Actor
Niamh Walsh
April 17, 1988 · Arklow, Ireland
Niamh Walsh (born 17 April 1988) is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Cara Martinez the in BBC One medical drama Holby City. Walsh also appeared in Casualty and Jekyll and Hyde. She starred in the Sky 1 period drama Jamestown as Verity Rutter née Bridges. Before production, Walsh stated that she "researched a lot for this role. I love all that stuff. Bill [Gallagher] used real people as the basis for some of his characters. And by reading books about the period you learn little things that even if the audience doesn’t see it, it adds to your performance."
In 2021, Walsh appeared alongside Dervla Kirwan, Seána Kerslake and Gemma-Leah Devereux in the RTÉ One thriller drama series Smother, in which she portrayed Jenny, the eldest Ahern sibling. In an article with the Irish Independent, Walsh shared her interest in portraying one of the powerful and independent woman in the series, as stated:
Notable work
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Girl Taken
as Zoe
20266.8
Lynley
as Helen Clyde
20255.8
Dead and Buried
as Lena
2024
Wreck
as Devon Devereaux
20225.8
The Sandman
as Young Ethel Cripps
20227.9
Smother
as Jenny Ahern
20216.5
The English Game
as Martha Almond
20207.4
Good Omens
as Greta Kleinschmidt
20198
Jamestown
as Verity Bridges
20177.2
Storyland
as Swifty's Mother
2009
Holby City
as Cara Martinez
19995.8