Niamh Walsh

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Niamh Walsh
Born
Niamh Walsh

(1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 33)
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
University of York
OccupationActress

Niamh Walsh is an Irish actress.[1]

Career[]

She is best known for her role as Cara Martinez the in BBC One medical drama Holby City. Walsh has also appeared in Casualty and Jekyll & Hyde. She also stars 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 starred alongside Dervla Kirwan, Seána Kerslake and Gemma-Leah Devereux in the RTÉ One thriller drama series Smother, in which she portrayed Jenny, a heavily pregnant single mother.[3][4]

On 26 May 2021, Walsh will appear in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of DC Comics's The Sandman portraying the young Ethel Cripps.[5][6]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Casualty Hannah Spence 1 Episode
2015 Jekyll & Hyde Maggie Kendall Recurring
2015 - 2016 Holby City Cara Martinez Regular
2017 - 2019 Jamestown Verity Rutter Main
2019 Good Omens Greta Kleinschmidt undercover name Captain Rose Montgomery
2020 The English Game Martha Almond series Lead
2021 Smother Jenny Ahern
TBA The Sandman Young Ethel Cripps

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Rat Trap Amy Short
2014 Forever Girl Short
2015 Send in the Clowns Alex Short
TBC Stranger with a Camera Sinead Short

Stage[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Middlemarch Rosamond The Orange Tree theatre
2014 The Man Who shot Liberty Valance Hallie Jackson Park Theatre

Audio[]

Year Title Role Author Production company Notes
2021 The Sandman: Act II Nuala Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs Audible [7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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 joins Netflix's The Sandman". RTÉ. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ Porzio, Stephen. "Netflix's The Sandman series casts Irish actress Niamh Walsh in major role". Joe. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "'The Sandman: Act II' on Audible Premiere Date Set, James McAvoy Returns to Lead Star-Studded Cast". 22 July 2021.

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