Niamh Algar

Biography

Niamh Algar is an Irish actress from Mullingar who studied design in Dublin before completing the screen acting program at Bow Street Academy. She was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2019 and won the IFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a TV Drama in 2020 for her part as Dinah in Shane Meadows's The Virtues, playing opposite Stephen Graham. Her performance in Calm with Horses (2019) earned a BAFTA nomination in the supporting actress category. Early film work includes Conor McMahon's From the Dark (2014), Lorcan Finnegan's Without Name (2017) and Aoife Crehan's The Last Right (2019). On television she has been seen in The Bisexual, MotherFatherSon, Raised by Wolves and Pure, while Wrath of Man and Censor both came out in 2021.

34years old

Turns 35 on June 28in 230 days

Born June 28, 1992Mullingar
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 8 years2014 to 2022

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Mystery43%, 3 films
Horror29%, 2 films
Comedy14%, 1 film
Crime14%, 1 film

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Behind the award
In 2019, Algar appeared as Dinah in Shane Meadows's The Virtues, acting alongside Stephen Graham. Her performance earned her the Best Actress in a Leading Role - TV Drama prize at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards.
A first
Algar was named among the 2019 BAFTAs Breakthrough Brits, an honor that recognized her as one of that year's emerging talents.

Niamh Algar movies on Netflix

The Wonder2022IMDb rating 6.6as Kitty O’Donnell
Censor2021IMDb rating 5.9as Enid Baines
Wrath of Man2021IMDb rating 7.1as Dana
Calm with Horses2019IMDb rating 6.8as Ursula
The Last Right2019IMDb rating 6.5as Mary Sullivan
Without Name2017IMDb rating 5.3as Olivia
From the Dark2014IMDb rating 4.9as Sarah

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Censor2021 Horror, Mysteryas Enid Baines
IMDb rating 5.924K votes
The Wonder2022 Drama, Mysteryas Kitty O’Donnell
IMDb rating 6.650K votes
Wrath of Man2021as Dana
IMDb rating 7.1243K votes
Calm with Horses2019as Ursula
IMDb rating 6.88.7K votes
From the Dark2014as Sarah
IMDb rating 4.93.8K votes
The Last Right2019as Mary Sullivan
IMDb rating 6.52.3K votes
Without Name2017as Olivia
IMDb rating 5.31.7K votes

Worked with

Niamh Algar shares two films with David Wilmot, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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David Wilmot

Brian Cox

Toby Jones

Eddie Marsan

Andy Garcia

Colm Meaney

Guy RitchieDirector, 1 film Sebastián LelioDirector, 1 film Prano Bailey-BondDirector, 1 film

Films together

David Wilmot2 films together, 2019 to 2022
David Wilmot's page
- The Wonder2022IMDb rating 6.6Algar as Kitty O’DonnellWilmot as Sean Ryan
- Calm with Horses2019IMDb rating 6.8Algar as UrsulaWilmot as Hector
Brian Cox1 film together, 2019
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- The Last Right2019IMDb rating 6.5Algar as Mary SullivanCox as Father Reilly
Toby Jones1 film together, 2022
Toby Jones's page
- The Wonder2022IMDb rating 6.6Algar as Kitty O’DonnellJones as Dr. McBrearty
Eddie Marsan1 film together, 2021
Eddie Marsan's page
- Wrath of Man2021IMDb rating 7.1Algar as DanaMarsan as Terry
Andy Garcia1 film together, 2021
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- Wrath of Man2021IMDb rating 7.1Algar as DanaGarcia as Agent King
Colm Meaney1 film together, 2019
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- The Last Right2019IMDb rating 6.5Algar as Mary SullivanMeaney as Detective Donall Crowley
Guy RitchieDirector, 1 film, 2021
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- Wrath of Man2021IMDb rating 7.1Algar as Dana
Sebastián LelioDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Sebastián Lelio
- The Wonder2022IMDb rating 6.6Algar as Kitty O’Donnell
Prano Bailey-BondDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Prano Bailey-Bond
- Censor2021IMDb rating 5.9Algar as Enid Baines

Awards

One award and honor.

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Niamh Algar's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2019	Breakthrough Brits		Won

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