Portrait of Lesley Sharp

Acting

Lesley Sharp

Career

Active from 1987 to 2025, busiest in 2005 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Three Girls
Three Girls
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lesley Sharp Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Social Commentary 10
  • Character Study 5
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • British Humor 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Political Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Billion Pound Cruises: All At Sea
Billion Pound Cruises: All At Sea

as Narrator

2020s

14 titles ยท average score 66
Pillion
Pillion (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

as Peggy

Bergerac
Bergerac (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Monica

Red Eye
Red Eye (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Director General Madeline Delaney

Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia
Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia (2024)

as Narrator

The Full Monty
The Full Monty (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Jean Horsefall

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace
Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace (2023)

as Narrator

Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Morwenna

Before We Die
Before We Die (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Hannah Laing

Help
Help (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gaynor

Fate: The Winx Saga
Fate: The Winx Saga (2021)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Rosalind

National Theatre Live: Paradise
National Theatre Live: Paradise (2021)

as Philoctetes

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings
Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings (2020)

as Narrator (voice)

2010s

17 titles ยท average score 66
Brighton
Brighton (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

as Doreen

Inside the Bank of England
Inside the Bank of England (2019)

TV show ยท as Narrator (Voice)

Three Girls
Three Girls (2017)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as DC Margaret Oliver

Living the Dream
Living the Dream (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jen Pemberton

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (2017)

as Alice

Paranoid
Paranoid (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Lucy Cannonbury

Capital
Capital (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mary

Starlings
Starlings (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Scott & Bailey
Scott & Bailey (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as DC Janet Scott

The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Shirley
Shirley (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Eliza Bassey

Whistle and I'll Come to You
Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hetty

2000s

26 titles ยท average score 71
The Children
The Children (2008)

TV show ยท as Anne

Afterlife
Afterlife (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Alison Mundy

Planespotting
Planespotting (2005)

as Lesley Coppin

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Sky Silvestry

Monkey Trousers
Monkey Trousers (2005)

TV show

Our Hidden Lives
Our Hidden Lives (2005)

as Edie Rutherford

The Second Coming
The Second Coming (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Judith Roach

Cheeky
Cheeky (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kath

The Second Coming
The Second Coming (2003)
GoodWatch score 82

as Judith Roach

Carla
Carla (2003)

as Helen North

Bob & Rose
Bob & Rose (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Rose Cooper

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Glorfinoid (voice)

1990s

23 titles ยท average score 73
Daylight Robbery
Daylight Robbery (1999)

TV show ยท as Carol Murphy

Playing the Field
Playing the Field (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Theresa Mullen

The Full Monty
The Full Monty (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jean Horsefall

Priest
Priest (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Unsworth

Dandelion Dead
Dandelion Dead (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies

Speaking In Tongues
Speaking In Tongues (1994)

as Susan

Naked
Naked (1993)
GoodWatch score 83

as Louise

Frank Stubbs Promotes
Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993)

TV show ยท as Petra Dillon

Close My Eyes
Close My Eyes (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jessica

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect (1991)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Anne Sutherland

Top Girls
Top Girls (1991)

as Dull Gret / Angie

Wedded
Wedded (1990)

as Woman

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Miss Martindale

The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jenny

The Love Child
The Love Child (1988)

as Bernadette

Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Michelle

Road
Road (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Valerie

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show ยท as Marion Parkin / Woman

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mrs. Unsworth

1970s

1 title ยท average score 75
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Hetty