‘I have an outsider’s perspective’: why Will Sharpe is the A-List’s new favourite director
Will Sharpe has only been surfing a couple of times, but he really loved it. “So I’m not a surfer, I’m not very good at it, I’ve been twice,” clarifies the 35-year-old English-Japanese actor, writer and director. “But there’s something about being in this huge, loud, ‘other’ force and I never feel calmer than when I’m underwater in the sea. I just really took to it.”
Sharpe sees parallels with his work, which has the surreal, starring Julian Barratt and that he created for Channel 4, and a magnetic performance as sarcastic, self-destructive Rodney in the which earned him a Bafta in 2020 for best supporting actor. “When I came back to writing, having been surfing, I found myself reflecting on how there are certain similarities: you have to get everything technically right, but you’re still at the mercy of this much greater
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