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Niall Buggy

Date of birth: 1948-10-03

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Nyall Buggy

Niall Buggy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Niall Buggy (born 1948) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Niall Buggy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Movie Credits

Zardoz
3

Zardoz

1974-02-06

In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals t

Alien³
3.2

Alien³

1992-05-22

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a priso

Hellraiser
3.4

Hellraiser

1987-09-11

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the

Casanova
3.2

Casanova

2005-12-25

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a no

Anton Chekhov's The Duel
2.9

Anton Chekhov's The Duel

2010-04-28

Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky and his illicit

Close My Eyes
2.9

Close My Eyes

1991-11-22

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now marri

The Purple Taxi
2.9

The Purple Taxi

1977-05-25

With his mauve taxi, the old philosopher Dr. Seamus Scully runs around the small green roads of the

That Time
0.5

That Time

2000-01-01

The disembodied head of an old man with long white hair listens to three of his own voices: that of

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2.9

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

1977-09-01

Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego, Stephen Daedelus, growing up in Ireland in the early part of th

The Playboys
3

The Playboys

1992-04-22

A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by

Anna Karenina
3

Anna Karenina

1997-04-04

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the w

The Butcher Boy
3.4

The Butcher Boy

1998-02-20

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a vi

Coogan's Runner
0

Coogan's Runner

2003-06-02

Video diary from behind the scenes of 2002's "Cruise of the Gods."

The Miracle Club
3.2

The Miracle Club

2023-07-14

Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey

Chinese Whispers
0

Chinese Whispers

1989-08-02

Kenny's work as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital isn't just a job, it's a vocation. His special gro

King David
2.8

King David

1985-03-29

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
3.5

National Theatre Live: Saint Joan

2017-02-16

Josie Rourke directs Gemma Arterton as Joan of Arc in Bernard Shaw's electrifying classic. Performed

Mr. Turner
3.3

Mr. Turner

2014-10-31

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes inv

Mamma Mia!
3.5

Mamma Mia!

2008-07-03

A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites

Cruise of the Gods
2.4

Cruise of the Gods

2002-12-23

Andy Van Allen, former hero of the cult 80s futuristic TV show Children of Castor, is now working as

The Pope Must Die
2.5

The Pope Must Die

1991-06-21

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff,

Brideshead Revisited
3.1

Brideshead Revisited

2008-07-25

Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and priv

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
3.3

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987-12-23

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She mak

Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)
0

Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)

2020-08-07

Krapp’s Last Tape: James Hayes uses his natural Irish accent to deliver the best known of these wor

Philadelphia, Here I Come
3.4

Philadelphia, Here I Come

1975-06-01

Friel contrasts Gar's cloistered emotional life with his gregarious social persona by portraying him

As Luck Would Have It
3.3

As Luck Would Have It

2021-04-10

When Lindsey travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort, she decides to enter t

Rufus Stone
1

Rufus Stone

2012-12-12

Rufus Stone is a short film about “love, sexual awakening, and treachery.” According to Director Jos

Spin the Bottle
3

Spin the Bottle

2003-11-28

Rats is released from prison and needs to make some money; fast. To his dismay, things have changed

What If?
4

What If?

2006-07-14

Two struggling stuntmen decide to write their own script.

Misterman
0

Misterman

2011-04-13

Enda Walsh's play Misterman, written for a solo performer, is a study of one man’s descent into reli