Niall Wright

Niall Wright
Niall Wright
Born	{{}}; Belfast, Northern Ireland
Alma mater	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
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Niall Wright is an Irish actor.

Early life and career

Wright trained as a child at the Gwyneth Murdock School of Drama and studied professionally at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol.^[1] He also studied a business degree at University College Dublin.^[2]

In 2004, he played the role of Jonjo in the Northern Irish comedy-drama film Mickybo and Me.^[3]

In 2008, Wright played the lead role in the short film James, which won multiple international awards and was selected for both the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

From 2012–13, Wright was a regular on the first two series of the television series Six Degrees, playing Danny Burns; he was a recurring character in the third series in 2015.^[5]

In 2013, he starred in the comedy-drama film Good Vibrations as Mickey Bradley.^[6]

From 2013 to 2015, he portrayed one of the main characters on the CBBC show Dani's Castle.^[7]^[8]

Wright made his stage debut at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2015 playing the role of Joseph Swane in By the Bog of Cats.^[9]

In April 2017, he originated the role of JJ Carney in Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, ahead of a transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in the West End.^[10]

In October 2018, Wright made his Broadway debut reprising his role of JJ Carney in The Ferryman.

From 2021 to 2024, he played series regular PC Callum McCarthy in the BBC and BritBox Original TV series Hope Street.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Mickybo and Me	Jonjo
2005	Soldier	Child	Short film
2006	Middletown	Young Jim
2008	James	James
2013	Good Vibrations	Mickey Bradley

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Kelly	Himself
2012–2013, 2015	Six Degrees	Danny Burns
2013–2015	Dani's Castle	Gabe / Carlos / Gerard	Also portrayed Carlos in series 3, and Gerard in series 3 episode 11
2018	Lore	Daft Jamie	Episode: "Burke and Hare: In The Name of Science"
2021–2024	Hope Street	PC Callum McCarthy	Main role

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Location
2015	By the Bog of Cats	Joseph Swane	Abbey Theatre	Dublin
2017	The Ferryman	JJ Carney	Royal Court Theatre	London
2018	The Ferryman	JJ Carney	Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre	Broadway
2024	Grania	Diarmuid	Abbey Theatre	Dublin

References

^ "Graduating Actors". oldvic.ac.uk. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Lee, Jenny (26 December 2023). "Hope Street Niall Wright on journey to Port Divine via UCD". Irish News. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ McGoran, Peter (13 September 2020). "Mickybo & Me: Where are the stars of the hit film now?". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Danny Burns". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ McGoran, Peter (22 July 2020). "Here's what the cast of 6Degrees are up to five years on from the finale". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ McGoran, Peter (27 September 2020). "Good Vibrations: Where are the stars of the hit film now?". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "CBBC - Dani's Castle". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ Elaine Sperber (7 December 2012). "Dani Harmer stars in brand-new comedy for CBBC - Dani's Castle". BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ Niall Wright. "Niall Wright [actor] : The Lisa Richards Agency". Lisarichards.ie. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "Cast and West End transfer confirmed for Sam Mendes' The Ferryman". WhatsOnStage.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

External links

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[1] "Graduating Actors". oldvic.ac.uk. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[Divine-2] Lee, Jenny (26 December 2023). "Hope Street Niall Wright on journey to Port Divine via UCD". Irish News. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[3] McGoran, Peter (13 September 2020). "Mickybo & Me: Where are the stars of the hit film now?". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[4] "Danny Burns". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[5] McGoran, Peter (22 July 2020). "Here's what the cast of 6Degrees are up to five years on from the finale". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[6] McGoran, Peter (27 September 2020). "Good Vibrations: Where are the stars of the hit film now?". belfastlive.co.uk. Belfast Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[7] "CBBC - Dani's Castle". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[8] Elaine Sperber (7 December 2012). "Dani Harmer stars in brand-new comedy for CBBC - Dani's Castle". BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[9] Niall Wright. "Niall Wright [actor] : The Lisa Richards Agency". Lisarichards.ie. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[WhatsOnStage.com-10] "Cast and West End transfer confirmed for Sam Mendes' The Ferryman". WhatsOnStage.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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Born	{{}} Belfast, Northern Ireland
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