Niamh McAllister
Biography
Niamh is an actress and writer from Bangor, County Down living in Dublin. She is a graduate of the BA Acting course at The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin and has been working as an actor in theatre, screen and radio ever since. Niamh wrote, directed and produced her first comedy short film ‘Dead on Arrival’ which is currently in the final stages of post-production. She studied on the Advanced Screen Writing course with Flying Turtle Productions in Dublin. Niamh began writing in Lockdown, creating online comedy sketches under the comedy collective “That’s Criminal” on Instagram and YouTube.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Christine's Assistant
A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Teacher
Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Kate
Dead On Arrival is a dark comedic short film about two nurses, one dead husband and zero morals.