Niamh Algar
{{Short description|Irish actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Niamh Algar
| image = Niamh Algar 2021.jpg
| caption = Algar at the British Independent Film Awards 2021
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|29|2019|10|30}}
| birth_place = Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
| education = {{ubl|Dublin Institute of Technology|Bow Street Academy}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2011{{ndash}}present
}}
Niamh Algar (born {{birth based on age as of date|29|2019|10|30|noage=1|slash=y}}) 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.
Early life and education
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.{{cite web|last=O'Doherty|first=Cahir|date=18 September 2020|title=From Ireland to outerspace - Niamh Algar stars in "Raised by Wolves"|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/niamh-algar-raised-by-wolves|accessdate=31 January 2021|website=Irish Central}}{{Cite web|title=One to Watch: Irish Actress Niamh Algar Wows in Texas|url=https://www.her.ie/entertainment/one-to-watch-irish-actress-niamh-algar-wows-in-texas-185493|website=Her.ie|date=8 October 2014 }}{{Cite web|date=5 December 2019|title=Ireland's next big thing: Niamh Algar on her incredible year|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/culture/irelands-next-big-thing-niamh-algar-on-her-incredible-year-968696.html|access-date=2 February 2021|first=Esther|last=McCarthy|website=Irish Examiner}}
Career
Algar has appeared in films including Conor McMahon's From the Dark,{{cite web|url=https://www.her.ie/entertainment/one-to-watch-irish-actress-niamh-algar-wows-in-texas-185493/|title=One To Watch: Irish Actress Niamh Algar Wows in Texas|website=her|date=8 October 2014 |accessdate=20 August 2021}} Aoife Crehan's road trip film The Last Right, Lorcan Finnegan's Without Name and the Michael Fassbender-produced Calm With Horses.{{cite podcast|title=Niamh Algar|url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/niamh-algar-episode-336|author=Jarlath Regan|edition=336|date=23 February 2020|work=An Irishman Abroad|publisher=SoundCloud|accessdate=21 March 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/15/calm-with-horses-review-irish-crime-clan-cosmo-jarvis-nick-rowland|title=Calm with Horses review – fear and loathing in Ireland's wild west|newspaper=The Guardian|date=15 March 2020|last1=Kermode|first1=Mark|authorlink1=Mark Kermode}}
On television she has appeared in Rose Cartwright's Pure,{{cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/channel-4-pure-cast/|title=Pure: Meet the cast of the Channel 4 comedy|website=PopBuzz|accessdate=18 March 2020}} and as Tania in Desiree Akhavan's The Bisexual.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/the-bisexual-first-trailer-desiree-akhavans-channel-4-hulu-comedy-1202472143/|work=Deadline Hollywood|title='The Bisexual': First Trailer For Desiree Akhavan's Channel 4 & Hulu Comedy|last=White|first=Peter|date=September 27, 2018|access-date=18 March 2020}}
She was named amongst the 2019 BAFTAs Breakthrough Brits.{{Cite web|website=BAFTA.org|url=https://www.bafta.org/supporting-talent/breakthrough-brits/breakthrough-brits-2019|title=Breakthrough Brits 2019|date=30 October 2019}}{{cite news|first=Dawn|last=Emery|date=30 October 2019|title=Irish actor named as one of Britain's rising stars|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/irish-actor-named-as-one-of-britain-s-rising-stars-1.4066035|newspaper=The Irish Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240308221438/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/irish-actor-named-as-one-of-britain-s-rising-stars-1.4066035|archive-date=8 March 2024|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Algar played Dinah in Shane Meadows's The Virtues with co-star Stephen Graham.{{cite web|url=https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/actress-niamh-algar-on-why-truth-is-the-cornerstone-of-filmmaking/|website=hungertv.com|title=Actress Niamh Algar on why truth is the cornerstone of filmmaking|date=15 May 2019 |accessdate=18 March 2020}} for which she won Best Actress in a Leading Role - TV Drama at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2020/10/18/algar-wins-ifta-for-lead-actress-drama/|title= WATCH! Algar wins IFTA for Lead Actress - Drama |website=westmeathexaminer.ie|date=October 18, 2020}}
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,{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0229/1119356-niamh-algar/|website=RTÉ News|title=Irish actress Niamh Algar boxed with Ridley Scott|date=29 February 2020|accessdate=18 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/raised-by-wolves-stars-travis-fimmel-niamh-algar-on-bringing-ridley-scotts-vision-to-life-exclusive|website=Entertainment Tonight|title='Raised by Wolves' Stars Travis Fimmel & Niamh Algar on Bringing Ridley Scott's Vision to Life (Exclusive)|first=Jennifer|last=Drysdale|date=2 September 2020|accessdate=31 January 2021}} and as Amber in the Channel 4 television series Pure.
Filmography
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes projects that have not yet been released}} | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role |
| rowspan="3"|2014
|Maria Reidy |
| The Light of Day
|Dawn / Saoirse |
| From the Dark
|Sarah |
| 2016
|Olivia |
| 2017
|The Drummer and the Keeper |Ingrid |
| rowspan="2"|2019
|Ursula |
| The Last Right
|Mary Sullivan |
| rowspan="2"|2021
|Enid Baines |
| Wrath of Man
|Dana Curtis |
| 2022
|Kitty |
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
!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
|Second Woman |Episode: "Warrior's Fate" |
| 2018
|Tania |Recurring role |
| rowspan="3"|2019
|Pure |Amber Doherty |Main cast |
| MotherFatherSon
|Orla Green |Recurring role |
| The Virtues
|Dinah |Main cast |
| 2020
|Sue |Main cast |
| 2021
|Sadie Byrne / Lizzie James |Main cast, miniseries |
| 2022
|Nicola |Main cast |
| rowspan="2"|2023
|Dr. Lucinda Edwards |Main cast |
| Culprits
| Psycho | Recurring role |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| Sandie | Miniseries |
| Playing Nice
| Maddie Wilson | Main cast |
| 2025
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|The Iris Affair{{dagger|alt=Projects that have not yet been released}} | Iris Nixon |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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- [https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/niamh-algar/ Independent Talent profile]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCU-2X6bTnI&list=PLDW_dntyC541KBZZrmH-ct6q-98sJl5oQ Bow Street Vaults – Niamh Algar]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Mw5Wl0Z9w&t=2s Niamh Algar - The Virtues; IFTA Winner of Best Actress Drama 2020]
{{IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film}}
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Category:21st-century Irish actresses
Category:Alumni of the Bow Street Academy
Category:Irish television actresses
Category:People from Mullingar