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Great acting was everywhere in 2021. While we received the usual assortment of great performances in festival standouts and end-of-year awards contenders, we also found inspired performances in big-budget multiplex movies and no-budget horror.

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA Award-nominated actress Niamh Algar (Censor, Raised by Wolves) has signed with UTA for representation in all areas, Deadline has learned.

With an IFTA win and BAFTA nod to her name, Niamh Algar is proving to be the one to watch.

9Like all actors, Niamh Algar delves into her research for a new role. However, for the part of ‘Lizzie James’ in Deceit, a new four-part drama for Channel 4, there was a particular problem.

Filming is underway in Ireland on Netflix’s psychological thriller The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh.

You could make an argument that the psychological thriller genre has grown a bit stale over the years. What used to be an interesting place to showcase character studies about truly disturbing people has turned into fairly basic procedurals with very few surprises.

Rising star Niamh Algar has been making huge strides in her career recently, culminating in a nomination for her first BAFTA.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMagnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Censor,” which had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival opening the Midnight Section, and will also be part of the Berlinale Panorama section in March.

EXCLUSIVE: The British Independent Film Awards is for the first time launching a podcast, This Is My Cinema, with a group of UK indie film names lined up to discuss their craft and inspiration over the coming weeks.

Steeped in the gory look, grimy feel and transgressive spirit of the so-called "video nasties" from the 1980s, British meta-minded horror movie Censor offers an admirable pastiche, spiked with black humor.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at Censor, Prano Bailey-Bond’s UK indie horror that was confirmed in the Sundance Midnight line-up yesterday.

WINNERS OF THE IFTA FILM & DRAMA AWARDS 2020Best film 2020 Ordinary LoveBest film 2019 Black ’47Director – film Paddy Breathnach (Rosie)Scriptwriter – film Mark O’Halloran (Rialto)Actor in a leading role – film Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Rialto)Actress in a leading role – film Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose)Actor in a supporting role – film David Wilmot (Ordinary Love)Actress supporting role – film Niamh Algar (Calm with Horses)George Morrison feature documentary The Lonely Battle of Thomas ReidIrish Film

Ridley Scott who drew them to the series. The HBO Max drama is the first TV show that Scott — known for sci-fi hits like 1979's, 1982's and 2015's  -- has directed in decades.

Amanda Collin & Abubakar SalimFirst, two of the leads, Amanda Collin (Mother) & Abubakar Salim (Father) tell us about their characters, we go into a deep dive into if Mother is good, bad, just following its computing, or what, and then they tell us why you should watch. Niamh AlgarIn this interview, Niamh Algar goes into who she plays, what Raised by Wolves is, why she said yes to the show (hint, I mentioned him earlier), and why we should watch. Showrunner Aaron GuzikowskiIn our final interview

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Niamh Algar, who is set to star in HBO Max’s upcoming Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi drama Raised By Wolves, is to front a crime drama for the UK’s Channel 4.The British broadcaster has ordered My Name is Lizzie (w/t), which tells the true story of the high-pressure investigation into the devastating murder of Rachel Nickell in 1992.The series is written by Emilia di Girolamo, who wrote The Tunnel, Sky’s UK version of The Bridge, and produced by

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Niamh Algar (The Virtues), Mia Goth (Suspiria) Billy Howle (Outlaw King), Paapa Essiedu (Gangs Of London), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) and Aisling Bea (Living With Yourself) lead the impressive ensemble cast of crime-thriller Sweet Dreams, which is launching ahead of the Cannes virtual market.The “Fargo in England” story, from writer-director Carl Tibbets (Black Mirror) and producer Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday) of Stigma Films, charts a series of

Undoubtedly one of Ireland’s hottest acting exports at the moment, Barry Keoghan has starred alongside A-listers from Nicole Kidman, Cillian Murphy and Colin Farrell and taken it all in his stride.

Three of Ireland's most famous TV stars will appear on the Late Late show tomorrow night.

By Peter White

Altitude has released a new clip and poster from their upcoming release Calm With Horses, which will land in cinemas from 13th March. Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, and Niamh Algar are amongst the cast of the film which is the feature debut of Nick Rowland.

Saban Films has picked up North American rights to Calm With Horses, executive produced by Michael Fassbender.Nick Rowland’s feature directorial debut is a thriller about an ex-boxer and the feared enforcer for a drug-dealing Irish family. The pic bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar and Ned Dennehy."Nick Rowland’s debut shines through its cast of rising stars.

By Patrick Hipes

Here’s an interesting trailer for a March-released film titled Calm With Horses. The film features one of our big up and coming actors in Cosmo Jarvis, who you may have seen in the likes of Lady Macbeth or the hit TV series Peaky Blinders. The movie is the feature film debut of director Nick Rowland and also features the acting talents of Barry Keoghan and Niamh Algar.