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Lesley Sharp

Lesley Sharp

Actor · Born April 3, 1960 (66) · Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

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'.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 3, 1960 (66)
From
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Lesley Sharp's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Society
16%
Survival
15%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 7
Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
9
Warm
8
Hopeful
5
Contemplative
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lesley Sharp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lesley Sharp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

90 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pillion(2025)

    as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bergerac(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Monica

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator - (Voice)

  • Red Eye(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Director General Madeline Delaney

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator

  • The Full Monty(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jean Horsefall

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator

  • Catherine Called Birdy(2022)

    as Morwenna

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Heaven Made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Help(2021)

    as Gaynor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Philoctetes

  • Before We Die(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hannah Laing

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Fate: The Winx Saga(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rosalind

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Brighton(2019)

    as Doreen

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Inside the Bank of England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • Dusty and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Lil Springfield

  • Spoon Fed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ellie

  • Living the Dream(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jen Pemberton

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alice

  • Three Girls(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as DC Margaret Oliver

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Paranoid(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lucy Cannonbury

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Capital(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mary

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Peekaboo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Emily

  • National Theatre Live: A Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Helen

  • Married to the Moonies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Starlings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • William & Kate: The First Year(2012)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Eliza Bassey

  • Scott & Bailey(2011)

    Show 33 episodes · as DC Janet Scott

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Shadow Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Whistle and I'll Come to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hetty

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980(2009)

    as Joan Hunter

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Angela and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Keep It In The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Diary of Anne Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Petronella Van Daan

  • In Passing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fay Travers

  • Inkheart(2008)

    as Mortola

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anne

  • Cranford(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs Bell

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Our Hidden Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Edie Rutherford

  • Afterlife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 14 episodes · as Alison Mundy

  • Monkey Trousers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Born With Two Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Laura Mayfield

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sky Silvestry

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Planespotting(2005)

    as Lesley Coppin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Vera Drake(2004)

    as Jessie Barnes

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Carrie's War(2004)

    as Louisa Evans, aka 'Aunty Lou'

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Carla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Helen North

  • Cheeky(2003)

    as Kath

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Second Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Judith Roach

  • The Second Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judith Roach

  • Bob & Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rose Cooper

  • From Hell(2001)

    as Kate Eddowes

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Glorfinoid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha

  • Clocking Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Trudy Graham

  • Daylight Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 8 episodes · as Carol Murphy

  • Great Expectations(1999)

    as Mrs. Joe

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs Joe

  • Playing the Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 32 episodes · as Theresa Mullen

  • The Full Monty(1997)

    as Jean Horsefall

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Moonstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rosanna Spearman

  • Priest(1994)

    as Mrs. Unsworth

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dandelion Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies

  • Common As Muck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Christine Stranks

  • Speaking In Tongues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Susan

  • Stages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan

  • Syrup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ms. James

  • Naked(1993)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Frank Stubbs Promotes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · as Petra Dillon

  • Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · as Louise

  • Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Close My Eyes(1991)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Top Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dull Gret / Angie

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Angie

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • She-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wedded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Woman

  • Night Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Marion Parkin

  • The Rachel Papers(1989)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Martindale

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Bernadette

  • Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Valerie

  • Rita, Sue and Bob Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Michelle

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Marion Parkin · as Valerie · as Woman

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Unsworth

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Hetty

  • Billion Pound Cruises: All At Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles, 88 of them dated from 1971 to 2025; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

The Full Monty (1997)

$258M worldwide

Highest rated

Help (2021)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Scott & Bailey (2011)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19712025

Peak 1994 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1987Screen debut· Rita, Sue and Bob Too
  • 1993Breakout· Naked
  • 2011Career best· Scott & Bailey

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting89 of 89: 89 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
8797

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lesley Sharp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

William & Kate: The First Year (2012)

96th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Help (2021)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lesley Sharp's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles18–62 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles22–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles27–77 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles13–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles24–68 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lesley Sharp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lesley Sharp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Barber shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers