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Matthew Sharp

Directing

Biography

Matthew Sharp is an English key second assistant director. His career spans several decades, during which he has contributed to numerous high-profile films and television series. Sharp's expertise has encompassed various roles, including second assistant director, assistant director, unit manager, and set runner, showcasing his versatility and dedication to the craft. He is widely recognised for his pivotal role as the key second assistant director on Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017). In addition to his behind-the-scenes contributions, Sharp made a brief on-screen appearance in the same film, portraying Resistance Trench Sergeant 'Salty.'

Throughout his career, Sharp has collaborated on a diverse array of films across various genres. His notable credits include Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and No Time to Die (2021). Sharp's work on the Harry Potter series further exemplifies his expertise, with contributions to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

Beyond his film work, Sharp has also been involved in television productions, including Pie in the Sky (1995–1997) and The Young Americans (1993).

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Avengers: Age of Ultron poster
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Minder poster
Minder
1979
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness poster
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Batman Begins poster
Batman Begins
2005
Thor: The Dark World poster
Thor: The Dark World
2013
Pie in the Sky poster
Pie in the Sky
1994
No Time to Die poster
No Time to Die
2021
Beauty and the Beast poster
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker poster
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery poster
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Trial & Retribution poster
Trial & Retribution
1997
Justice League poster
Justice League
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy poster
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Mickey 17 poster
Mickey 17
2025
Girls Like Girls poster
Girls Like Girls
2026
The Mummy Returns poster
The Mummy Returns
2001
Wonka poster
Wonka
2023
The Da Vinci Code poster
The Da Vinci Code
2006
Wycliffe poster
Wycliffe
1994
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil poster
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Jack the Giant Slayer poster
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
Heads of State poster
Heads of State
2025
The Gray Man poster
The Gray Man
2022
Hellboy II: The Golden Army poster
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
The Three Musketeers poster
The Three Musketeers
2011
Willow poster
Willow
1988
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life poster
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
Mortdecai poster
Mortdecai
2015
Mindhunters poster
Mindhunters
2004
Flyboys poster
Flyboys
2006
The Lair of the White Worm poster
The Lair of the White Worm
1988
Evita poster
Evita
1996
Below poster
Below
2002
Harbour Lights poster
Harbour Lights
1999
Alfie poster
Alfie
2004
She-Wolf of London poster
She-Wolf of London
1990
Split Second poster
Split Second
1992
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles poster
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
Maisie Raine poster
Maisie Raine
1998
Holmes & Watson poster
Holmes & Watson
2018
Legionnaire poster
Legionnaire
1998
Jericho poster
Jericho
2005
Swing poster
Swing
1999
Class Act poster
Class Act
1994
Hold the Dream poster
Hold the Dream
1987
Above the Below poster
Above the Below
2026
The Blackheath Poisonings poster
The Blackheath Poisonings
1993
Great Expectations poster
Great Expectations
1989
A Prayer for the Dying poster
A Prayer for the Dying
1987
Act of Will poster
Act of Will
1989
The Hanging Gale poster
The Hanging Gale
1995
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers poster
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Tears in the Rain poster
Tears in the Rain
1988
Resident Evil: Retribution poster
Resident Evil: Retribution
2012
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells poster
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
The Young Americans poster
The Young Americans
1993
The Rainbow poster
The Rainbow
1989
Shiner poster
Shiner
2000
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War poster
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2002
Rough Diamond
2007
Rag Tale poster
Rag Tale
2005