Niall Buggy
Niall Buggy | |
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Born | Dublin,Ireland | October 3, 1948
Education | Abbey Theatre School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–present |
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Niall Buggy(born 3 October 1948) is an Irish actor. Buggy played Brian inDead Funnyfor which he won anOlivier Award.
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Buggy was born on 3 October 1948 inDublin.His parents attended theTheatre Royalevery Friday night. At the age of 11, he ran away from home and travelled to the theatre, saying he was there for an audition. There were no auditions that day and he was told to return the following day. Buggy went home, intending to return the following day, but instead found a search party outside around hisDrumcondrahome.[1]
Buggy enrolled at Dublin'sAbbey Theatre Schoolat 16.[1]
Theatre[edit]
In 1995, Buggy won theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy PerformanceforDead Funny.[2]In 2010, he starred alongsideBrenda BlethyninEdna O'Brien's playHaunted.[3]The 6-date spring tour concluded with a run on the West End.[4]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Here Are Ladies | Film debut | |
1974 | Zardoz | Arthur Frayn / Zardoz | |
1976 | Circasia | Clown | Short |
1977 | Un taxi mauve | Little person | English title:A Purple Taxi |
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Davin | ||
Philadelphia, Here I Come! | Ned | ||
1978 | Farmers | Television film | |
1985 | King David | Nathan | |
1987 | Hellraiser | Dinner Guest | |
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Mr. Lenehan | ||
1988 | Six Minutes with Ludwig | Ludwig van Beethoven | Short |
Once in a Life Time | George Lewis | Television film | |
1991 | The Pope Must Diet | BBC Reporter | |
Close My Eyes | Geof | ||
1992 | The Playboys | Denzil | |
Alien 3 | Eric Buggy | ||
The Hummingbird Tree | Priest | ||
1997 | Anna Karenina | Doctor | |
The Butcher Boy | Father Dom | ||
The Tale of Sweeney Todd | Vicar | Television film | |
2000 | That Time | Listener | |
2002 | Cruise of the Gods | Graham | Television film |
The Reckoning | Priest | ||
2004 | The Libertine | Chaplain | |
2005 | Malice Aforethought | Rev. Hessary Torr | Television film |
Casanova | Bookseller/ Printer | ||
2006 | Vicious Circle | Seamus | Short |
What If | The Black Knight | Television film | |
2008 | Mamma Mia! The Movie | Father Alex | |
Brideshead Revisited | Father Mackay | ||
2009 | Dental Breakdown | The Professor | |
2010 | The Duel | Samoylenko | |
2012 | Rufus Stone | Flip | Short |
2014 | Mr Turner | John Carew | |
2019 | A Girl from Mogadishu | Michael D. Higgins | |
2021 | As Luck Would Have It | Alroy | Television film |
2023 | The Miracle Club | Tommy Fox |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Me Mammy | Willie Canaan | Television debut |
The Sinners | Chris, Dwyer | ||
1974 | 2nd House | Actor in The Blood Knot | |
1975 | Thursday Play Date | O'Toole | |
1980 | The Professionals | Gorky | |
1981 | Nanny | Jack Perse | |
1983 | The Citadel | Con Boland | |
The Gathering Speed | Father Healy | ||
1984 | Crown Court | Dr. Ronald Monk | |
1986 | Galloping Galaxies! | Space Pirate Chief Murphy | |
1988 | Bad Boyes | Dr. Watson | |
1989 | Screenplay | Kenny | |
Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Victor Vivian | ||
1991 | Chancer | Randall | |
1994 | Little Napoleons | Angus Laker | Television mini series |
1994–95 | 99-1 | Elbow | |
1995 | The Bill | Des Riley | |
Father Ted | Henry Sellers | ||
Agony Again | Richard | ||
1996–98 | Upwardly Mobile | Anthony Moriarty | |
1999 | Kavanagh QC | Francis Durden | |
1999–00 | Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married | Mr. Sullivan | |
2001 | Monarch of the Glen | Kieran Conway | |
2002 | Family Affairs | Dougie Kendall | |
2004 | Grease Monkeys | Father Brennan | |
2005 | The Afternoon Play | Father Gartside | |
2006 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Drummond Sachs | 2 episodes: "Fallen Angel" |
2008 | Lewis | R.G. Cole | |
2010 | Jack Taylor | Professor Gorman | |
2016 | My Mother and Other Strangers | Clarrie Marsden | Television mini series |
2017 | Will | Dr. John Dee | |
2018 | Extreme Physics | Isaac Neutron | Voice, Television mini series |
2021 | COBRA | Lord Allan Singer |
Podcast[edit]
Year | Title | Role |
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2017 | The Trials of Saint Patrick | King Laoghaire |
References[edit]
- ^ab"Getting to know Neil".Irish Independent.Talbot Street, Dublin, Ireland. 13 September 2009.Retrieved18 December2022.
- ^"Niall Buggy | London Theatre from".westendtheatre. 14 June 2010.Retrieved28 July2010.
- ^"Haunted Reviews at Royal Exchange – Manchester".Whatsonstage. Archived fromthe originalon 15 June 2011.Retrieved28 July2010.
- ^"Brenda Blethyn & Niall Buggy star in Edna O'Brien's play Haunted".Ulstertatler. Archived fromthe originalon 17 July 2011.Retrieved28 July2010.