Niall Buggy

Niall Buggy (born 3 October 1948) is an Irish actor who has worked extensively on the stage and screen in Ireland, the UK and the US. 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. In 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.

Theatre

In 2010, he starred alongside Brenda Blethyn in Edna O'Brien's play Haunted. The 6 date spring tour concluded with a run on the West End.

Filmography

• The Sinners (1971), Chris, Dwyer – TV series, 1 episode
• Zardoz (1974), Arthur Frayn / Zardoz
• Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975), Ned
• A Purple Taxi (1977), Little Person
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977), Davin
• Farmers (1978), Peter – TV movie
• The Professionals (1980), Gorky – TV series, 1 episode
• Nanny (1981), Jack Perse – TV series, 1 episode
• The Citadel (1983), Con Boland – TV series, 5 episodes
• Crown Court (1984), Dr. Ronald Monk – TV series, 1 episode
• King David (1985), Nathan
• Galloping Galaxies! (1985), Space Pirate Chief Murphy – TV series
• Hellraiser (1987), Dinner Guest
• The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987), Mr. Lenehan
• Six Minutes with Ludwig (1988), Ludwig van Beethoven
• Screenplay (1989) – TV series, 1 episode
• Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1989), Victor Vivian – TV series, 2 episodes
• Chancer (1991), Randall – TV series, 3 episodes
• The Pope Must Diet (1991), BBC Reporter
• Close My Eyes (1991), Geof
• The Playboys (1992), Denzil
• Alien 3 (1992), Eric
• The Hummingbird Tree (1992), priest
• Little Napoleons (1994), Angus – TV mini-series, 1 episode
• 99-1 (1994–1995), Elbow – TV series, 3 episodes
• The Bill (1995), Des Riley – TV series, 1 episode
• Father Ted (1995), Henry Sellers  – TV series, 1 episode
• Agony Again (1995), Richard – TV series, 7 episodes
• Upwardly Mobile (1997) – TV series
• Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (1997), Doctor
• The Butcher Boy (1997), Father Dom
• The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997), Vicar – TV movie
• Kavanagh QC (1999), Francis Durden – TV series, 1 episode
• That Time (2000), Listener
• Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999–2000) Mr. Sullivan – TV series, 16 episodes
• Monarch of the Glen (2001), Kieran Conway – TV series, 1 episode
• Family Affairs (2002), Dougie Kendall – TV series, 1 episode
• Cruise of the Gods (2002), Graham – TV movie
• The Reckoning (2003), priest
• The Libertine (2004), Chaplain
• Grease Monkeys (2004), Father Brennan – TV series, 3 episodes
• The Afternoon Play (2005), Father Gartside – TV series, 1 episode
• Malice Aforethought (2005), Rev. Hessary Torr – TV movie
• Casanova (2005), Bookseller/Printer
• Vicious Circle (2006), Seamus
• What If (2006), The Black Knight – TV movie
• Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), Drummond Sachs – TV series, 2 episodes
• Lewis (2008), R.G. Cole – TV series, 1 episode
• Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008), Father Alex
• Brideshead Revisited (2008), Father Mackay
• The Duel (2009), Samoylenko
• Dental Breakdown (2009), The Professor
• Jack Taylor (2012), Professor Gorman—TV series, 1 episode
• Mr Turner (2014) John Carew
• My Mother and Other Strangers (2016), Clarrie Marsden, 1 episode
• Will (2017), Dr. John Dee, 1 episode
• A Girl from Mogadishu (2019), Michael D. Higgins

Comedy

In 1995, Buggy won the Olivier award for Best Comedy Performance for Dead Funny.

External links

• Niall Buggy at IMDb