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'', Doug Von Stuessen in the Fox sitcom ''

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'', and Jim in the Starz comedy '' Blunt Talk'', and Gabe Ugliano in the

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''.

Early life and education

Sharp is a native of

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. He attended Fargo North High School, and throughout school he studied at Trollwood Performing Arts program. Shortly after graduating high school, he moved to New York City to study acting at the

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Career

Sharp portrayed Marshall Nesbitt on the 2001

sitcom, ''

'', starring alongside

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, Charlie Hunnam, Jay Baruchel, Carla Gallo, and

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. He had a recurring role on

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's '' Six Feet Under'', and the Fox series ''

''. Sharp then played Dougie in the HBO series '' Enlightened'', created by

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and Mike White. Sharp replaced rapper-actor

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in the comedy series shortly before filming began in 2010. Sharp was also a regular on the

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cable network series '' Blunt Talk''. Sharp is very active in the improv community in Los Angeles and has performed with the

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1978 births Living people American male film actors American male screenwriters American male television actors Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers Screenwriters from North Dakota Male actors from North Dakota Actors from Fargo, North Dakota 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers American male comedians Comedians from North Dakota {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub