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Sharon Lewis

Sharon Lewis

Director, actor and writer, also producer · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sharon Lewis's directing work has been well received on every Canadian broadcaster platform and premium U.S. broadcasters such as HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, FX and many more. Sharon is well known in the screen industry for her directing flair, distinct cinematic voice, respect with crew, and her ability to inspire award-winning performances from her actors. Sharon's work has been recognized internationally and includes multiple nominations for Best Director for her feature and documentary film work: six Canadian Screen Awards nominations as a Showrunner and Director, and in 2021 she was awarded a CSA for Best Direction of a Factual Series. She uses her own knowledge as a former actor which began when she took the entertainment world by storm in her title role in the Cannes-nominated film RUDE: the first all-black above-the-line feature film out of Canada. While juggling her acting career in Los Angeles, Sharon honed her directing skills at the prestigious University of California Los Angeles. She went on to direct several award-winning internationally-screened short films, and the debut of her first feature film Brown Girl Begins in 2017 solidified her place as a sought after director in the realm of scripted, black women protagonists, genre, Caribbean, and BIPOC on screen. Sharon has worked with some of the top talent in film and TV including: four-time Grammy Award Winner Kelly Rowland, Jason Priestly, Timothy Hutton, Doug Liman, Clement Virgo, and she recently directed a movie for the Oprah Winfrey Network. At present Sharon is converging all of her experience, storytelling skills and directorial knowledge to fully realize her talent as an exceptional filmmaker. She is also continuing her work through her production company urbansoul inc on genre features and scripted TV series, highlighting the stories and talents of black women, black queer women, and the BIPOC 2SLGBTQ+ community.

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Biography from IMDb.

From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Director, actor and writer, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Sharon Lewis' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Self
29%
Society
13%
Bonds
12%
Survival
8%
Power
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Hopeful
4
Dread
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sharon Lewis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sharon Lewis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Saint-Pierre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Allegiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sight Unseen(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Song & Story: Amazing Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Secretly Santa(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • With Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Death She Wrote(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • ShoeGazer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Associate Producer

  • Paranormal Nightshift(2020)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Disruptor Conductor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • White Lie(2019)

    as Colette

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mouthpiece(2018)

    as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Carter(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Linda Waters

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Brown Girl Begins(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Shona Clement

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Med(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Food Truck Face Off(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Karma's a B*tch!(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Property Brothers - Buying + Selling(2012)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Samuels

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Troubled Waters(2006)

    as Agent Tina Davis

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig’s Doctor (as Sharon M. Lewis)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Rude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Rude

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Highest rated

White Lie (2019)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 28: 8 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndDirecting19 of 28: 17 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting2 of 28: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 28: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s9 · 5 acting · 4 crew2020s14 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sharon Lewis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Brown Girl Begins (2017)

88th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)

Midcredits 87th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sharon Lewis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sharon Lewis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Suzanne Chapman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers