Niall Buggy
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Niall Buggy is an Irish actor who has worked extensively on the stage and screen in Ireland, the UK and the US. Some of his more well known roles include the lead in Brian Friel's, Uncle Vanya, for which he won an Irish Theatre Award and an Olivier Award for Dead Funny. His latest movie is The Duel by Anton Chekov which has just been released in the US and is due for release in Ireland and the UK in the coming months.
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's play Haunted. The 6 date spring tour concluded with a run on the West End
Theatre
In 2010, he starred alongside Brenda BlethynBrenda Blethyn
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Edna O'Brien
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's play Haunted. The 6 date spring tour concluded with a run on the West End
Filmography
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(1971), Chris, Dwyer – TV series, 1 episode - ZardozZardozZardoz is a 1974 science fiction/fantasy film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman. It stars Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, and Sara Kestelman. Zardoz was Connery's second post-James Bond role...
(1974), Arthur Frayn / Zardoz - Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975), Ned
- A Purple Taxi (1977), Little Person
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManA Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first serialised in the magazine The Egoist from 1914 to 1915, and published first in book format in 1916 by B. W. Huebsch, New York. The first English edition was published by the Egoist Press in February 1917...
(1977), Davin - Farmers (1978), Peter – TV movie
- The ProfessionalsThe Professionals (TV series)The Professionals was a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mk1 Productions and London Weekend Television that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon...
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(1981), Jack Perse – TV series, 1 episode - The CitadelThe Citadel (TV series)The Citadel is a 1983 BBC television adaptation written by Don Shaw from A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel, which was originally published in 1937. It was produced by Ken Riddington. Other television versions include a British and two Italian adaptations.The BBC dramatisation stars Ben Cross as...
(1983), Con Boland – TV series, 5 episodes - Crown CourtCrown Court (TV series)Crown Court was an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984....
(1984), Dr. Ronald Monk – TV series, 1 episode - King DavidKing David (film)King David is a 1985 film about the second king of Israel, David. It was filmed in 1984 in Matera and Craco, Italy. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and starred Richard Gere in the title role.-Cast:*Richard Gere as "David"*Edward Woodward as "Saul"...
(1985), Nathan - Galloping Galaxies!Galloping Galaxies!Galloping Galaxies! is a British children's television series set on a spaceship that was shown on the BBC from October 1985 and ran for ten episodes. It was created by Bob Block, also the creator of Rentaghost. It featured Kenneth Williams as the voice of the ship's computer SID, in one of his...
(1985), Space Pirate Chief Murphy – TV series - HellraiserHellraiserHellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...
(1987), Dinner Guest - The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneThe Lonely Passion of Judith HearneThe Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is a 1987 drama film made by Handmade Films Ltd. and United British Artists starring Maggie Smith and Bob Hoskins. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by Richard Johnson and Peter Nelson with George Harrison and Denis O'Brien as executive producers...
(1987), Mr. Lenehan - Six Minutes with Ludwig (1988), Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
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(1989) – TV series, 1 episode - Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1989), Victor Vivian – TV series, 2 episodes
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(1991), Randall – TV series, 3 episodes - The Pope Must Diet (1991), BBC Reporter
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(1991), Geof - The PlayboysThe PlayboysThe Playboys is a 1992 Irish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and starring Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright. The plot follows an unwed young mother whose life is transformed with the arrival of a traveling troupe of actors to her Irish village. The script was written by Shane...
(1992), Denzil - Alien 3 (1992), Eric
- The Hummingbird TreeThe Hummingbird TreeThe Hummingbird Tree is a film directed by Noella Smith. It was filmed in Trinidad and Tobago in 1992 , by the BBC from the book of the same name .Starring Patrick Bergin and Niall Buggy ....
(1992), Priest - Little NapoleonsLittle NapoleonsLittle Napoleons was a 1994 British television serial starring Saeed Jaffrey, Norman Beaton, Simon Callow and Lesley Manville as four politicians involved in local council elections. Beaton and Jaffrey played rival Labour candidates while Callow was their Conservative colleague....
(1994), Angus – TV mini-series, 1 episode - 99-1 (1994–1995), Elbow – TV series, 3 episodes
- The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(1995), Des Riley – TV series, 1 episode - Father TedFather TedFather Ted is a comedy series set in Ireland that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May...
(1995), Henry Sellers – TV series, 1 episode - Agony AgainAgony AgainAgony Again is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1995. Starring Maureen Lipman, it is the sequel to Agony, an ITV sitcom that aired from 1979 to 1981...
(1995), Richard – TV series, 7 episodes - Upwardly MobileUpwardly MobileUpwardly Mobile was an Irish television sitcom that was made and broadcast by RTÉ. Three series, including three Christmas specials, were originally broadcast on RTÉ One between 8 September 1995 and 26 December 1997....
(1997) – TV series - Leo Tolstoy's Anna KareninaAnna Karenina (1997 film)Anna Karenina is a 1997 film by director Bernard Rose, and starring Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy. It was the first international version to be filmed entirely in Russia, at locations in St...
(1997), Doctor - The Butcher Boy (1997), Father Dom
- The Tale of Sweeney ToddThe Tale of Sweeney ToddThe Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1998 American television movie directed by John Schlesinger. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw. It was broadcast in the United States by Showtime on April 19, 1998 and released on videotape in France the following month...
(1997), Vicar – TV movie - Kavanagh QCKavanagh QCKavanagh QC is a British television series made by Carlton Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. It has been shown on ITV3 as recently as August 2011; series 1–6 are available on Region 2 DVDs....
(1999), Francis Durden – TV series, 1 episode - That TimeThat TimeFor the song "That Time" by Regina Spektor see Begin to HopeThat Time is a one-act play by Samuel Beckett, written in English between 8 June 1974 and August 1975...
(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 AffairsFamily AffairsFamily Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
(2002), Dougie Kendall – TV series, 1 episode - Cruise of the GodsCruise of the GodsCruise of the Gods was a one-off comedy/drama produced by Baby Cow Productions for the BBC. It starred Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, David Walliams and James Corden...
(2002), Graham – TV movie - The Reckoning (2003), Priest
- The Libertine (2004), Chaplain
- Grease Monkeys (2004), Father Brennan – TV series, 3 episodes
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(2005), Father Gartside – TV series, 1 episode - Malice AforethoughtMalice Aforethought (TV)Malice Aforethought is an ITV drama based on Anthony Berkeley Cox’s 1931 novel of the same name.-Synopsis:Set in a 1920's Devonshire village, the plot concerns the complicated love life of the Dr...
(2005), Rev. Hessary Torr – TV movie - Casanova (2005), Bookseller/Printer
- Vicious Circle (2006), Seamus
- What If (2006), The Black Knight – TV movie
- Dalziel and PascoeDalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...
(2006), Drummond Sachs – TV series, 2 episodes - Lewis (2008), R.G. Cole – TV series, 1 episode
- Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008), Father Alex
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(2009), Samoylenko - Dental Breakdown (2009), The Professor