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My Take
Niamh Algar is one of the most exciting actors I'm tracking right now. Her IFTA-winning turn in The Virtues and her BAFTA-nominated supporting role in Calm with Horses revealed a performer who can hold raw emotional intensity without ever overplaying it, while her range across Raised by Wolves and Wrath of Man shows she's as comfortable in austere drama as in muscular genre work. There's a coiled, watchful quality to her screen presence that I find magnetic. Irish cinema keeps producing actors with this kind of shadowed depth, and she strikes me as a genuine standout among them.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Niamh Algar
- Name (Japanese)
- ニアフ・アルガー
- Reading
- にあふ・あるがー
- Born
- June 28, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Breakthrough Brits
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/niamhalgar/
- Xhttps://x.com/NiamhAlgar
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niamh%20Algar
Frequently asked questions
When was Niamh Algar born?
Born June 28, 1992 (age 34).
Where is Niamh Algar from?
Niamh Algar is from Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
What does Niamh Algar do?
Niamh Algar works as actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.