Niamh Walsh (born April 17, 1988) is an Irish actress.[1]
Niamh Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Niamh Walsh (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 34) |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art University of York |
| Occupation | Actress |
She is best known for her role as Cara Martinez the in BBC One medical drama Holby City. Walsh has also appeared in Casualty and Jekyll and Hyde. She also stars in the Sky 1 period drama Jamestown as Verity Rutter née Bridges.[1] Before production, Walsh stated that she "researched a lot for this role. I love all that stuff. Bill [Gallagher] used real people as the basis for some of his characters. And by reading books about the period you learn little things that even if the audience doesn’t see it, it adds to your performance."[2]
In 2021, Walsh starred alongside Dervla Kirwan, Seána Kerslake and Gemma-Leah Devereux in the RTÉ One thriller drama series Smother, in which she portrayed Jenny, the eldest Ahern sibling.[3][4] In an article with the Irish Independent, Walsh shared her interest in portraying one of the powerful and independent woman in the series, as stated:
It took long enough, but people are sort of realising that women are just as complicated as men. We contain multitudes. There aren’t just three types of women out there… It’s so comforting to see that we’re sort of just being allowed. We’re being allowed the complexity that men have been allowed for years. We are no longer being jammed into boxes.[5]
On 26 May 2021, Walsh was cast in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of DC Comics's The Sandman, portraying the young Ethel Cripps.[6][7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Casualty | Hannah Spence | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Jekyll & Hyde | Maggie Kendall | Recurring role |
| 2015–2016 | Holby City | Cara Martinez | Regular role |
| 2017–2019 | Jamestown | Verity Rutter | Main role |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Greta Kleinschmidt | Undercover name Captain Rose Montgomery |
| 2020 | The English Game | Martha Almond | Main role |
| 2021 | Smother | Jenny Ahern | Main role |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Young Ethel Cripps | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Author | Production company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Sandman: Act II | Nuala | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs | Audible | [8] |
| Year | Title | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Middlemarch | Rosamond | The Orange Tree Theatre |
| 2014 | The Man Who shot Liberty Valance | Hallie Jackson | Park Theatre |