Niall Wright

Niall Wright
Born (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 33)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Alma materBristol Old Vic Theatre School
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Niall Wright (born 26 July 1991) is an Irish actor.

Early life and career

Wright trained as a child at the Gwyneth Murdock School of Drama and studied professionally at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol.[1] He also studied a business degree at University College Dublin.[2]

In 2004, he played the role of Jonjo in the Northern Irish comedy-drama film Mickybo and Me.[3]

In 2008, Wright played the lead role in the short film James, which won multiple international awards and was selected for both the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.[4]

From 2012–13, Wright was a regular on the first two series of the television series Six Degrees, playing Danny Burns; he was a recurring character in the third series in 2015.[5]

In 2013, he starred in the comedy-drama film Good Vibrations as Mickey Bradley.[6]

From 2013 to 2015, he portrayed one of the main characters on the CBBC show Dani's Castle.[7][8]

Wright made his stage debut at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2015 playing the role of Joseph Swane in By the Bog of Cats.[9]

In April 2017, he originated the role of JJ Carney in Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, ahead of a transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in the West End.[10]

In October 2018, Wright made his Broadway debut reprising his role of JJ Carney in The Ferryman.

As of 2021, he is playing series regular PC Callum McCarthy in the BBC and BritBox Original TV series Hope Street.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Mickybo and Me Jonjo
2005 Soldier Child Short film
2006 Middletown Young Jim
2008 James James
2013 Good Vibrations Mickey Bradley

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Kelly Himself
2012–2013, 2015 Six Degrees Danny Burns
2013–2015 Dani's Castle Gabe / Carlos / Gerard Also portrayed Carlos in series 3, and Gerard in series 3 episode 11
2018 Lore Daft Jamie Episode: "Burke and Hare: In The Name of Science"
2021–present Hope Street PC Callum McCarthy Main role

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre Location
2015 By the Bog of Cats Joseph Swane Abbey Theatre Dublin
2017 The Ferryman JJ Carney Royal Court Theatre London
2018 The Ferryman JJ Carney Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Broadway
2024 Grania Diarmuid Abbey Theatre Dublin

References

  1. ^ "Graduating Actors". oldvic.ac.uk. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Jenny (26 December 2023). "Hope Street Niall Wright on journey to Port Divine via UCD". Irish News. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ McGoran, Peter (13 September 2020). "Mickybo & Me: Where are the stars of the hit film now?". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Danny Burns". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ McGoran, Peter (22 July 2020). "Here's what the cast of 6Degrees are up to five years on from the finale". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ McGoran, Peter (27 September 2020). "Good Vibrations: Where are the stars of the hit film now?". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ "CBBC - Dani's Castle". BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  8. ^ Elaine Sperber (7 December 2012). "Dani Harmer stars in brand-new comedy for CBBC - Dani's Castle". BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  9. ^ Niall Wright. "Niall Wright [actor] : The Lisa Richards Agency". Lisarichards.ie. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Cast and West End transfer confirmed for Sam Mendes' The Ferryman". WhatsOnStage.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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