Sharon Small
Biography
Sharon Small is a Scottish actress born on January 1, 1967, in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. She is recognized for her dramatic work across film, television, theatre, and radio. On television, she is best known for portraying Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in the BBC television adaptation of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, written by Elizabeth George. Her other notable television lead roles include Inspector Elisabeth Flynn in Law and Order: UK and Dr. Brigitte Rayne in Trust Me. With a career spanning numerous acting credits, she has established a prominent presence in British television and dramatic performance.
Career overview
Sharon Small is a Scottish actress born on January 1, 1967, in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Acclaimed for her dramatic work across film, radio, theatre, and television, she has built a substantial career with forty-two known acting credits according to movie database records.
She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in the BBC television adaptation of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, which is based on the work of Elizabeth George. In addition to this signature role, she is recognised for her lead television roles as Inspector Elisabeth Flynn in Law & Order: UK and as Dr. Brigitte Rayne in Trust Me.
Throughout her career in the performing arts, Small has established herself as a versatile and recognizable presence in British television drama. Her professional background encompasses a diverse range of acting achievements across multiple mediums, maintaining a prominent profile in the entertainment industry.
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- National Theatre Live: Bacchae (2025) as Agave
- A Witness (2025) as Hone
- Nightsleeper (2024) as Liz Draycott
- National Theatre Live: Nye (2024) as Jennie Lee
- National Theatre Live: Good (2023) as Helen/Mother
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- Flesh and Blood (2020) as Stella
- The Bay (2019) as Rose Marshbrook
- London Kills (2019) as DS Vivienne Cole
- Slingshot (2018)
- Trust Me (2017) as Brigitte Rayne
- Born to Kill (2017) as Cathy
- National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016) as Jenny Diver
- Stonemouth (2015) as Connie Murston
- Call the Midwife (2012) as Nora Harding
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Dorothy Foster
- Murderland (2009) as Dr Laura Maitland
- All Star Mr & Mrs (2008)
- Mistresses (2008) as Trudi Malloy
- Pop Art (2008) as Mrs. Gannon
- Nina and the Neurons (2007) as Bud (Voice)
- ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
- Belly Button (2004) as Kika
- Dear Frankie (2004) as Marie
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Sergeant Barbara Havers
- Cutting It (2002) as Boo Wibberley
- About a Boy (2002) as Christine
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self
- Rebus (2000) as Miranda Masterson
- Glasgow Kiss (2000) as Cara Rossi
- Sunburn (1999) as Carol Simpson
- Written in Blood (1998) as Caroline Hall
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Ruth Cameron
- No Child of Mine (1997) as Linda
- Bite (1997) as Alison
- Bumping the Odds (1997)
- Hamish Macbeth (1995) as WPC Anne Peterson
- An Independent Man (1995)
- Roughnecks (1994) as Bernadette
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- Taggart (1983)
- Inebriated as Malorie