Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan is a multi-BAFTA award-winning Irish actress, writer, producer, and director.
Sharon is best known for her multiple award-winning sitcomCATASTROPHE, which she co-wrote and starred in with Rob Delaney, and most recently for her critically acclaimed comedy-thriller series BAD SISTERS for Apple TV+ which she co-created, wrote, executive-produced, and stars as a leading role in – and which garnered rave reviews, and has wins for BAFTA Television Awards, (Best Drama Series) and IFTA Television Awards (Best Drama and Lead Actress in a Drama), as well as nominations for Critics Choice Awards (Best Drama and Best Lead Actress in Drama) and the Writers Guild Awards (Best New Series.) Series 2 was released in November 2024.
Sharon is also co-creator ofSHINING VALE, an eight-part horror comedy series starring Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear, which premiered on Starz in 2022 and she is also executive producer on the recently released second season.
Further accolades include the BAFTA for Best Writing in a Comedy Series forCATASTROPHEin 2016 which gained three BAFTA nominations for her extraordinary performance in the show, alongside a Primetime Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Further recognition includes the BAFTA TV Award for Best Short Form Programme (2018) forMORGANA ROBINSON’S SUMMER: DREAMLANDand Outstanding Achievement Award for her debut short filmTHE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. At the National Comedy Awards Sharon was awarded the Caroline Aherne Outstanding Achievement Award, she has also received two BAFTA Award nominations and two British Comedy Awards for her iconic BBC showPULLINGwhich she co-wrote and starred in.
As well as being a multi-BAFTA award-winning actress, writer, producer, and director, Sharon Horgan is a co-founder of Merman.
Credits for Merman include: executive producing Sky's recently airedDREAMLANDwhich stars Lily Allen and Freema Agyeman; executive producing BBC Sounds audio dramaPeople Who Knew Me, starring Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie; executive producing and starring in the animated comedyHOUSEBROKEN(Fox), which was co-created by Clea Duvall, Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan, and the second series is currently airing; executive producingFRANK OF IRELAND(Channel 4/Amazon), which was created by Brian and Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Moloney; co-writing and executive producing the BAFTA nominatedMOTHERLAND(BBC Two), includingMOTHERLAND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL(BBC Two) andMOTHERLAND: LAST CHRISTMAS(BBC One); executive producing two seriesof FRAYED(Sky/ABC), created by and starring Sarah Kendall;THERE SHE GOES(BBC/Britbox), including the recent critically acclaimed special;DISABILITY BENEFITS(Channel 4), written and created by Rosie Jones, andTHIS WAY UP(Channel 4/Hulu), in which she also starred in alongside creator Aisling Bea.
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Sharon Horgan is a multi-BAFTA award-winning Irish actress, writer, producer, and director, best known for her multiple award-winning sitcomCATASTROPHE, which she co-wrote and starred in with Rob Delaney, and most recently for her critically acclaimed comedy-thriller series BAD SISTERS for Apple TV+ which she co-created, wrote, executive-produced, and stars as a leading role in – and which garnered rave reviews, and has wins for BAFTA Television Awards, (Best Drama Series) and IFTA Television Awards (Best Drama and Lead Actress in a Drama, as well as nominations for Critics Choice Awards (Best Drama and Best Lead Actress in Drama) and the Writers Guild Awards (Best New Series.) Series 2 is due for release in November 2024.
Sharon starred in BEST INTERESTS on BBC One, written by Jack Thorne. She plays the lead role opposite Michael Sheen and Alison Oliver.
In 2021, Sharon starred opposite James McAvoy in the Stephen Daldry directed film TOGETHER for BBC Two and BBC Film, which recently won Best Single Drama at the 2022 TV BAFTAS. She played Miss Hedge in the Bafta nominated feature film adaptation of the West End musical EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE and can currently be seen in UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT opposite Nicolas Cage.
Other recent screen work includes GAME NIGHT opposite Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman, MILITARY WIVES opposite Kristin Scott Thomas and the Irish comedy-drama film DATING AMBER, for which she won an IFTA for Best Supporting Actress. The same year, Sharon wrote and directed an episode of Amazon’s anthology MODERN LOVE, “Rallying to Keep the Game Alive” and starring Tina Fey and John Slattery.
Further acting credits include THIS WAY UP, CRIMINAL (Netflix), BOB’S BURGERS (Fox), BOJACK HORSEMAN (Netflix), THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET(IFC), ADVENTURE TIME (CARTOON NETWORK), PSYCHOBITCHES (Sky Arts), THE BORROWERS (BBC), FREE AGENTS (C4), DEAD BOSS(BBC) and BAD SUGAR (C4), as well as the films RUN AND JUMP, DEATH OF A SUPERHERO, and MAN UP.
Awards for CATASTROPHE include the BAFTA TV Craft Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series in 2016 and she also gained three BAFTA nominations for her performance in the show, alongside a Primetime Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. At the National Comedy Awards 2022 Sharon was awarded the Caroline Ahearne Outstanding Achievement Award. She has also received two BAFTA Award nominations and two British Comedy Awards for her iconic BBC show PULLING which she co-wrote and starred in. Sharon’s other credits for Merman include executive producing and starring in the animated comedy HOUSEBROKEN (Fox), which stars Lisa Kudrow, co-created by Clea Duvall, Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan. Sharon also executive producedFRANK OF IRELAND(Channel 4/Amazon), which was created by Brian and Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Moloney; co-writing and Executive Producing the Bafta nominated MOTHERLAND(BBC). Sharon was also an Executive Producer of two series ofFRAYED(Sky/ABC), created by and starring Sarah Kendall;THERE SHE GOES(BBC/Britbox) andTHIS WAY UP(Ch4/Hulu), which she also starred in alongside creator Aisling Bea – and most recently she co created SHINING VALE, an eight-part horror comedy series starring Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear, which premiered on Starz on March the 6th, 2022.
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
TOGETHER | She | Stephen Daldry | BBC |
A GREYHOUSE OF A GIRL | Scarlett | Enzo D'Alò | Studio Canal |
THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT | Olivia | Tom Gormican | Lionsgate |
EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE | Miss Hedge | Jonathan Butterell | Warp Films |
HOW TO BUILD A GIRL | Jo March | Coky Giedroyc | Film4 |
MILITARY WIVES | Lisa | Peter Cattaneo | Ingenious Media/Embankment Films/42/Tempo Productions |
GAME NIGHT | Sarah | John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein | Warner Bros |
MAN UP | Elaine | Ben Palmer | Big Talk Productions |
RUN AND JUMP | Tara | Steph Green | R & J Film Productions |
DEATH OF A SUPERHERO | Renata Clarke | Ian Fitzgibbon | Grand Pictures / Irish Film Board |
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH | Suzanne | Simon Ponsonby | Chance Remark |
IMAGINE ME AND YOU | Beth | Oliver Parker | Fragile Films Ltd |
VALIANT | Charles De Girl | Gary Chapman | Ealing Studios / Disney |
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
DISENCHANTMENT | Queen Dagmar | Various | Netflix |
ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA & CAKE | Minerva Campbell | Ryan Shannon & Steve Wolfhard | Cartoon Network |
MR AND MRS SMITH | Gavol | Various | Amazon |
UNTITLED AMANDA KNOX PROJECT | Edda Mellas | Hulu | |
BAD SISTERS S2 | Eva Garvey | Various | Apple TV+ |
BEST INTERESTS | Nicci | Michael Keillor | Chapter One Productions/Endeavor Content/ BBC |
BAD SISTERS | Eva Garvey | Rebecca Gatward, Josephine Bornebusch, Dearbhla Walsh | Apple TV+ |
BOB'S BURGERS | Kathleen | Various | 20th Television |
HOUSEBROKEN | Tabitha | Various | Fox Entertainment |
THIS WAY UP | Shona | Alex Winckler | Merman |
CATASTROPHE S1/S2/S3/S4 | Sharon | Ben Taylor | Channel 4 |
WOMEN ON THE VERGE | Dr. Fitzgerald | Annie Griffin | UKTV |
THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET | Alice Bell | Alex Harcastle | Channel 4 |
CRACKANORY | Storyteller - The Translator | Tiger Aspect | |
MOVING ON | Sarah | Johnny Vegas | LA Productions |
MOONE BOY | Sharon Morgan | Babycow | |
BAD MANAGEMENT | Eve | ABC | |
LITTLE CRACKER | Self | Sharon Horgan | Bwark Productions |
PSYCHOBITCHES | Jane Austen / Frida Kahlo | Jeremy Dyson | Tiger Aspect / Sky |
DEAD BOSS | Helen | Steve Bendelack | BBC |
BAD SUGAR | Lucy | Ben Palmer | Tiger Aspect / Channel 4 |
THE BORROWERS | Homily Clock | Tom Harper | Working Title |
LITTLE CRACKERS - CAPTURING SANTA | Mother | Peter Cattaneo | Sprout Pictures / Sky |
STANLEY PARK | Auntie Pat | Misha Manson Smith | Mix Prods Ltd/BBC3/Lionsgate |
THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET | Alice | David Cross | RDF/Channel 4 |
PULLING SPECIAL | Donna | Tristram Shapeero | BBC3 |
FREE AGENTS | Helen | Richard Laxton | Big Talk/Channel 4 |
COMEDY SHOWCASE - FREE AGENTS | Helen | Richard Laxton | Big Talk/Channel 4 |
ANGELO'S | Karen | Chloe Thomas | Bwark/FIVE |
PULLING | Series 1&2 | Tristram Shapeero | Silver River / BBC3 |
ANNUALLY RETENTIVE | The Celebrity Booker | Paul Duddridge | Jones The Film / BBC3 |
BROKEN NEWS | Series | John Morton | BBC2 |
CARRIE & BARRY | Jan | Martin Dennis | BBC1 |
EXTRAS | Maggie's Cousin | Ricky Gervais / Stephen Merchant | BBC2 |
DOGGING | Animation |
| Stickee Ltd for MTV UK |
THE FRIDAY NIGHT PROJECT | Writer / Performer | Dean Nabarro | Princess for Channel 4 |
THE FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW | Writer/Performer | Dominic Bridgestocke | Ealing for Channel 4 |
GAGGING FOR IT | Pilot | Simon Wilson | Monkey Kingdom for Channel 5 |
RASPBERRY RIPPLE | pilot | Roger Pomfrey | Outline Productions for BBC |
THE GREAT LOVE SWINDLE | Series Writer/Narrator | Chloe Thomas | Ealing for E4 |
ABSOLUTE POWER | Performer (Theresa | John Morton | BBC2 |
MONKEY DUST | Writer / Performer | Harry Thompson | Talkback / BBC Three |
DODGY UNCLES | Writer / Performer | Harry Thompson | Talkback |
THE PILOT SHOW | Writer / Performer | Damon Beesley | C4 / E4 |
SEMI DETACHED | Writer / Performer | Jim Field Smith | Shine Productions |
THE STATE WE'RE IN | Presenter | Alex Walsh Taylor | BBC Choice |
RESISTANCE | Series | Barbara Lee | BBC Three |
SHOREDITCH TW*T | Comedy Lab | Otto Bathurst | C4/Talkback |
SPAM | Pilot | Steve Kidgell | E4 |
DAVE GORMAN'S ASTROLOGY EXPERIMENT | Financial Advisor | Danny Wallace | BBC |
CANCUN | pilot | Jeremy Lovering | BBC |
THE GIRLY SKETCH SHOW | Various | Charles Martin | BBC |
BBC NEW COMEDY AWARDS | Various | Shane Allen | BBC |
NO SERVICE PLEASE WE'RE BRITISH | Presenter | Emma Davis | C5 |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
TERRIBLE ADVICE | Delila | Frank Oz | Menier Chocolate Factory |
BRENDAN'S VISIT | Jeanette | R. Chalmers | Canal Cafe/Etcetera |
HORSEMAN PASS BY | Mrs Kelly | Michael Geliot | Unity Theatre |
LOVE IN THE 18TH CENTURY | Philomel | Michael Geliot | Jermyn St. |
RED ROSES FOR ME | Finoola | Declan Mullohand | Unity Theatre |
THE MOTH HOUR | Reh. Reading | Tessa Walker | Old Vic (Studio) |
THE SEAGULL | Nina | R. Chalmers | Lost TC |
TO STEAL A MARCH ON GOD | Martha | Andrew Herskovitz | The Gate |
WEAPONS OF WAR | Girl | Greg Mandry | Man In The Moon |
Radio
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
CLEMENT DOESNT'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE | Various | Chris Neil | BBC Radio 4 |
ROBIN AND WENDY'S WET WEEKEND | Various | Kay Stonham | BBC Radio 4 |
THAT JO CAULFIELD SHOW | Various | Chris Neil | BBC Radio 4 |