Sharon Small is a Scottish actress known for her work in film, radio, theatre, and television. Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in the BBC television adaptation of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries by Elizabeth George, she is also recognised for her lead roles in Law & Order: UK (as Inspector Elisabeth Flynn) and Trust Me (as Dr Brigitte Rayne). Early life Small is the eldest of five children. She was educated at Kinghorn Primary School, where she was the Kinghorn Gala Queen in her final year, and at Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy. Small then studied drama at Kirkcaldy College of Technology (now Fife College), and continued her study at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Personal life Small lives in London. She has two sons with her husband, photographer Dan Bridge. Filmography Stage Awards and honours 2008 TV Choice Awards – Best Actress – Nominated 2007 Golden Satellite Awards – Best Actress – Nominated (for the Inspector Lynley Mysteries) 1997 Edinburgh Film Festival – Best Actress Award – Won (for "Bumping the Odds") References External links Sharon Small at bbc.co.uk Sharon Small on Royal National Theatre Sharon Small on www.gordonandfrench.co.uk Scottish film actresses Date of birth missing (living people) Scottish television actresses Scottish stage actresses Scottish voice actresses Living people Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts People educated at Balwearie High School Actresses from Glasgow Actresses from London 20th-century British actresses 21st-century British actresses People from Kinghorn 20th-century Scottish women 21st-century Scottish women Year of birth missing (living people)