Sharon Small
{{short description|British actress}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
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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 Law & Order: UK (as Inspector Elisabeth Flynn) and Trust Me (as Dr Brigitte Rayne). She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance in a 2022 revival of Good.{{cite web | url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/year/olivier-awards-2023/ | title=Olivier Awards 2023 }}
Early life
Small is the eldest of five children.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/people/sharon_small_person_page.shtml|title=Sharon Small|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 May 2017}} She was educated at Kinghorn Primary School, 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), and continued her study at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.
Personal life
Small lives in London. She has two sons with her husband, photographer Dan Bridge. Two of her brothers, Mike Small and Thierry Small have played professional football and her cousin, Gladstone Small, played cricket for England and Warwickshire and took the catch that clinched the 1986-87 Ashes for England.
Filmography
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|+ 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 |
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|+ Television | ||||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Production ! Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Taggart | Michelle Gibson | SMG Productions | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Roughnecks | Bernadette | – | 1 episode |
| 1995 | An Independent Man | Nicola | – | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Doctor Finlay | Irene Gallagher | – | 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Bill | Gina Nash | ITV | – |
| 1997 | Hamish Macbeth | WPC Anne Patterson | – | 1 episode |
| 1997 | No Child of Mine | Linda | ITV | – |
| 1999–2000 | Sunburn | Carol Simpson | – | 14 episodes |
| 2000 | Glasgow Kiss | Cara Rossi | – | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Cutting It | Boo Wiberley | – | – |
| 2001–2007 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | DS Barbara Havers | BBC | 24 episodes – nominated for Most Popular Actress and the Golden Satellite Award |
| 2005 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | BBC's Shakespeare Retold season | – |
| 2006 | Rebus | Miranda Masterson | – | – |
| 2007 | Nina and the Neurons | Bud the Taste Neuron | – | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Murderland | Dr Laura Maitland | ITV | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2010 | Mistresses | Trudi Malloy | BBC | 16 episodes |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mary Pritchard | ITV adaptation of "Miss Marple: The Blue Geranium", aired in the US on PBS | – |
| 2011 | Downton Abbey | Marigold Shore | – | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Kidnap and Ransom | Beth Cooper | ITV | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | New Tricks | Minnie/Annabel Tilson | BBC | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Geraldine Briggs | BBC | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Call the Midwife | Nora Harding | BBC | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Death in Paradise | Dorothy Foster | BBC | 1 episode |
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|2014 | Midsomer Murders | Ruth Cameron | ITV “Wild Harvest” | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Law & Order: UK | Inspector Elisabeth Flynn | ITV | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Stonemouth | Connie Murston | BBC | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Born to Kill | Cathy | World Productions | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Trust Me | Dr Brigitte Rayne | BBC | 4 episodes |
| 2019– | London Kills | DS Vivienne Cole | Acorn TV | Main role, 4 series, 20 episodes |
| 2020 | Flesh and Blood | Stella | ITV | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | The Bay | Rose Marshbrook | ITV1 | 6 Episodes |
| 2024 | Nightsleeper | Liz Draycott | BBC | 6 Episodes |
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|+ 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
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| Angel | Lorraine |
| The Order of Release | Effie Ruskin |
Stage
Awards and honours
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| 1997
|Best Actress Award |Bumping the Odds |{{won}} |
| 2007
|Best Award |The Inspector Lynley Mysteries |{{nom}} |
| 2023
|Best Supporting Actress |Good |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0806527|name=Sharon Small}}
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/people/sharon_small_person_page.shtml Sharon Small] at bbc.co.uk
- [https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/people/10486 Sharon Small] on Royal National Theatre
- [https://www.gordonandfrench.co.uk/talent/sharon-small Sharon Small] on www.gordonandfrench.co.uk
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Category:Scottish film actresses
Category:Scottish television actresses
Category:Scottish stage actresses
Category:Scottish voice actresses
Category:Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Category:People educated at Balwearie High School
Category:Actresses from Glasgow
Category:Actresses from London
Category:20th-century Scottish actresses
Category:21st-century Scottish actresses
Category:20th-century Scottish women