Sharon Horgan

Sharon Lorencia Horgan (born 13 July 1970) is an Irish actress, writer, director, and producer. Horgan was born in Hackney, London, to an Irish mother, Ursula (née Campbell), and a New Zealand father, John, who ran a pub. When she was four years old, Horgan's parents moved the family to Bellewstown, County Meath in Ireland, to run a turkey farm. In her early twenties, Horgan moved back to London and attended various drama courses. As a young actress struggling to make ends meet she took a series of odd-jobs, including working in call centres and waitressing. For nearly two years she earned her living selling bongs in a head shop in Camden, London. At the age of 27, Horgan started a degree in English and American Studies at Brunel University in west London.