Sharon Horgan
Writer Performer
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Comedy
Acting
Sharon is an Irish actress, writer and comedian, and the co-founder of the production company MERMAN.
Sharon can be seen starring opposite Nicholas Cage in Lionsgate feature film THE UNBEARBLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT.
She recently starred opposite James McAvoy in TOGETHER directed by Stephen Daldry:
She played a leading role opposite Kristin Scott Thomas in MILITARY WIVES directed by Peter Cattaneo, and in EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE opposite Richard E. Grant for Amazon Prime:
Other recent film credits include BEARDS directed by David Freyne, with Fionn O Shea, and GAME NIGHT for NEWLINE with Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams.
Recent TV work includes THIS WAY UP opposite Aisling Bea and Tobias Menzies.
She is widely known for the smash hit CATASTROPHE in which she writes and stars opposite Rob Delaney, which has been nominated for outstanding writing for a comedy series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, and it’s fourth series has just begun airing.
Additionally, Sharon is the writer and executive producer of DIVORCE, the HBO series starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a woman going through the breakdown of her marriage to her partner, played by Thomas Haden Church, and MOTHERLAND, starring Lucy Punch and Anna Maxwell Martin for the BBC, now currently airing its second season.
Sharon also starred in the movie MAN UP with Simon Pegg and Lake Bell, Sky's LITTLE CRACKERS which she also wrote and directed, THE BORROWERS, directed by Tom Harper, and BAD SUGAR, a Tiger Aspect pilot for Channel 4, written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show), directed by Ben Palmer (Inbetweeners Movie) and co-starring Olivia Colman and Julia Davis, and the Tiger Aspect / Sky series PSYCHOBITCHES, playing a range of roles from Jane Austen to Boudica to Frida Kahlo.
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
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 | Peter Cattaneo | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Best Interests | Nicci | Michael Keillor | Chapter One Productions/Endeavor Content |
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 Important Astrology Experiment | Financial Advisor | Danny Wallace | BBC |
Ccancun | 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 Doesn'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 |
Film, TV & Theatre
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Motherland 2 2018 | Merman/ BBC2 | Creator/ Co-Writer |
Woman on the Verge 2018 | Merman | Co-Writer |
Catastrophe Series 4 2018 | Avalon / Channel 4 | Co-Writer / Performer |
Sky Summer Shorts - Morgana Robinson's Summer 2017 | Sky | Writer |
Catastrophe 3 2016 | Avalon/ Channel 4 | Co-writer/ Performer |
Motherland 2016 | Merman/ BBC2 | Creator/ Co-writer |
The Circuit 2016 | Merman | Co-Writer |
Divorce 2016 | HBO | Creator/ Writer |
Catastrophe 2015 | Avalon / Channel 4 | Writer / Performer |
Pulling USA | ABC | Exec Producer |
Dead Boss (USA) | Warner Bros Pictures | Exec Producer |
Bad Management | ABC | Writer/Performer |
Dead Boss | BBC | Co-creator/Writer |
Pulling Special | BBC3 | Co-creator/Writer |
Little Cracker 2012 | Bwark Productions | Writer/Performer/Director |
Angelo's | Bwark/FIVE | Writer |
Pulling | Silver River / BBC3 | Co-creator/Writer |
Dodgy Uncles | Talkback for C4 | |
Strange Love | Under Option | |
Semi Detached | BBC | |
Semi Detached | Shine Productions | |
The Pilot Show | E4 | |
3 Non Blondes - Series I and II | BBC Three | |
Velvet Soup | BBC Scotland | |
Dogging | Stickee Ltd for MTV UK | |
The Friday Night Project | Princess for Channel 4 | |
The Friday Night Show | Ealing for Channel 4 | |
Resistance | BBC Three | |
Shoreditch Tw*t | C4/Talkback | |
The Girly Sketch Show | BBC | |
Monkey Dust | Talkback / BBC | |
Catastrophe | Avalon/C4 | Co-creator/Writer |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Chain Reaction 2015 | BBC Radio 4 | |
Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore | BBC Radio 4 | |
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekend | BBC Radio 4 |
Comedy
Sharon is an Irish actress, writer and comedian.
Sharon is currently filming Series 2 of the smash hit CATASTROPHE in which she writes and stars opposite Rob Delaney. She has also recently wrapped on THE INCREASINGLY BAD DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET Series 3 as Alice Bell.
Other recent projects in which Sharon appeared include the Tiger Aspect / Sky series PSYCHOBITCHES, playing a range of roles from Jane Austen to Boudica to Frida Kahlo. She also shot BAD MANAGEMENT for ABC, which she wrote and starred in.
Sharon also starred in Sky's LITTLE CRACKERS which she also wrote and directed, and BAD SUGAR, a Tiger Aspect pilot for Channel 4, written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show), directed by Ben Palmer (Inbetweeners Movie) and co-starring Olivia Colman and Julia Davis.
Awards: BAFTA nominated for PULLING 2007, Winner of the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Actress 2008, BAFTA nominated 2009, Winner of the Southbank Show Comedy Award 2009 for PULLING, Winner of British Comedy Award 2009 for PULLING SPECIAL