Biography
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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
A Wind and the Shadow
2024
as Mother
Wind and the Shadow is a short animation about the emotional and physical impact childhood illness and its treatment has on a six-year-old girl and he...
The Wonder
2022
as 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
2021
as Runner
A woman's morning jog takes a dark turn.
Censor
2021
as Enid Baines
A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, ...
Wrath of Man
2021
as 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 hei...
Calm with Horses
2020
as 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...
The Last Right
2019
as 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 Irel...
The Drummer and the Keeper
2017
as 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 re...
Seedling
2017
as Eve
Amidst a huge storm, a couple experience an encounter with an alien species.
Without Name
2017
as Olivia
A land surveyor working in an unnamed woodland area is disturbed and beguiled by a strange silhouette that moves amongst the trees.
Gone
2017
as Gemma
On seeing his ex-lover again, Paul stirs up events that spiral out of his control.
Strangers in the Night
2015
as Banshee
Two lonely people find the love that they were searching for. Well, one lonely person and one banshee...
January Hymn
2015
as Clara
A reflection on the intangible experience of grief, January Hymn sees Clara return home for the first anniversary of her father's death.
Guardians Of The Crown
2014
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 m...
The Light of Day
2014
as 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...
From the Dark
2014
as Sarah
A couple on a trip through the Irish countryside find themselves hunted by a creature who only attacks at night.
Trampoline
2013
as 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 l...
Missing Green
2013
A solitary woman walks through the eerie night-time landscape of Dublin's Cork Street, a street once quiet and residential, now a four-laned artery fo...
Lewis Capaldi: Pointless
N/A
as Mother
The life of a boy from childhood to adult life growing up with a single mom, always by his side.
Sweet Dreams
N/A
as Jess
In the forgotten English seaside town of Claypole, a series of serendipitous and unfortunate coincidences conspire to bring the lives and overreaching...