Niamh Algar | |
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![]() Algar at the British Independent Film Awards 2021 | |
Born | 1989or1990(age 33–34) Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland |
Education | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Niamh Algar (born 1989/1990) [1] is an Irish actress. She is known for winning Best Actress in a Leading Role - TV Drama at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards for her performance in The Virtues . Other roles include MotherFatherSon , Raised by Wolves and Pure. In 2021, she appeared in Wrath of Man and Censor. For her role in Calm with Horses , she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
A native of Mullingar, Ireland, Algar is the youngest of five children. She studied design at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and graduated from the Programme of Screen Acting at the Bow Street Academy in Dublin. [2] [3] [4]
Algar has appeared in films including Conor McMahon's From the Dark, [5] Aoife Crehan's road trip film The Last Right, Lorcan Finnegan's Without Name and the Michael Fassbender-produced Calm With Horses . [6] [7]
On television she has appeared in Rose Cartwright's Pure, [8] and as Tania in Desiree Akhavan's The Bisexual . [9]
She was named amongst the 2019 BAFTAs Breakthrough Brits. [10] [1]
In 2019, Algar played Dinah in Shane Meadows's The Virtues with co-star Stephen Graham. [6] [11] for which she won Best Actress in a Leading Role - TV Drama at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards . [12]
She has also appeared as Orla Green in MotherFatherSon in 2019 alongside Richard Gere, and as the wife of Travis Fimmel in the Ridley Scott directed American television series Raised by Wolves , [13] [14] and as Amber in the Channel 4 television series Pure . [2]
† | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | Trampoline | Maria Reidy |
The Light of Day | Dawn / Saoirse | |
From the Dark | Sarah | |
2016 | Without Name | Olivia |
2017 | The Drummer and the Keeper | Ingrid |
2019 | Calm with Horses | Ursula |
The Last Right | Mary Sullivan | |
2021 | Censor | Enid Baines |
Wrath of Man | Dana Curtis | |
2022 | The Wonder | Kitty |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Recurring role |
2019 | Pure | Amber Doherty | Main cast |
2019 | MotherFatherSon | Orla Green | Recurring role |
2019 | The Virtues | Dinah | Main cast |
2020 | Raised by Wolves | Sue | Main cast |
2021 | Deceit | Sadie Byrne / Lizzie James | Main cast, miniseries |
2022 | Suspect | Nicola | Main cast |
2023 | Malpractice | Dr. Lucinda Edwards | Main cast |
2023 | Culprits | Psycho | Recurring role |
2024 | Mary & George | Sandie | Miniseries |
2024 | Playing Nice † | Post-production | |
2024 | Iris † | Post-production | |
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