Biography

Niffy Boyask was born on 22nd April 1983, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

At school in Singapore, she discovered theatre and participated in many productions until her graduation in 2001, whereupon she won a place on the Foundation course at LAMDA, in London. Niffy subsequently embarked upon the full degree course at RADA, her classmates including other successful actors including Tom Hiddleston, Andrea Riseborough and David Dawson. Just after graduation she won her first role in a film, as Jane in "Miss Potter" alongside Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.

Over the years Niffy has built a reputation as a reliable character actress, playing a variety of roles on television, from the beloved teacher Miss Percy in "Topsy and Tim" to a cruel Alpha Mum in "Motherland", as a nail technician in "This Way Up" and various roles in the hugely popular "The Russell Howard Hour."

Her husband is the multi award winning writer/director Ross Boyask.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jennifer Mullen