field

1998

Bob & Rose

Bob & Rose

2001

The Second Coming

The Second Coming

2003

Before We Die

Before We Die

2021

Nights

Nights

1993

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009

Dandelion Dead

Dandelion Dead

1994

Keep It In The Family

Keep It In The Family

2009

Starlings

Starlings

2012

Angela and Friends

Angela and Friends

2009

Inside the Bank of England

Inside the Bank of England

2019

Daylight Robbery

Daylight Robbery

1999

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

The Shadow Line

The Shadow Line

2011

Scott & Bailey

Scott & Bailey

2011

Paranoid

Paranoid

2016

Moving On

Moving On

2009

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

Capital

Capital

2015

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971

Cranford

Cranford

2007

Living the Dream

Living the Dream

2017

The Full Monty

The Full Monty

2023

Art That Made Us

Art That Made Us

2022

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

Three Girls

Three Girls

2017

Red Eye

Red Eye

2024

Heaven Made

Heaven Made

2021

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

2009

Performance

Performance

1991

Common As Muck

Common As Muck

1994

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1999

Clocking Off

Clocking Off

2000

Nature Boy

Nature Boy

2000