Actor profile

Sharon Rooney

22nd October 1988 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Acting

Scottish actress best known for the lead role of Rae in Channel 4's My Mad Fat Diary, as Dawn in ITV's Brief Encounters and Sophie in the BBC2 sitcom Two Doors Down.

11 Movies 20 TV Shows 32 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Jay Kelly poster

Jay Kelly 14th November 2025 as Backpacker

Grow poster

Grow 9th October 2025 as Sharon

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa poster

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa 17th September 2023 as Self

Roast Dinner poster

Roast Dinner 10th September 2023

Barbie poster

Barbie 19th July 2023 as Barbie

Goodnight Henry poster

Goodnight Henry 8th October 2022 as Rosiland

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain poster

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 21st October 2021 as Josephine Wain

Do No Harm poster

Do No Harm 31st December 2020 as Shauna

Dumbo poster

Dumbo 27th March 2019 as Ms. Atlantis

Hector poster

Hector 11th December 2015 as Young Mother

Two Doors Down poster

Two Doors Down 31st December 2013 as Sophie

The Revenge Club poster

The Revenge Club 12th December 2025 as Rachel

The Celebrity Traitors poster

The Celebrity Traitors 8th October 2025 as Self - Contestant

Nightsleeper poster

Nightsleeper 15th September 2024 as Yas Brown

Daddy Issues poster

Daddy Issues 15th August 2024 as Catherine

The Control Room poster

The Control Room 17th July 2022 as Breck

The Teacher poster

The Teacher 31st January 2022 as Nina

The Cleaner poster

The Cleaner 10th September 2021 as Sue

Finding Alice poster

Finding Alice 17th January 2021 as Nicola

McDonald & Dodds poster

McDonald & Dodds 1st March 2020 as Doreen Warren

The Capture poster

The Capture 3rd September 2019 as Becky

Jerk poster

Jerk 24th February 2019 as Ruth

Zapped poster

Zapped 13th October 2016 as Barbara

Brief Encounters poster

Brief Encounters 4th July 2016 as Dawn

Two Doors Down poster

Two Doors Down 1st April 2016 as Sophie

Stag poster

Stag 27th February 2016 as Brodie

Mountain Goats poster

Mountain Goats 14th August 2015 as Jules

No Offence poster

No Offence 5th May 2015 as Faye Caddy

Virtually Famous poster

Virtually Famous 21st July 2014 as Self - Panelist

My Mad Fat Diary poster

My Mad Fat Diary 14th January 2013 as Rachel 'Rae' Earl

Sherlock poster

Sherlock 25th July 2010 as Laura