Lesley Sharp (born in 1964) is a British actress from Formby, Merseyside, England. She is best known for various starring roles in British television productions, most notably Clocking Off, The Second Coming and Afterlife.

She also starred alongside Bill Nighy and Stephen Moore in the acclaimed radio drama blank">Kerton's Story. Her stage credits include a 1982/3 _Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth.

Sharp trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1982.

Parents were Scottish.

Grew up in Formby, which is north of Liverpool

Has an older sister.