---
name: "Will Sharpe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-sharpe"
fi1m_id: "will-sharpe"
imdb_id: "nm3112470"
tmdb_id: 939337
wikidata_id: "Q14946917"
roles: ["Actor","Producer","Director"]
born: "22 September 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T19:50:58.747296+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Will Sharpe

## Identity

Will Sharpe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-sharpe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** will-sharpe
- **IMDb ID:** nm3112470
- **TMDB ID:** 939337
- **Wikidata ID:** Q14946917
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Sharpe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14946917, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3112470/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/939337

Actor and producer. Born 22 September 1986 in Camden, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 22 September 1986, Camden, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Also known as:** William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 6 acting, 3 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Joe Barton](https://film.one/person/joe-barton.md), [Julian Farino](https://film.one/person/julian-farino.md), [Olivia Colman](https://film.one/person/olivia-colman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 78 (4), 2020s 75 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 75 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 3, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Animation 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $25m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Sharpe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14946917, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3112470/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/939337

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Flowers*](https://film.one/tv/flowers.md) (78), [*Amadeus*](https://film.one/tv/amadeus-2025.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*Giri/Haji*](https://film.one/tv/giri-haji.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Landscapers*](https://film.one/tv/landscapers.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*A Real Pain*](https://film.one/film/a-real-pain.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Will Sharpe

> Will Sharpe makes uncertainty worth watching, particularly in men expected to have the answers. His Mozart has bite, though *Amadeus* leaves too much of his genius to other people’s reactions.

In *A Real Pain* (2024), Will Sharpe’s James knows the dates and is beginning to suspect they will not be enough. The British guide studied the Holocaust at university but lost nobody to it; now he is taking a tour through Poland. Sharpe allows his authority to falter without suggesting that James is foolish or indifferent. We felt for him because the performance makes his growing doubts about the usefulness of his knowledge so recognisable.

His work has long moved between dark comedy and drama, often with writing and directing alongside the acting. He created, wrote, directed and starred in *Flowers* (2016–2018). Playing Rodney Yamaguchi in *Giri/Haji* (2019) brought further attention to his acting. The more prominent roles that followed have kept his interest in internal conflict, even when the characters have little else in common.

In *A Real Pain*, he gets two useful exchanges with Benji: one in which James is taken apart and another in which he has an answer of his own. Sharpe treats both seriously, which matters in a film whose attention belongs so firmly to its two cousins. The limitation is the amount of space available to him. The guide is carefully played, but the writing does not develop him enough to overcome the film’s thinness around its central pair.

*Amadeus* (2025) asks him to occupy the centre as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and he wisely declines to make charm the whole performance. His Mozart is abrasive and emotionally complicated, a lively opponent for Salieri in their confrontations. We believe in the friction between the men. The programme struggles to show why Mozart is exceptional; too much depends on Salieri’s response rather than what Sharpe is given to do. Start with *A Real Pain*, and watch the guide when his education stops being much help.

## Biography

Will Sharpe is an English actor, writer and director. Born William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe on 22 September 1986 in London, he was educated at the University of Cambridge. He first appeared in the medical drama Casualty (2009–2010) and wrote for comedy shows before making his feature directorial debut with Black Pond (2011).

Sharpe created, wrote, directed and starred in the Channel 4 series Flowers (2016–2018). He directed the film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain and the miniseries Landscapers (both 2021). His performance in Giri/Haji (2019) earned a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for The White Lotus (2022). He played James in the film A Real Pain (2024) and portrayed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the series Amadeus (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenrant.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Performed in (6) — the average rests on these

- *Amadeus* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — [page](https://film.one/tv/amadeus-2025.md)
- *A Real Pain* (2024), Fi1m 76, as James — [page](https://film.one/film/a-real-pain.md)
- *The House* (2022), Fi1m 65, as Elias (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)
- *The White Lotus* (2021), Fi1m 85, as Ethan Spiller — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md)
- *Giri/Haji* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Rodney — [page](https://film.one/tv/giri-haji.md)
- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, as Corporal Lyons — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)

### Directed (3)

- *Landscapers* (2021), Fi1m 78, Director, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/landscapers.md)
- *Flowers* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Shun — [page](https://film.one/tv/flowers.md)
- *Black Pond* (2011), Fi1m 74, as Tim Tanaka — [page](https://film.one/film/black-pond.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Amadeus* (2025), series, as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/amadeus-2025.md)
- *Too Much* (2025), series, as Felix Remen
- *A Real Pain* (2024), as James — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/a-real-pain.md)
- *Emmanuelle* (2024), as Kei
- *The House* (2022), as Elias (voice) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)
- *Landscapers* (2021), series, Director, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/landscapers.md)
- *The Electrical Life of Louis Wain* (2021), Director, Writer
- *The White Lotus* (2021), series, as Ethan Spiller — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md)
- *Giri/Haji* (2019), series, as Rodney — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/giri-haji.md)
- *Defending the Guilty* (2018), series, as Will
- *The Darkest Universe* (2016), as Zac Pratt · Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
- *Flowers* (2016), series, as Shun · Associate Producer, Writer, Director, Creator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/flowers.md)
- *Babylon* (2014), series, as Rick
- *W1A* (2014), series, as Michael Chung
- *Brian Pern: A Life in Rock* (2014), series, as Young Pat Quid
- *Dirk Gently* (2012), series, as David Cho
- *Black Pond* (2011), as Tim Tanaka · Director, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/black-pond.md)
- *Sherlock* (2010), series, as Corporal Lyons — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Cockroach* (2009), as Kiyoshi · Editor, Writer, Director
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Yuki Reid — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Prodigies*, series, as Ren · Executive Producer, Creator
- *Absolute Surrender*, Director, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Will Sharpe](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-660b6f711d3f.jpg) Will Sharpe — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/ARealPainBFILFF131024_%2866_of_138%29_%2854065324240%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-ARealPainBFILFF131024_%2866_of_138%29_%2854065324240%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![ARealPainBFILFF131024 (110 of 138) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-d71b8815ec00.jpg) ARealPainBFILFF131024 (110 of 138) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28110_of_138%29_%2854064861731%29.jpg/1280px-ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28110_of_138%29_%2854064861731%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![ARealPainBFILFF131024 (128 of 138) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-87ae70a6e48e.jpg) ARealPainBFILFF131024 (128 of 138) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28128_of_138%29_%2854065119958%29.jpg/1280px-ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28128_of_138%29_%2854065119958%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![ARealPainBFILFF131024 (132 of 138) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-e5366c7021bc.jpg) ARealPainBFILFF131024 (132 of 138) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28132_of_138%29_%2854063994417%29.jpg/1280px-ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28132_of_138%29_%2854063994417%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Will Sharpe](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-f4ef2f30751b.jpg) Will Sharpe — Image via TMDB
- ![Will Sharpe](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-0489e769494d.jpg) Will Sharpe — Image via TMDB
- ![ARealPainBFILFF131024 (133 of 138) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-5ad5a2961c1c.jpg) ARealPainBFILFF131024 (133 of 138) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28133_of_138%29_%2854063994432%29.jpg/1280px-ARealPainBFILFF131024_%28133_of_138%29_%2854063994432%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![ARealPainBFILFF131024 (38 of 138) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10127/gallery-4c87c29ae891.jpg) ARealPainBFILFF131024 (38 of 138) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/ARealPainBFILFF131024_%2838_of_138%29_%2854063996777%29.jpg/1280px-ARealPainBFILFF131024_%2838_of_138%29_%2854063996777%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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