Will Sharpe

Known for

Acting

Born

September 22, 1986 (age 40)

Birthplace

Camden, London, England, UK

Biography

William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe (born 22 September 1986) is an English actor, writer, and director. After writing for comedy shows and appearing in the medical drama Casualty (2009–2010), he made his feature directorial debut with Black Pond (2011). He gained further acclaim for his Channel 4 comedy-drama Flowers (2016). He then starred in the BBC Two series Defending the Guilty (2018–2019) and Giri/Haji (2019), the latter of which earned him a British Academy Television Award. Sharpe went on to direct the film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain and the Sky Atlantic miniseries Landscapers (both 2021). He also starred in the second season of The White Lotus (2022).

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Best known work

Sherlock

2010

The White Lotus

2021

A Real Pain

2024

The House

2022

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021

Landscapers

2021

Giri/Haji

2019

Emmanuelle

2024

Flowers

2016

Dirk Gently

2012

Filmography

TBA
ProdigiesTV
as Ren, Executive Producer, Creator
TBA
Absolute Surrender
Director, Writer
2025
AmadeusTV
as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (5 episodes), Executive Producer
2025
Too MuchTV
as Felix Remen (10 episodes)
2024
A Real Pain
as James
2024
Emmanuelle
as Kei
2024
Bluey Book ReadsTV
as Self (voice) (1 episode)
2022
The House
as Elias (voice)
2021
LandscapersTV
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Director, Writer
2021
The White LotusTV
as Ethan Spiller (7 episodes)
2019
Giri/HajiTV
as Rodney (8 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2018
Defending the GuiltyTV
as Will (6 episodes)
2016
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Self
2016
The Darkest Universe
as Zac Pratt, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
2016
FlowersTV
as Shun (12 episodes), Associate Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
2014
BabylonTV
as Rick (1 episode)
2014
W1ATV
as Michael Chung (2 episodes)
2014
Brian Pern: A Life in RockTV
as Young Pat Quid (1 episode)
2012
Dirk GentlyTV
as David Cho (1 episode)
2011
Black Pond
as Tim Tanaka, Director, Writer, Producer
2011
The Jonathan Ross ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2010
SherlockTV
as Corporal Lyons (1 episode)
2009
Cockroach
as Kiyoshi, Editor, Writer, Director