NIAMH O’BRIEN

Equity: / Full Equity Card,
IFTA member / / Agent: / Ann Curtis Agency
IMRO member / Spotlight No: / 9094-6758-1311
Height: / 5ft 9” / Email: /
Hair Colour: / Long Blonde / Tel no: / +353 1 8327708
+353 87 2315692
Build:
Playing Age: / Slight / Medium
25 to 37 / Website:
My Website: /

TRAINING:

BA (Hons) Drama & Theatre Studies & History of Art, T.C.D. Samuel Beckett Theatre.

  • Singing Training with Evelyn Dowling, Leinster School of Music, 8 years
  • Won a Scholarship in Digital Film Making & Directing in Irish Film Academy, 2 months.
  • Advanced Film Acting Classes at Irish Film Academy 12 months.
  • Film & Commercials Audition Workshop with Mary Maguire, Casting Director of Hubbard Casting, 4 days at IFA.
  • Vocal Master classes with Bernadette Greevy, Mark Shanahan & Bryan MacKay.
  • Voice & Acting workshops, with Alan Stanford, Eugenio Barba, Kevin Crawford, Andy Hinds, Pat Kinevane, John Dawson, Rachel-Sarah Murphy ( Meisner Technique) & Accents Training with Poll Moussoulides.
  • Directing, Screenwriting & Acting workshops with Terry McMahon (Meisner Technique) & Ferdia MacAnna.
  • Actor’s Masterclasses with Oscar Winners, Jeremy Irons & Jessica Lange, Galway Film Fleadh ’07 & ‘08
  • TV & Radio Voice Over workshops with Tommy Ellis at Velvet Voice. Hear my VO Demo MP3 at
  • I’m also a Private Singing Vocal Coach for Professional Bands & Recording Artists for Studio & Album work .

THEATRE:

Venue / Show / Role / Director
The New Theatre
The New Theatre
Teacher’s Club Theatre / Dancing at Lughnasa
Drinking in America
Shades of Shakespeare / Maggie
Lunatic Lisa
Lady Macbeth; Gertrude; / Rachel Sarah Murphy
Terry McMahon
Rachel Sarah Murphy
Moat Theatre
Tivoli Theatre / HeartSong of the Phoenix
The Plains of Enna / Rhiannon
Julia Dennis / Niamh O’Brien
Jim Culleton
Gaiety Theatre / Merry Widow / Olga Kromov / Alan Stanford
Gaiety Theatre / Cavalleria Rusticana / Opera Irl. Chor. / Dieter Kaegi
Crypt Dub. Castle / Mary & Lizzie DTF’94 / Madwoman / Jo Mangan
Andrews Lane / Under Milkwood / Second Voice / Niamh O’Brien
Olympia Theatre / Sound of Music / Sr. Sophia u.stud / Michael Scott
FILM:
Role / Film / Director
Catherine / The Last Bus Home (Award winning Feature Film) / Johnny Gogan
Karen / Food (Short Film, Leading Lady) / Sergio Vilchez
Ellena Baird / Natural Predator (Short Film, Leading Lady) / Niamh O’Brien
Mrs. Jennings / Twice Shy (Short Film) / Donna Boilleau
Niamh / Coming Home (Short Film, Leading Lady) / Jennifer Mc Donald
Lover / Kiss (Video, Performance Corporation Dublin Theatre Fest 08) / Jo Mangan
Archangel Gabrielle / Winging It (Short Film) / Niamh O Brien
Dark Princess / Coyote Kisses ( Music Video) / Niamh O Brien
T.V:
RTE / Fair City / Lisa / Malcolm Taylor
RTE / Late Late Show / Singer / Nat. Chamber Choir
BBC / Gloria Hunniford Show / Singer / ANUNA
RADIO VOICE OVERS: / HSE Cocaine Anti-Drugs / Party’s over Advert / National Radio Airplay
Johnston Court Centre / Radio Advert, Sligo / Mid West Radio, Galway
ANNA LIVIA RADIO FM / Half Hour Call Arts Show / Presenter / Michael Barker Caven
RECORDINGS:
Original CD / HeartSong of the Phoenix / Rhiannon / Aka Niamh O’Brien
ANUNA / Cynara; Christmas Songs; Essential Anuna;Halloween Lady ( with Enda Reilly); On Christmas Night (with National Chamber Choir)CD’s. / Singer / Michael McGlynn
Colin Mawby

SKILLS:

Singing (Soprano), Voice Over Artist, Piano (Grade VII), Accents: RP, American, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Belfast;Argentinian Tango Dancing,PortraitSketching, Painting;Guitar, Irish, French, Swimming, Calligraphy,Singing Impressions of Kate Bush, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holliday, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, & Edith Piaf

Contact Details:

ANN CURTIS AGENCY

Tel:+353 1 832 7708

Mobile:+353 87 2315692

Email:

Website:

NIAMH O’BRIEN