Ingrid Craigie
Ingrid was recently seen on screen as Mrs. Dryden in the Channel 5 series THE HARDACRES, directed by Rachel Carey and Kieron J Walsh and as Marjorie Whelan in the RTE series BLACKSHORE, directed by Daithí Keane.
She has just completed filming two short films, WEEKS AND MONTHS, written and directed by Claire Wilson and OÍCHE CHULTÚIR, written and directed by Oisín Fleming.
On stage she has recently played Mrs. Tancred in JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK at the Gielgud Theatre, with Mark Rylance and J Smith Cameron, directed by Mathew Warchus.
Other recent film and television credits include the role of Cressida in the Channel 5 series THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES, Rita in the award winning YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER , written and directed by Kate Dolan, Eileen Pepper in David Hare’s BBC series, ROADKILL, directed by Michael Keillor, her IFTA nominated Mary in the series BLOOD opposite Adrian Dunbar, on Virgin Media One, directed by Hannah Quinn and Lisa Mulcahy, the part of Harding alongside Brendan, Domhnall and Brian Gleeson in the short film PSYCHIC for Sky Arts, Molly in FOREVER IN MY HEART , Renata Werner in the feature ENTEBBE, directed by José Padilha, starring Rosamund Pike and Daniel Bruhl and Irene Kearns in the RTE drama series STRIKING OUT.
On stage other recent roles include Proprietor in Frank McGuinness’s DINNER WITH GROUCHO, directed by Loveday Ingram, at the Dublin and Belfast Festivals, the Oxford Playhouse and Arcola Theatre, Mag in THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, directed by Rachel O'Riordan in a co-production between Chichester
Festival Theatre and the Lyric Hammersmith, The Duchess of York in Richard III, directed by Garry Hynes for Druid at the Lincoln Center, New York, Aunt Nonie in Sweet Bird of Youth, directed by Jonathan Kent at Chichester Festival Theatre and Aunt Kate in THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, alongside Daniel Radcliffe, directed by Michael Grandage at the Noel Coward and on Broadway.
Ingrid read English at Trinity College Dublin before joining the Abbey Theatre Company for five years , where many roles then and subsequently included the premieres of Tom Kilroy’s TALBOT’S BOX , directed by Patrick Mason ( also at Royal Court), Brian Friel’s ARISTOCRATS , directed by Joe Dowling, with Stephen Rea and Dearbhla Molloy, A LIFE by Hugh Leonard , with Cyril Cusack ( also at Old Vic) and WONDERFUL TENNESSEE by Brian Friel ( also on Broadway). MRS WARREN’s PROFESSION, THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, YOU NEVER CAN TELL and THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER.
Ingrid’s first film role was Mary Jane in John Huston’s THE DEAD, with Angelica Huston and Donal McCann, followed by DA opposite Martin Sheen, CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, directed by Pat O’Connor, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE with Albert Finney, THE RAILWAY STATION MAN with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, WIDOWS PEAK, SENSATION, CITADEL, THE GIRL WITH THE MECHANICAL MAIDEN, THE FLAG.
Other television work includes KATHLEEN LYNN: THE REBEL DOCTOR, WHEN HARVEY MET BOB, LOVE/HATE, PROSPERITY, THE CLINIC, BALLYKISSANGEL and the BAFTA winning THE BALLROOM OF ROMANCE.
Other theatre work includes Grace in Brian Friel’s FAITH HEALER with Ralph Fiennes and Ian McDiarmid, directed by Jonathan Kent, Harold Pinter’s CELEBRATION and The COLLECTION with Harold Pinter, PLAY and COME AND GO, as part of the Beckett festival at the Gate Theatre Dublin and the Barbican, the premiere of CRAVE by Sarah Kane, directed by Vicky Featherstone for Paines Plough and Royal Court ( also Edinburgh, Berlin, Copenhagen , Bonn), THE WEIR (Centaur, Montreal), LADY WINDEMERE’S FAN, THE DEEP BLUE SEA, HAY FEVER, A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE RECRUITING OFFICER (all at the Gate Theatre Dublin), SPLENDOUR, BOSTON MARRIAGE, THE HOUSE KEEPER and COPENHAGEN ( Project Arts Dublin), THE WEXFORD TRILOGY ( Bush Theatre), PRAYERS OF SHERKIN ( Old Vic), THE COLLEEN BAWN ( Royal Exchange, Manchester) and THE MISANTHROPE ( National Theatre)
Ingrid narrated A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with the RTE Concert Orchestra and co-wrote and narrated ROBERT AND CLARA or Opera Theatre Company. She co-directed the mono opera THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK for Opera Theatre Company.
Awards include Best Actress at the Harvey’s Irish Theatre Awards, the Special Tribute Award at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards and the Alumni Award from Trinity College Dublin for her contribution to Irish theatre.
Ingrid is based in Dublin and London.