Niamh Blackshaw
Niamh Blackshaw | |
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Born | Manchester, England | 19 November 1999
Education | Canon Slade School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2017–present |
Television | Coronation Street Hollyoaks |
Niamh Blackshaw (born 19 November 1999) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Juliet Nightingale in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
Early life
Blackshaw was born on 19 November 1999 in Manchester. Prior to studying acting, Blackshaw trained as a dancer,[1] and at the age of eleven, she began attending Rossendale Dance and Drama Centre, where she completed her LAMDA and Trinity exams.[2] She also attended Canon Slade School in Bolton, where she studied Latin for her A-Level exams, amongst other subjects. Blackshaw was interested in attending Cambridge University, until she pursued acting as a career.[3]
Career
Blackshaw began her acting career appearing in television advertisements, including an advert for Mr Kipling.[2] In 2017, she appeared in five episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Lara Cutler.[4][5] Her character committed suicide after being groomed by Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper) and his gang.[6] In March 2018, she made an appearance in the short film Landline.[7] On 4 September 2018, it was announced that she would be joining the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Juliet Nightingale; she made her first appearance on 21 November 2018.[8] Her storylines in the soap have included discovering her father is Mac Nightingale (David Easter),[9] being groomed into a county lines drug trafficking gang,[10] coming out as a lesbian,[11] and developing a romance with Peri Lomax (Ruby O'Donnell).[12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Coronation Street | Lara Cutler | 5 episodes |
2018 | Landline | Daughter | Short film |
2018–present | Hollyoaks | Juliet Nightingale | Series regular |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [13] |
2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Partnership (with Lysette Anthony) |
Nominated | [13] |
References
- ^ "The Same Interview, A Year On With Niamh Blackshaw | Hollyoaks". YouTube. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Success at RDDC". Rossendale Dance and Drama Centre. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "The Head Teacher's Newsletter – October 2015". Canon Slade School. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Coronation Street's tragic suicide victim revealed to be Lara Cutler". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks casts Coronation Street actress Niamh Blackshaw as Romeo Quinn's sister". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Niamh Blackshaw joins Hollyoaks". Female First. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Cast & Crew – Landline". Landline. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Johnathon. "Hollyoaks: meet Romeo's sister – Juliet!". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks spoilers: The truth about Mac Nightingale exposed to Juliet Quinn". Metro. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks' Juliet Quinn in alarming new County Lines drugs plot twist". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks' Juliet Quinn faces new drugs trouble after confiding in Sid Sumner about her sexuality". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hollyoaks star Niamh Blackshaw reveals details of Juliet and Peri kiss scene". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Hollyoaks star Niamh Blackshaw reveals Juliet Quinn's comeuppance in bullying story". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.