Ali Hardiman

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Ali Hardiman
Born
Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationGaiety School of Acting
Alma mater Gaiety School of Acting
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
Parents

Alice Brickley Hardiman is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC series Wreck and the Hallmark movie Christmas at Castle Hart.

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Early life and education

Hardiman was born in Dublin. She studied Modern Languages at University College Dublin and then switched to the Gaiety Theatre. [1]

Career

Hardiman was listed as one of The Sunday Times "30 under 30 artists set for greater glory" in 2020. [2] She won the 2022 "Luicille Ball Award for Best Female Actor" at the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival. [3] [4] She was one of the participants in the Creative Team of The 24 Hour Plays in aid of Dublin Youth Theatre. [5]

She has written several plays including Disconnected, [6] [7] Electric [8] [9] and Death of Pablo. [10] She performed Electric at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 as part of a UK and Ireland tour. [11] [12] She was Chairperson of the Judging Panel of the 2022 Dublin Fringe Festival. [13] She was part of the small cast of "Inside the GPO" play by Colin Murphy as part of the 1916 commemorations.

Hardiman's play Electric is based on the Electric Picnic festival and contrasts the friendship and fate of two girls from different sides of Dublin City who meet at the festival. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Hardman's recent television and film credits include Wrecked, Christmas at Castle Hart , [18] Season 2 of Finding Joy, The South Westerlies, Blasts from the Past and The Bright Side.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Wreck Bethany May DenbroughTV series
2021MagicLaurenShort Film
Christmas at Castle HartMargot BennettHallmark Channel Film
2020First WordsSarahShort Film
The Bright SideLiz McLaughlin
Blasts from the PastGrace O'MalleyTV series
Finding Joy Therapist DoulaTV series
The South WesterliesMaeveTV series
2019Something Doesn't Feel RightStaceyShort Film
Dub DazeSinead
2018Bernard Dunne's Mythical HeroesProfessor XTV series
BreastfriendsBeccaShort Film
Metal Heart Miranda
2017A different Kind of DayAliShort Film
Leave to RemainColleagueShort Film

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022Death of PabloPlaywright/Actor Civic Theatre
2019ElectricPlaywright/Actor Smock Alley Theatre and UK/Ireland Tour
2018/2019DisconnectedPlaywright/Actor Smock Alley Theatre and New Theatre
2016Inside the GPOActor GPO, Dublin [19]

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