Sharon Small

Sharon Small is a Scottish actress known for her work in film, radio, theatre, and television. Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in the BBC television adaptation of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries by Elizabeth George, she is also recognised for her lead roles in Mistresses (as Trudi Malloy), London Kills (as DS Vivienne Cole) and Trust Me (as Dr Brigitte Rayne). She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance in a 2022 revival of Good.

Early life Small is the eldest of five children. She was educated at Kinghorn Primary School in Fife, where she was the Kinghorn Gala Queen in her final year, and at Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy. Small then studied drama at Kirkcaldy College of Technology (now Fife College),

Personal life Small lives in London.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Production Notes 1997 Bumping the Odds Terry – Best Actress Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival 1997 Bite Alison – – 1998 Driven Caroline Hall Dandelion Films – 2002 About a Boy Christine Universal Pictures – 2004 Dear Frankie Marie Universal – 2004 Belly Button Kika Satellite Pictures – 2008 Last Chance Harvey Nurse Overture Films – 2008 Pop Art short film Mrs. Gannon Forward Films

+ Radio Title Role At The Foot of the Cross Narrator High Table, Lower Orders Zoe "Dr. Finlay – The Adventures of a Black Bag" Nurse Angus Angel Lorraine The Order of Release Effie Ruskin

Stage Year Title Role Production 1994 The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht Polly Peachum Donmar Warehouse 1996 The Nun – Greenwich Studio Theatre 1998 London Cuckolds by Edward Ravencroft – Royal National Theatre 2004 When Harry Met Sally... Marie Fisher Theatre Royal Haymarket 2005 Lear by Edward Bond Fortanelle Sheffield Crucible Theatre 2009 Life Is A Dream Estrella Donmar Warehouse 2010 Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss Vicky Evans Royal Court Theatre 2010 Men Should Weep by Ena Lamont Stewart Maggie Morrison National Theatre 2014 Arden of Faversham by Anonymous Alice Arden Royal Shakespeare Company 2015 Carmen Disruption The Singer Almeida Theatre 2015 Luna Gale by Rebecca Gilman Caroline Hampstead Theatre 2016 The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht Jenny Diver Royal National Theatre 2018 Still Alice Alice Howland West Yorkshire Playhouse 2022 The Trials by Dawn King Defendant Three Donmar Warehouse 2022 Good by C.P. Taylor Helen Harold Pinter Theatre2024Nye by Tim Price Jennie Lee Royal National Theatre

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