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Sharon Horgan

Acting

Born July 13, 1970 · Hackney, London, England, UK

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.

Awards & recognition

  • British Academy Television AwardBest Female Comedy Performance · 2016 · nominated

Filmography47 titles

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

2023as Additional Voices (voice)

BoJack Horseman

2014as Courtney Portnoy (voice)

Adventure Time

2010as Minerva (voice)

Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story

2019

Bob's Burgers

2011as Kathleen (voice)

Imagine Me & You

2005as Beth

Shining Vale

2022Executive Producer

Bad Sisters

2022as Eva Garvey

Catastrophe

2015as Sharon Morris

Modern Love

2019Director, Writer

Moone Boy

2012

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2012as Self - Contestant

Criminal: UK

2019as Danielle Dunne

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014as Self

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Dating Amber

2020as Hannah

Motherland

2016Executive Producer, Writer

Moving On

2009as Sarah

Vladimir

2026Executive Producer

This Way Up

2019as Shona

Death of a Superhero

2011as Renata Clarke

Amandaland

2025Executive Producer

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022as Olivia

Game Night

2018as Sarah

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox

2025as Edda Mellas

A Greyhound of a Girl

2023as Scarlett (voice)

Herself

2020Producer

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

2009as Alice Bell

Your Monster

2024Executive Producer

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2024as Gavol Martin

Best Interests

2023as Nicci

Man Up

2015as Elaine

Rally Road Racers

2023as Abby Jacks (voice)

Military Wives

2019as Lisa

Quintessentially Irish

2024as Self

Divorce

2016Creator, Executive Producer, Writer

Frank of Ireland

2021Executive Producer

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

2021as Miss Hedge

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

Dead Boss

as Helen Stephens

Run & Jump

2014as Tara

Together

2021as She

How to Build a Girl

2019as Jo March

Valiant

2005as Charles De Girl (voice)

HouseBroken

as Tabitha (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self

Sherri

2022as Self - Guest