Niall Wright (born 26 July 1991) is an actor born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He trained as a child at the Gwyneth Murdock School of Drama and studied professionally at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He also studied a business degree at University College Dublin. Wright made his debut at The

Abbey Theatre The Abbey Theatre ( ga, Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland ( ga, Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the pu ...

, Dublin in 2015 playing the role of Joseph Swane in ''By The Bog Of Cats''. From 2013 to 2015, he portrayed one of the main characters on the CBBC show ''

Dani's Castle ''Dani's Castle'' (also known as ''Rich, Jimmy & Kait's Castle'' during the third series) is a British children's comedy series broadcast on the CBBC Channel. Dani inherits a castle in Northern Ireland from her deceased aunt and gets more than ...

''. In April 2017, he appeared in

Jez Butterworth Jeremy "Jez" Butterworth (born March 1969) is an English playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has written screenplays in collaboration with his brothers, John-Henry Butterworth, John-Henry and Tom. Life and career In March 1969, But ...

’s ''The Ferryman'' at the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Englan ...

, ahead of a transfer to the

Gielgud Theatre The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner of Rupert Street, in the City of Westminster, London. The house currently has 986 seats on three levels. The theatre was designed by W. G. R. Sprague an ...

in the West End. In October 2018, Wright made his Broadway debut reprising his role of ‘JJ Carney’ in ''The Ferryman''. He has recently finished filming ''

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'' for Amazon Studios and Valhalla Entertainment.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Niall 1991 births Living people Male stage actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Male actors from Belfast