Will Sharpe

Will Sharpe
Born William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe
(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986
Camden, London, England
Occupation Actor, writer, director
Years active 1998-present

William Tomomori Fukuda "Will" Sharpe (born 22 September 1986) is an English-Japanese actor, writer and director.[1]

Background

Sharpe was born in London, but lived in Tokyo until he was eight years old.[2] After returning to the United Kingdom, he studied at Winchester College.[2]

Sharpe read Classics at the University of Cambridge, where he was the president of the Footlights Revue.[3][4] He graduated in 2008 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for their 2008/2009 season[5]. 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.[6][7] He played the character of Yuki Reid in BBC medical drama Casualty.[6]

In 2009, he directed and co-wrote, along with his friend Tom Kingsley, a short film Cockroach. The pair's first feature-length film, Black Pond, starring Chris Langham, was shown at The Prince Charles Cinema from November 2011.[8][9] Shortly after, he was co-nominated for a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for the film.[2]

Sharpe created, wrote, and acted in Flowers, broadcast on Channel 4 in 2016 and 2018.[5] Shape said that the show was influenced by Japanese comedy.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017W1AMichael Chungone episode
2016, 2018FlowersShunTV series - actor, writer, director
2016The Darkest UniverseZacfeature film - actor, writer, director
2012Dirk GentlyDavid ChoTV series - Episode 2
2012SherlockCorporal LyonsThe Hounds of Baskerville
2011Black PondTimfeature film
2011SirensStudentChannel 4 comedy drama
2009CasualtyYuki Reid2009-2011
CockroachKiyoshiwriter, director
2008The Wrong Doorvariousthree episodes
2008Never Mind the Buzzcocks —writer

References

  1. ↑ McEvoy, Sophie. "'Flowers' Is Back On Channel 4 & Its Creator Will Sharpe Is Someone You NEED To Know". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Maggie (23 April 2016). "Unknown writer gets his big TV break with dark English comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Feay, Suzi Feay (13 June 2018). "Will Sharpe: the comedy star on a flower trip". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Will Sharpe - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  5. 1 2 3 "Found in translation: Flowers writer Will Sharpe on bringing a Japanese sense of humour to the British stage and screen". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  6. 1 2 "Will Sharpe on his new sitcom Flowers: 'It's an uplifting show about melancholy'". i. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  7. ↑ "BBC One Casualty - Yuki Reid character page - actor Will Sharpe". Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  8. ↑ Macnab, Geoffrey (2011-10-03). "First Night: Black Pond, Raindance Festival, London". The Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Aitkenhead, Decca (2011-09-26). "Chris Langham: 'Everyone wants to see me working again, but nobody wants to hire me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

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