Niamh Walsh

Niamh Walsh
Born	Niamh Walsh (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 36) Arklow, Ireland
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art University of York
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present

Niamh Walsh (born 17 April 1988) is an Irish actress.[1]

Career

She is best known for her role as Cara Martinez the in BBC One medical drama Holby City. Walsh also appeared in Casualty and Jekyll and Hyde. She starred 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 appeared 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 Netflix adaptation of DC Comics's The Sandman, portraying the young Ethel Cripps.[6][7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Casualty	Hannah Spence	Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
2015	Jekyll & Hyde	Maggie Kendall	Episode: "The Cutter"
2015–2016	Holby City	Cara Martinez	45 episodes
2017–2019	Jamestown	Verity Rutter	24 episodes
2019, 2023	Good Omens	Greta Kleinschmidt	2 episodes
2020	The English Game	Martha Almond	6 episodes
2021–2023	Smother	Jenny Ahern	18 episodes
2022	The Sandman	Young Ethel Cripps	3 episodes
2023	Wreck	Devon Deveraux	6 episodes
TBA	Dead and Buried	Lena McAllister	Upcoming four-part thriller[8]

Audio

Year	Title	Role	Author	Production company	Notes
2021	The Sandman: Act II	Nuala	Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs	Audible	[9]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Location
2013	Middlemarch	Rosamond	The Orange Tree Theatre
2014	The Man Who shot Liberty Valance	Hallie Jackson	Park Theatre

References

1. Butler, Laura (25 April 2017). "Meet Ireland's New Superstar Niamh Walsh – Star of Sky's Jamestown". evoke.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
2. Kelly, Aoife (25 June 2017). "'It doesn't pull any punches' – Irish actress Niamh Walsh gives the lowdown on Jamestown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. Power, Bairbre (6 March 2021). "Niamh Walsh: 'It just clicked in my head while filming in Lahinch and now I'm addicted to sea swimming'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
4. "Watch the trailer for new Irish noir thriller Smother". RTÉ. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
5. "Smother star Niamh Walsh: 'People are realising women are just as complicated as men. We are no longer being jammed into boxes'". Irish Independent. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
6. "Smother star Niamh Walsh joins Netflix's The Sandman". RTÉ. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. Porzio, Stephen. "Netflix's The Sandman series casts Irish actress Niamh Walsh in major role". Joe. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. "Annabel Scholey and Colin Morgan star in new thriller Dead and Buried". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
9. "'The Sandman: Act II' on Audible Premiere Date Set, James McAvoy Returns to Lead Star-Studded Cast". 22 July 2021.

External links

• Niamh Walsh at IMDb