Niamh McGrady

Niamh McGrady
Born (1982-10-04) 4 October 1982 (age 42)[1][2]
Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland
EducationAssumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActress

Niamh McGrady (born 4 October 1982) is a film, stage and television actress from Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland. She is best known for her parts as Mary-Claire Carter in Holby City and PC Danielle Ferrington in the psychological thriller The Fall.

Early life and education

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Born and raised in Castlewellan, County Down, she attended Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch, County Down. From age 18, she trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

Career

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After landing a role in summer 2003 in Italy,[3] on graduation she joined a Welsh production of Romeo and Juliet and then pantomime in Belfast,[4] before moving to London for Northern Irish playwright Lisa McGee's production of Girls & Dolls. McGrady then featured in a production of the Shakespeare play Macbeth, starring Patrick Stewart. After a critically acclaimed run in London's West End, it then relocated to Broadway, New York City in 2008.[3]

On return to London, she made her television début in the George Best biopic Best: His Mother's Son in 2009, but her part was eventually removed in the cutting room.[3] Shortly afterwards she joined the cast of Holby City as a cast semi-regular, in the role of nurse Mary-Claire Carter.

After appearing in many short independent films through mainly uncredited roles, she was cast in the crime drama television series The Fall,[3] based in Northern Ireland, alongside Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. She rejoined the cast of Holby City in 2013 as a regular cast member,[5] after which she gave-up her part-time waitressing and bar jobs.[3] However, in early 2015, McGrady left Holby City to coincide with the departure of Jules Knight and their departure scenes aired in April 2015.[6][7]

Acting credits

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Best: His Mother's Son Martha Devine
2009 Holby City Mary-Claire Carter Recurring role
2012 Doctors Sarah Needham 1 episode
2012 Upstairs Downstairs Enid Soaper
2013–2015 Holby City Mary-Claire Carter Regular role
2013–2016 The Fall P.C Danielle Ferrington Regular role
2014 Crossing Lines Rose McConnell 2 episodes
2018- Midsomer Murders Penny Kingdom Episode: "Death of the Small Coppers"
2019 Moving On Kelly Episode "Beaten"
2019 Doctors Zoe Hammond Episode: "Sisterhood"
2020 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Cassie Dorcas Episode: "Teach Me, Dear Creature"
2020 Pan Tau Caroline 2 episodes
2021–present Hope Street Nicole Devine Main role

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 MacBeth Witch
2011 Bats and Balls Girl Short Film
2012 Thank you for coming Sara Short Film
2017 Maze Jill

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Night Must Fall Olivia UK Theatre tour
2009 The Building site Shauna Arcola Theatre
2009 Girls and Dolls Clare Old Red Lion, Islington
2008 MacBeth Witch BAM and Lyceum Theatre on Broadway
2007 MacBeth Witch Chichester Festival Theatre & Gielgud Theatre
2007 Twelfth Night Olivia's Maid Chichester Festival Theatre
2006 Jack and the Beanstalk Princess Jill Waterfront Hall, Belfast
2005 Romeo and Juliet Juliet and Mercutio Volcano Theatre Company
2003 A life of the Mind Sally Royal Welsh College
2003 Ecstasy Mary Fisher Royal Welsh college
2003 The Importance of being earnest Cecily Royal Welsh College
2002 King Lear Regan Royal Welsh College
2001 Three Sisters Masha Royal Welsh College

References

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  1. ^ Maeve Quigley (29 November 2014). "The Fall: Actress Niamh McGrady backs female violence message in crime drama". The Irish Mirror.
  2. ^ Pavel Barter (30 November 2014). "Legend of the fall". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Legend of The Fall, The Sunday Times, 2 December 2014
  4. ^ HighBeam
  5. ^ "BBC One – Holby City, Series 11, Spin".
  6. ^ Griffin, Cheryl. "Niamh McGrady Interview". holby.tv. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. ^ "BBC One – Holby City, Series 17, Go the Distance, Mary-Claire's goodbye". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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