Niamh Blackshaw

Niamh Blackshaw (born 19 November 1999) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Juliet Nightingale in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

Niamh Blackshaw
Born (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999
Manchester, England
EducationCanon Slade School
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
TelevisionCoronation Street
Hollyoaks

Early life

Blackshaw was born on 19 November 1999 in Manchester. Prior to studying acting, Blackshaw trained as a dancer,[1] and at the age of eleven, she began attending Rossendale Dance and Drama Centre, where she completed her LAMDA and Trinity exams.[2] She also attended Canon Slade School in Bolton, where she studied Latin for her A-Level exams, amongst other subjects. Blackshaw was interested in attending Cambridge University, until she pursued acting as a career.[3]

Career

Blackshaw began her acting career appearing in television advertisements, including an advert for Mr Kipling.[2] In 2017, she appeared in five episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Lara Cutler.[4][5] Her character committed suicide after being groomed by Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper) and his gang.[6] In March 2018, she made an appearance in the short film Landline.[7] On 4 September 2018, it was announced that she would be joining the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Juliet Nightingale; she made her first appearance on 21 November 2018.[8] Her storylines in the soap have included discovering her father is Mac Nightingale (David Easter),[9] being groomed into a county lines drug trafficking gang,[10] coming out as a lesbian,[11] and developing a romance with Peri Lomax (Ruby O'Donnell).[12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Coronation Street Lara Cutler 5 episodes
2018 Landline Daughter Short film
2018–present Hollyoaks Juliet Nightingale Series regular

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [13]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership
(with Lysette Anthony)		 Nominated [13]

References
  1. "The Same Interview, A Year On With Niamh Blackshaw | Hollyoaks". YouTube. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Success at RDDC". Rossendale Dance and Drama Centre. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "The Head Teacher's Newsletter – October 2015". Canon Slade School. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. "Coronation Street's tragic suicide victim revealed to be Lara Cutler". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. "Hollyoaks casts Coronation Street actress Niamh Blackshaw as Romeo Quinn's sister". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. "Niamh Blackshaw joins Hollyoaks". Female First. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. "Cast & Crew – Landline". Landline. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. Hughes, Johnathon. "Hollyoaks: meet Romeo's sister – Juliet!". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. "Hollyoaks spoilers: The truth about Mac Nightingale exposed to Juliet Quinn". Metro. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. "Hollyoaks' Juliet Quinn in alarming new County Lines drugs plot twist". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. "Hollyoaks' Juliet Quinn faces new drugs trouble after confiding in Sid Sumner about her sexuality". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. "Hollyoaks star Niamh Blackshaw reveals details of Juliet and Peri kiss scene". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  13. "Hollyoaks star Niamh Blackshaw reveals Juliet Quinn's comeuppance in bullying story". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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