Sharon Horgan
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About
Co-writer and star of the acclaimed comedy television shows Pulling and Catastrophe, the former of which earned her nominations for two British Academy Television Awards, and two wins at the British Comedy Awards.
Before Fame
She attended drama courses in London and was a struggling actor, taking odd jobs such as waitressing and working in call centers. She graduated from Brunel University with a degree in English and American Studies in 2000.
Trivia
She began producing an HBO comedy series called Divorce in 2015, starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
Family Life
She was born in Hackney, London, England and moved with her Irish mother, Ursula, and New Zealander father, John, to Bellewstown, County Meath in Ireland when she was four years old. She has four brothers and sisters. She and ex-husband Jeremy Rainbird have daughters named Sadhbh and Amer. They divorced in 2019. She had a relationship with The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess from 2023 to 2025. In August 2025, she began dating co-star Barry Ward.
Associated With
She appeared in the IFC series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, written by and starring David Cross.
