Sharon Horgan (born 13 July 1970) is an Irish actress, writer, director and producer. She is best known for the comedy series Pulling and Catastrophe, both of which she starred in and co-wrote. Pulling was nominated for two British Academy Television Awards, and won two British Comedy Awards.

Biography

As of 2015, Horgan lives in Victoria Park Hackney, London, with her husband Jeremy Rainbird and their two daughters Sadhbh (pronounced Syve) and Amer. Horgan and Rainbird married on 16 October 2005 at Chelsea Register Office in London. He is a former advertising executive and an entrepreneur who now co-owns The Warbird Company, a property development company.

Horgan's younger brother Shane Horgan is a former international rugby player who played wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland, and is now a rugby analyst for RTE Sports. Her other younger brother, Mark Horgan, is a producer for Second Captains, a multi-platform media production company.