Niamh Algar

Niamh Algar
Algar at the British Independent Film Awards 2021
Born1989 or 1990 (age 34–35)
Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2011–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.

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.[2][3][4]

Career

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]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

Niamh Algar in 2020
Year Title Role
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

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 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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Dublin International Film Festival Discovery Award TV & Film career so far Won [15]
2018 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film The Drummer and the Keeper Nominated [16]
2020 Royal Television Society Best Actor (Female) The Virtues Nominated [17][16]
2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role - TV Drama Pure Nominated [18][16]
2020 Rising Star TV & Film career so far Nominated [16]
2020 Best Actress in a Leading Role - TV Drama The Virtues Won [12][16]
2020 Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film Calm with Horses Won [12][16]
2020 British Independent Film Awards BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated [16]
2021 British Academy Film Awards BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film Nominated [19][16]
2021 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role - TV Drama Raised by Wolves Nominated [20][16]
2022 British Academy Television Awards Best Actress Deceit Nominated [21][16]
2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Lead Performance Censor Nominated [22][16]

References

  1. ^ a b Emery, Dawn (30 October 2019). "Irish actor named as one of Britain's rising stars". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "One to Watch: Irish Actress Niamh Algar Wows in Texas". Her.ie.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Esther (5 December 2019). "Ireland's next big thing: Niamh Algar on her incredible year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ "One To Watch: Irish Actress Niamh Algar Wows in Texas". her. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Jarlath Regan (23 February 2020). "Niamh Algar". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (336 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ Kermode, Mark (15 March 2020). "Calm with Horses review – fear and loathing in Ireland's wild west". The Guardian.
  8. ^ "Pure: Meet the cast of the Channel 4 comedy". PopBuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ White, Peter (27 September 2018). "'The Bisexual': First Trailer For Desiree Akhavan's Channel 4 & Hulu Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Breakthrough Brits 2019". BAFTA.org. 30 October 2019.
  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. ^ "Aer Lingus Discovery Award". diff.ie. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Niamh Algar Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  17. ^ "RTS Programme Awards nominations announced". televisual.com. 3 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Actress Supporting Drama IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2020". ifta.ie. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  19. ^ Daly, Adam (9 March 2021). "Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar and Wolfwalkers receive Bafta nominations". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Niamh Algar nominated for another IFTA". westmeathexaminer.ie. 17 June 2021.
  21. ^ "BAFTA Television 2022: The Winners and Nominations". bafta.org. 9 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Fangoria 2022 Chainsaw Awards nominees". joblo.com/. 27 January 2022.