Niamh Algar

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Niamh Algar
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Algar in 2020
Born
Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and Bow Street Academy in Dublin
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Notable work
MotherFatherSon, Raised by Wolves, Pure, Wrath of Man, Censor, Calm with Horses.

Niamh Algar is an Irish actress 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 Nick Rowland's directorial debut Calm with Horses, Algar was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Early life and education[]

A native of Mullingar, Ireland, 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[]

Algar has appeared in films including Conor McMahon's From the Dark,[4] Aoife Crehan's road trip movie The Last Right, Lorcan Finnegan's Without Name, and the Michael Fassbender-produced Calm With Horses from first-time feature director Nick Rowland,[5][6]

On television she has appeared in Rose Cartwright's Pure,[7] and as Tania in Desiree Akhavan's The Bisexual.[8]

She was named amongst the 2019 BAFTAs Breakthrough Brits.[9][10]

In 2019, Algar played Dinah in Shane Meadows's The Virtues with co-star Stephen Graham.[5][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.[1]

Personal life[]

She has lived in London since 2016.[citation needed]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role
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 Dana Curtis
TBA The Wonder

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 Deceit Sadie Byrne / Lizzie James 4 episodes

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film The Drummer and the Keeper Nominated [15]
2020 Royal Television Society Best Actor (Female) The Virtues Nominated [16][15]
2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role - TV Drama Pure Nominated [15]
2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Rising Star TV & Film career so far Nominated [15]
2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role - TV Drama The Virtues Won [12][15]
2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film Calm with Horses Won [12][15]
2020 British Independent Film Awards BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Calm with Horses Nominated [15]
2021 British Academy Film Awards BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film Calm with Horses Nominated [17][15]
2021 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role - TV Drama Raised by Wolves Nominated [18][15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b O'Doherty, Cahir (18 September 2020). "From Ireland to outerspace - Niamh Algar stars in "Raised by Wolves"". Irish Central. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "One to Watch: Irish Actress Niamh Algar Wows in Texas". Her.ie.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Esther (5 December 2019). "Ireland's next big thing: Niamh Algar on her incredible year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "One To Watch: Irish Actress Niamh Algar Wows in Texas". her. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Jarlath Regan (23 February 2020). "Niamh Algar". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (336 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ Kermode, Mark (15 March 2020). "Calm with Horses review – fear and loathing in Ireland's wild west". The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Pure: Meet the cast of the Channel 4 comedy". PopBuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ "'The Bisexual': First Trailer For Desiree Akhavan's Channel 4 & Hulu Comedy". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Breakthrough Brits 2019". BAFTA.org. 30 October 2019.
  10. ^ Emery, Dawn (October 2019). "Irish actor named as one of Britain's rising stars". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Actress Niamh Algar on why truth is the cornerstone of filmmaking". hungertv.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "WATCH! Algar wins IFTA for Lead Actress - Drama". westmeathexaminer.ie. 18 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Irish actress Niamh Algar boxed with Ridley Scott". RTÉ News. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Niamh Algar Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  16. ^ "RTS Programme Awards nominations announced". televisual.com. 3 March 2020.
  17. ^ Daly, Adam (9 March 2021). "Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar and Wolfwalkers receive Bafta nominations". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Niamh Algar nominated for another IFTA". westmeathexaminer.ie. 17 June 2021.

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