Niamh Algar

Niamh Algar

Birth : 1992-06-28, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland

History

Niamh Algar is an Irish actress known for her roles in MotherFatherSon, Raised by Wolves, and Pure. In 2021, she will appear 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.

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Niamh Algar
Niamh Algar
Niamh Algar
Niamh Algar

Movies

The Wonder
Kitty O’Donnell
Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.
Run
Runner
A woman's morning jog takes a dark turn.
Censor
Enid Baines
Film censor Enid takes pride in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious effects of watching the gore-filled movies she pores over. Her sense of duty to protect is amplified by guilt over her inability to recall details of the long-ago disappearance of her sister. When Enid is assigned to review a disturbing film from the archive that echoes her hazy childhood memories, she begins to unravel how this eerie work might be tied to her past.
Wrath of Man
Dana
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
Calm with Horses
Ursula
In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
The Last Right
Mary Sullivan
Daniel Murphy is lumbered with a corpse that has the same last name as his, who dies on his flight from Boston to County Cork. Travelling back to Ireland to attend his mother’s funeral, Daniel also checks on his autistic brother. What follows is an unconventional road trip with his brother and the mortuary assistant as they take the coffin from Clonakilty to Rathlin Island.
The Drummer and the Keeper
Ingrid
The Drummer and the Keeper tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This heartwarming story shows the strength of the human bond in the face of adversity.
Seedling
Eve
Amidst a huge storm, a couple experience an encounter with an alien species.
Without Name
Olivia
A land surveyor working in an unnamed woodland area is disturbed and beguiled by a strange silhouette that moves amongst the trees.
Gone
Gemma
On seeing his ex-lover again, Paul stirs up events that spiral out of his control.
Strangers in the Night
Banshee
Two lonely people find the love that they were searching for. Well, one lonely person and one banshee...
January Hymn
Clara
A reflection on the intangible experience of grief, January Hymn sees Clara return home for the first anniversary of her father's death.
The Shadows
Production Design
When Matthew explores the 'spiral' in his grandmother's garden (a strange structure built by his late grandfather) he discovers an entrance into the magical world of 'the Shadows' where he meets his new Shadow friends, Yorrick and Alice, and begins his great adventure.
The Light of Day
Dawn / Saoirse
A hilarious mockumentary, 'The Light of Day' follows a flailing film crew as they attempt to adapt the vampire graphic novel 'The Quench'. Hindered by their tragically over-zealous director, it will take the two sane people on set, cinematographer Michael and writer Sarah, to save the film.
From the Dark
Sarah
A couple on a trip through the Irish countryside find themselves hunted by a creature who only attacks at night.
Trampoline
Maria Reidy
Angie returns home after finishing college and gets a job teaching at her old school. Now that she's back, she will have to readjust to the life she left behind and figure out how to move forward.
Sweet Dreams
Jess
In the forgotten English seaside town of Claypole, a series of serendipitous and unfortunate coincidences conspire to bring the lives and overreaching ambitions of a few misguided dreamers and petty criminals to a nasty end.