Sharon Horgan
Date of birth: 1970-07-13
Place of birth: Hackney, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Σάρον Χόργκαν, Σάρον Λορένσια Χόργκαν
Biography
Sharon Horgan is an Irish actress, writer, director and producer. She is best known for the comedy series Pulling (2006) and Catastrophe (2015), both of which she starred in and co-wrote. In 2016 she created Divorce for US television and the following year she co-created Motherland for BBC2. In 2018 she starred in the movie Game Night. Most recently, she has starred in the movies Military Wives and Everybody's Talking About Jamie, whilst on television she plays Aisling Bea's sister in the sitcom This Way Up.
Movie Credits
Imagine Me & You
2006-01-27
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. T
Miss Remarkable & her Career
2010-10-03
Miss Remarkable's struggle with her own demons, crushing parental expectations and a career meltdown
Valiant
2005-03-25
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears th
Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story
2019-07-09
This heartfelt story charts singer-songwriter Mic Christopher's humble beginnings busking on the str
The Borrowers
2011-12-25
Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who liv
Death of a Superhero
2011-05-04
A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
The Week Before Christmas
2012-12-12
It is a hectic time of year for the Horgans and young Sharon must do her share of turkey plucking. I
Run & Jump
2014-01-24
After a stroke leaves her husband disabled and fundamentally changed, a spirited Irish wife struggle
Rally Road Racers
2023-05-12
Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the
Man Up
2015-05-29
A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by he
Quintessentially Irish
2024-03-12
A celebration of all things Irish, from sweeping landscapes to traditions and quirky sense of humor.
Trafalgar Square
2004-01-01
Short film set among the various workers and tradespeople in the famous London thoroughfare that spo
Bad Sugar
2012-08-26
A dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings. A peculi
Game Night
2018-02-15
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder
Brethren
2010-10-31
An ordinary day in a cafe takes a bizarre twist for Alice and Sharon.
Military Wives
2020-03-06
Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021-09-10
Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a
Dating Amber
2020-07-03
Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sex
How to Build a Girl
2020-09-24
The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talkin
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2022-04-20
Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend
The Last Drop
A functioning alcoholic faces an ultimatum: to go sober or lose everything – including his life.
Together
2021-08-27
A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality o
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023-11-23
Mary is a 12-year-old girl with a passion for cooking, absorbing information from her grandmother, w