Niamh Algar
Niamh Algar is an Irish actress known for her roles in MotherFatherSon, Raised by Wolves, and Pure. In 2021, she will appear in Wrath of Man and Censor.
Early life and education
A native of Mullingar, she is the youngest of five children. Algar attended the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) where she studied design. She graduated from the Programme of Screen Acting at the Bow Street Academy in Dublin.[1][2][3]
Career
She has appeared in Conor McMahon's From the Dark, Aoife Crehan's road trip movie The Last Right, Lorcan Finnegan's Without Name, Rose Cartwright's Pure,[4] the Michael Fassbender-produced Calm With Horses from first-time feature director Nick Rowland,[5][6] and as Tania in Desiree Akhavan's The Bisexual.[7]
She was named amongst the 2019 BAFTAs Breakthrough Brits.[8][9]
She played Dinah in Shane Meadows' The Virtues.[5][10] She has also appeared in MotherFatherSon, as Sue in the Ridley Scott directed American television series Raised by Wolves,[11][12] and as Amber in the 2019 British Channel 4 television series Pure.[1]
Personal life
She has lived in London since 2016.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Trampoline | Maria Reidy | |
2014 | The Light of Day | Dawn / Saoirse | |
2014 | From the Dark | Sarah | |
2016 | Without Name | Olivia | |
2017 | The Drummer and the Keeper | Ingrid | |
2019 | Calm with Horses | Ursula | |
2019 | The Last Right | Mary Sullivan | |
2021 | Censor | Enid Baines | |
2021 | Wrath of Man | Completed | |
2021 | Burial | Completed |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Reabhloid | Margaret Skinnider | Episode: "Death of a Pacifist" |
2014 | The Savage Eye | Various | Episode: "Why Is Ireland a Better Place to Be a Foetus Than a Baby?" |
2015 | Vikings | Second Woman | Episode: "Warrior's Fate" |
2018 | The Bisexual | Tania | 5 episodes |
2019 | Pure | Amber Doherty | 6 episodes |
2019 | MotherFatherSon | Orla Green | 5 episodes |
2019 | The Virtues | Dinah | 3 episodes |
2020 | Raised by Wolves | Sue | 9 episodes |
2021 | My Name is Lizzie | Lizzie James | Miniseries |
References
- O'Doherty, Cahir (18 September 2020). "From Ireland to outerspace - Niamh Algar stars in "Raised by Wolves"". Irish Central. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- "One to Watch: Irish Actress Niamh Algar Wows in Texas". Her.ie.
- McCarthy, Esther (5 December 2019). "Ireland's next big thing: Niamh Algar on her incredible year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Pure: Meet the cast of the Channel 4 comedy". PopBuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- Jarlath Regan (23 February 2020). "Niamh Algar". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (336 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Kermode, Mark (15 March 2020). "Calm with Horses review – fear and loathing in Ireland's wild west". The Guardian.
- "'The Bisexual': First Trailer For Desiree Akhavan's Channel 4 & Hulu Comedy". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Breakthrough Brits 2019". BAFTA.org. 30 October 2019.
- Emery, Dawn (October 2019). "Irish actor named as one of Britain's rising stars". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Actress Niamh Algar on why truth is the cornerstone of filmmaking". hungertv.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Irish actress Niamh Algar boxed with Ridley Scott". RTÉ News. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- Drysdale, Jennifer (2 September 2020). "'Raised by Wolves' Stars Travis Fimmel & Niamh Algar on Bringing Ridley Scott's Vision to Life (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 31 January 2021.