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Niall Buggy
Born (1948-10-03) October 3, 1948 (age 76)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationAbbey Theatre School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1971–present
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Relatives

Niall Buggy (born 3 October 1948) is an Irish actor who has worked extensively on stage and screen in Ireland, the United Kingdom and United States. Buggy is the recipient of several drama awards, including an Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, and Clarence Derwent Award. Some of his better known roles include the lead in Brian Friel's Uncle Vanya, for which he won an Irish Times Theatre Award, and Brian in Dead Funny for which he won an Olivier Award.

Biography

Early life

Buggy was born on 3 October 1948 in Dublin. His parents attended the Theatre Royal every 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 his Drumcondra home.[1]

At the age of 16, Buggy was enrolled at Dublin's Abbey Theatre School.[1]

Theatre

In 1995, Buggy won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Dead Funny.[2] In 2010, he starred alongside Brenda Blethyn in Edna O'Brien's play Haunted.[3] The 6 date spring tour concluded with a run on the West End.[4] In Brian Friel’s Aristocrats, he won TimeOut, Clarence Derwent, Drama Desk and Obie awards. More recent plays include Penelope by Enda Walsh, Krapp's Last Tape at the Leeds Playhouse, Beckett Trilogy and On Blueberry Hill by Sebastian Barry for which he won the Origin theatre award in New York.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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

Year Title Role
2017 The Trials of Saint Patrick King Laoghaire

References

  1. ^ a b "Getting to know Neil". Irish Independent. Talbot Street, Dublin, Ireland. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Niall Buggy | London Theatre from". westendtheatre.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Haunted Reviews at Royal Exchange – Manchester". Whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Brenda Blethyn & Niall Buggy star in Edna O'Brien's play Haunted". Ulstertatler.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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