Will Sharpe

William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe (born 22 September 1986) is a BAFTA award-winning Japanese-English actor, writer, and director.[2]

Will Sharpe
Born
William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe

(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986
London, England[1]
NationalityJapanese, British
OccupationActor, writer, director
Years active2008–present
Known for
RelativesArthur Sharpe (brother)

Background

Sharpe was born in London, but lived in Tokyo until he was eight years old.[3] After returning to the United Kingdom, he studied at Winchester College.[3]

Sharpe read Classics at the University of Cambridge, where he was the president of the Footlights Revue.[4][5] He graduated in 2008 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for their 2008/2009 season.[6] Sharpe spent a year at the RSC and appeared in such plays as The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes, in which he played a young Isaac Newton.[7][8] He played the character of Yuki Reid in the BBC medical drama Casualty.[7]

In 2009, he directed and co-wrote, along with his friend Tom Kingsley, the short film Cockroach. The pair's first feature-length film, Black Pond, starring Chris Langham, was shown at the Prince Charles Cinema in London from November 2011.[9][10] Shortly after, he was co-nominated for a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for the film.[3]

Sharpe created, wrote, and acted in the show Flowers, broadcast on Channel 4 in 2016 and 2018.[6] He has stated that the show was influenced by Japanese comedy.[6]

In 2020, Sharpe won a BAFTA Television Award for his supporting role as Rodney Yamaguchi in BBC drama Giri/Haji - a role The Independent called 'one of the most riotously funny turns since Richard E Grant stepped out as Withnail.'[11][12]

Personal life

His brother is film music composer Arthur Sharpe, who has written music for The Darkest Universe, Black Pond, and Flowers.[13]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Never Mind the Buzzcocks—writer
2008The Wrong Doorvariousthree episodes
2009CockroachKiyoshiwriter, director
CasualtyYuki Reid2009-2011
2011SirensStudentChannel 4 comedy drama
2011Black PondTimfeature film, actor, writer, co-director
2012SherlockCorporal Lyons"The Hounds of Baskerville"
2012Dirk GentlyDavid ChoTV series - Episode 2
2016The Darkest UniverseZacfeature film - actor, writer, director
2016, 2018FlowersShunTV series - actor, writer, director
2017W1AMichael ChungThree episodes
2018Defending the GuiltyWill Packhampilot
2019Defending the GuiltyWill PackhamBBC2 series
2019Giri/HajiRodney YamaguchiBBC television series
TBALouis Wainfeature film - writer, director
gollark: Do you know what "an energy" means?! Do I?!?!?!?!
gollark: That is really not a good description.
gollark: This is only for purposes.
gollark: Please provide an extremely detailed description of the exact workings of magic.
gollark: ALL the laws of physics?

References
  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. McEvoy, Sophie. "'Flowers' Is Back On Channel 4 & Its Creator Will Sharpe Is Someone You NEED To Know". Bustle. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. Brown, Maggie (23 April 2016). "Unknown writer gets his big TV break with dark English comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. Feay, Suzi Feay (13 June 2018). "Will Sharpe: the comedy star on a flower trip". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Interview with Will Sharpe - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. "Found in translation: Flowers writer Will Sharpe on bringing a Japanese sense of humour to the British stage and screen". The Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. "Will Sharpe on his new sitcom Flowers: 'It's an uplifting show about melancholy'". i. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. "BBC One Casualty - Yuki Reid character page - actor Will Sharpe". Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. Macnab, Geoffrey (3 October 2011). "First Night: Black Pond, Raindance Festival, London". The Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  10. Aitkenhead, Decca (26 September 2011). "Chris Langham: 'Everyone wants to see me working again, but nobody wants to hire me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  11. 'Baftas reward diversity and longevity in a post-Covid era' The Guardian website, July 31, 2020, Retrieved August 1, 2020
  12. 'Why Giri/Haji is the most underrated television drama of 2019' The Independent website, December 5, 2019, Retrieved August 1, 2020
  13. "Arthur Sharpe interview". tellybinge.co.uk. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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