Niamh Walsh

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Niamh Walsh
Born
Niamh Walsh

(1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 36)
Arklow, Ireland
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
University of York
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Niamh Walsh (born April 17, 1988) is an Irish actress. [1]

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Career

She is best known for her role as Cara Martinez the in BBC One medical drama Holby City . Walsh also appeared in Casualty and Jekyll and Hyde . She starred in the Sky 1 period drama Jamestown as Verity Rutter née Bridges. [1] Before production, Walsh stated that she "researched a lot for this role. I love all that stuff. Bill [Gallagher] used real people as the basis for some of his characters. And by reading books about the period you learn little things that even if the audience doesn’t see it, it adds to your performance." [2]

In 2021, Walsh appeared alongside Dervla Kirwan, Seána Kerslake and Gemma-Leah Devereux in the RTÉ One thriller drama series Smother , in which she portrayed Jenny, the eldest Ahern sibling. [3] [4] In an article with the Irish Independent , Walsh shared her interest in portraying one of the powerful and independent woman in the series, as stated:

It took long enough, but people are sort of realising that women are just as complicated as men. We contain multitudes. There aren’t just three types of women out there… It’s so comforting to see that we’re sort of just being allowed. We’re being allowed the complexity that men have been allowed for years. We are no longer being jammed into boxes. [5]

On 26 May 2021, Walsh was cast in the Netflix adaptation of DC Comics's The Sandman , portraying the young Ethel Cripps. [6] [7]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Casualty Hannah SpenceEpisode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
2015 Jekyll & Hyde Maggie KendallEpisode: "The Cutter"
2015–2016 Holby City Cara Martinez 45 episodes
2017–2019 Jamestown Verity Rutter24 episodes
2019, 2023 Good Omens Greta Kleinschmidt2 episodes
2020 The English Game Martha Almond6 episodes
2021–2023 Smother Jenny Ahern18 episodes
2022 The Sandman Young Ethel Cripps 3 episodes
2023 Wreck Devon Deveraux6 episodes
TBA Dead and Buried Lena McAllisterUpcoming four-part thriller [8]

Audio

YearTitleRoleAuthorProduction companyNotes
2021 The Sandman: Act II Nuala Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs Audible [9]

Stage

YearTitleRoleLocation
2013MiddlemarchRosamondThe Orange Tree Theatre
2014The Man Who shot Liberty ValanceHallie JacksonPark Theatre

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References

  1. 1 2 Butler, Laura (25 April 2017). "Meet Ireland's New Superstar Niamh Walsh - Star of Sky's Jamestown". evoke.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Aoife (25 June 2017). "'It doesn't pull any punches' – Irish actress Niamh Walsh gives the lowdown on Jamestown". Irish Independent . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Power, Bairbre (6 March 2021). "Niamh Walsh: 'It just clicked in my head while filming in Lahinch and now I'm addicted to sea swimming'". Irish Independent . Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Watch the trailer for new Irish noir thriller Smother". RTÉ. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Smother star Niamh Walsh: 'People are realising women are just as complicated as men. We are no longer being jammed into boxes'". Irish Independent . 15 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Smother star Niamh Walsh joins Netflix's The Sandman". RTÉ . 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Porzio, Stephen. "Netflix's The Sandman series casts Irish actress Niamh Walsh in major role". Joe . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Annabel Scholey and Colin Morgan star in new thriller Dead and Buried". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "'The Sandman: Act II' on Audible Premiere Date Set, James McAvoy Returns to Lead Star-Studded Cast". 22 July 2021.
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