Lesley Sharp
Lesley Sharp is a renowned English actress known for her compelling performances in film and television. She gained recognition for her roles in 'The Full Monty' and 'After Life.' With a career spanning decades, she is celebrated for her versatility and ability to portray complex... Read More
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Naked (2017)
Following a wild night out with his best man, Rob Anderson wakes up to find himself naked in an elevator on the morning of...
From Hell (2001)
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...
The Full Monty (2023)
The Full Monty gang is back after 25 years, swapping their stage costumes for dognapping, racing pigeons, and one very unconventional hostage situation. Gaz...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
PillionColin, a timid gay man, is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic and impossibly handsome biker, takes him... |
Peggy | |
| 2025 |
BergeracEx-cop Jim Bergerac is forced to confront a troubling past case when a wealthy woman is murdered, pushing him to... |
Monica | |
| 2024 |
MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The WorldWhen Flight MH17 was shot down in 2014, the reverberations affected world events. This documentary explores how the tragedy shaped... |
Narrator - (Voice) | |
| 2024 |
Red EyeLondon police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of... |
Director General Madeline Delaney | |
| 2024 |
Prime Suspect: Murder In SuburbiaAfter his wife Diane vanished in 1983, suspicion centred on her respected GP husband Robert Jones, but he was never... |
Narrator | |
| 2023 |
The Full MontyThe Full Monty gang is back after 25 years, swapping their stage costumes for dognapping, racing pigeons, and one very... |
Jean Horsefall | |
| 2023 |
Frank Bough: National Treasure, National DisgraceFrank Bough was one of the most famous men on British TV until a series of scandalous tabloid exposés ended... |
Narrator | |
| 2022 |
Catherine Called BirdyA teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her father maps out for... |
Morwenna | |
| 2022 |
Art That Made UsAn alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed... |
Self - Actrice (Scott & Bailey) | |
| 2021 |
Heaven MadeBehind the walls of three religious orders to meet Benedictine nuns and monks who devote themselves not just to prayer... |
Narrator | |
| 2021 |
HelpSarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for... |
Gaynor | |
| 2021 |
National Theatre Live: ParadiseWhen a young soldier appears, his hope of escape comes with suspicion. And as an old enemy also emerges, he... |
Philoctetes | |
| 2021 |
Before We DieDetective Hannah Laing becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant... |
Hannah Laing | |
| 2021 |
Fate: The Winx SagaThe coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to... |
Rosalind | |
| 2020 |
Toxic Town: The Corby PoisoningsThis film tells the unknown story of the worst child poisoning case since Thalidomide, featuring a landmark legal battle, by... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2019 |
BrightonA typical day in Brighton; two working-class couples are on a day trip to the beach. But Brighton is changing... |
Doreen | |
| 2019 |
Inside the Bank of EnglandA documentary look inside the Bank of England during the turbulent year 2018 |
Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2018 |
Dusty and MeA feel-good, heart-warming film set in Yorkshire in 1977 about an adolescent boy's big summer after leaving school. It's about... |
Lil Springfield | |
| 2018 |
Spoon FedEllie, a smart and successful woman, has her life changed when she is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. As her condition... |
Ellie | |
| 2017 |
Living the DreamA British family, the Pembertons, decide it’s time to leave rainy England and move to the sunshine state of Florida.... |
Jen Pemberton | |
| 2017 |
All That You Love Will Be Carried AwayAlice checks into a lonely hotel room at night and sets about making preparations to end her life, whilst obsessively... |
Alice | |
| 2017 |
Three GirlsThe story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale,... |
DC Margaret Oliver | |
| 2016 |
ParanoidThe murder of a female GP in a rural playground in front of numerous witnesses draws a group of detectives... |
Lucy Cannonbury | |
| 2016 |
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own LightA multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers. |
Self | |
| 2015 |
CapitalSet on a single street in South London, Capital is a portrait of a road transformed by soaring property prices:... |
Mary | |
| 2015 |
PeekabooEmily and Andy have been trying for a baby for years. After three stillborn babies their world has been torn... |
Emily | |
| 2014 |
National Theatre Live: A Taste of HoneyWhen her mother Helen runs off with a car salesman, feisty teenager Jo takes up with Jimmie, a sailor who... |
Helen | |
| 2012 |
Married to the MooniesFollows three young couples as they travel to Korea to be blessed by their messiah, Reverend Moon, at one of... |
Narrator | |
| 2012 |
StarlingsStarlings is a British comedy-drama written by Steve Edge and Matt King who also play the roles of Fergie and... |
Unknown character | |
| 2011 |
ShirleyShirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler the... |
Eliza Bassey | |
| 2011 |
Scott & BaileyD.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each... |
DC Janet Scott | |
| 2011 |
The Shadow LineA murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line... |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 |
Whistle and I'll Come to YouAfter placing his ailing wife Alice in a care home, elderly academic James Parkin goes to stay at a wintry... |
Hetty | |
| 2009 |
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and... |
Joan Hunter | |
| 2009 |
Angela and FriendsDaily chat show, hosted by Angela Griffin, that combines topical debate with five lifestyle clubs: Diet and Health, Beauty, Books and... |
Unknown character | |
| 2009 |
Doctor Who Greatest MomentsTakes viewers on a journey through time and space to relive all the action from the sci-fi show, featuring exclusive... |
Self | |
| 2009 |
Moving OnMoving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of... |
Sylvie | |
| 2009 |
Keep It In The FamilyLooking at family businesses where the next generation of the family is unwilling to take over. Parents show their children... |
Unknown character | |
| 2009 |
The Diary of Anne FrankFive-part adaptation of Anne Frank's famous wartime diaries in which a young teenager and her family go into hiding from... |
Petronella Van Daan | |
| 2009 |
In PassingA Blitz mother confronts a home truth. |
Fay Travers | |
| 2008 |
InkheartThe adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help... |
Mortola | |
| 2008 |
The ChildrenAn eight-year-old girl is found murdered on the patio of her home. Any one of the adults who care for... |
Anne | |
| 2007 |
CranfordA rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in... |
Mrs Bell | |
| 2005 |
Our Hidden LivesBased on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are... |
Edie Rutherford | |
| 2005 |
AfterlifeUniversity lecturer Robert Bridge becomes involved in a series of supernatural events surrounding medium Alison Mundy. |
Alison Mundy | |
| 2005 |
Monkey TrousersMonkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2005 |
Born With Two MothersA provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy. |
Laura Mayfield | |
| 2005 |
Doctor WhoThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who... |
Sky Silvestry | |
| 2005 |
PlanespottingTelevision drama based on a true story about a group of planespotters wrongly accused of being spies. 14 planespotters are... |
Lesley Coppin | |
| 2004 |
Vera DrakeAbortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads... |
Jessie Barnes | |
| 2004 |
Who Do You Think You Are?A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past. |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Carrie's WarCarrie's War is an adaptation of a 1973 children's novel by Nina Bawden, set during the Second World War and... |
Louisa Evans, aka 'Aunty Lou' | |
| 2003 |
CarlaThe meeting of the quiet Helen North and the charismatic Carla on a beautiful Greek island leads to tragic consequences. |
Helen North | |
| 2003 |
CheekyConsumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging... |
Kath | |
| 2003 |
The Second ComingVideo store clerk Steve Baxter realises that he is in fact the Son of God. He has just a few... |
Judith Roach | |
| 2003 |
The Second ComingSteven Baxter is the Son of God, and can produce the miracles to prove it. How does the world react... |
Judith Roach | |
| 2003 |
Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in ChinaFootball icon Paul Gascoigne is at the end of his playing career, heading to the Gansu the poorest province in... |
Self - Narrator | |
| 2001 |
Bob & RoseGay thirtysomething schoolteacher Robert 'Bob' Gossage finds himself attracted to a woman, Rose Cooper, exploring their unconventional relationship and the... |
Rose Cooper | |
| 2001 |
From HellFrederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in... |
Kate Eddowes | |
| 2000 |
Aqua Teen Hunger ForceThe surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl... |
Glorfinoid (voice) | |
| 2000 |
Nature BoyDavid Witton is a sullen teenager who feels more at ease with animals than with people. Following the death of... |
Martha | |
| 2000 |
Clocking OffClocking Off is a British television drama series broadcast on BBC One for four series from 2000 to 2003. It... |
Trudy Graham | |
| 1999 |
Daylight RobberyDaylight Robbery is a British television drama mini-series that aired on ITV from 9 September 1999 to 18 December 2000.... |
Carol Murphy | |
| 1999 |
Great ExpectationsOrphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited... |
Mrs Joe | |
| 1999 |
Great ExpectationsOrphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited... |
Mrs. Joe | |
| 1998 |
Playing the FieldThe on-the-field trials and tribulations and the off-the-field lives, loves and infidelities of 'The Castlefield Blues', an under funded, badly... |
Theresa Mullen | |
| 1997 |
The Full MontySheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a... |
Jean Horsefall | |
| 1996 |
The MoonstoneGreg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic mystery, the... |
Rosanna Spearman | |
| 1995 |
PriestThe deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his... |
Mrs. Unsworth | |
| 1994 |
Dandelion DeadThis is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived... |
Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies | |
| 1994 |
Common As MuckCommon As Muck is a gritty BBC comedy drama serial focusing on the lives of a crew of bin men... |
Christine Stranks | |
| 1994 |
Speaking In TonguesTony Marchant's eloquent and painful play about the changes to how people are employed, and what that does to their... |
Susan | |
| 1994 |
SyrupAn Oscar nominated short film about a man's life changing when he gets a hairpiece. |
Ms. James | |
| 1993 |
NakedAn unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey. |
Louise | |
| 1993 |
Frank Stubbs PromotesFrank Stubbs (Timothy Spall) is a down-at-heel ticket tout with grand ideas. He has an ambition to become a 'high... |
Petra Dillon | |
| 1993 | Unknown character | ||
| 1991 |
Close My EyesAfter some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously... |
Jessica | |
| 1991 |
Top GirlsMarlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party for five oddly... |
Dull Gret / Angie | |
| 1991 |
PerformanceAn anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances. |
Angie | |
| 1991 |
Prime SuspectHighly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world. |
Anne Sutherland | |
| 1990 |
WeddedA husband drives throughout the night on a voyage of self-discovery, while his wife waits at home, raking over the... |
Woman | |
| 1990 |
Night VoiceClarence Flamer hosts a late-night talk show on regional radio station North Star Sound. A phone call he takes one... |
Marion Parkin | |
| 1989 |
The Rachel PapersPoised to attend Oxford University, 19-year-old Charles Highway decides it's high time to have a romantic encounter with an older... |
Jenny | |
| 1989 |
Agatha Christie's PoirotFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits... |
Miss Martindale | |
| 1988 |
This MorningThis Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech,... |
Self | |
| 1988 |
The Love ChildWhen he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in... |
Bernadette | |
| 1987 |
RoadA view of the inhabitants of a derelict road in Manchester, unsatisfied with their lives and routines. A young man... |
Valerie | |
| 1987 |
Rita, Sue and Bob TooOn a run-down Bradford council estate, teenagers Rita and Sue both share a job babysitting for Bob and Michelle's children.... |
Michelle | |
| 1986 |
ScreenPlayScreenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one... |
Valerie | |
| 1986 |
ScreenPlayScreenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one... |
Marion Parkin | |
| 1986 |
ScreenPlayScreenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one... |
Woman | |
| 1985 |
Screen TwoSeries of single made-for-television dramas. |
Mrs. Unsworth | |
| 1971 |
A Ghost Story for ChristmasA strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales... |
Hetty |
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Lesley Sharp's career highlights include her performances in 'The Full Monty,' 'After Life,' and various television dramas, which showcase her range and talent.
Lesley Sharp has received critical acclaim for her performances but has not won major awards like an Oscar. She has been nominated for BAFTA and other prestigious awards.
Lesley Sharp's first film role was in 'The High Life' (1994), which marked the beginning of her successful career in the film industry.
Some of Lesley Sharp's most successful films include 'The Full Monty' and 'The Last Detective,' both of which contributed to her popularity as an actress.
Lesley Sharp is known to be private about her personal life. She is married to Nick Smith and has two children, whose names are not publicly disclosed.
Lesley Sharp's estimated net worth is around $3 million, reflecting her successful career in acting over the years.
Milestones in Lesley Sharp's filmography include her iconic role in 'The Full Monty' and her notable performances in acclaimed series like 'After Life' and 'The Last Detective.'
Lesley Sharp has been involved in various charitable activities, supporting causes related to the arts and mental health awareness.