Niamh Cusack

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Niamh Cusack (born 20 October 1959) is an Irish actress. Born to a family with deep roots in the performing arts, Cusack has been involved in acting since a young age. She has served with the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed in a long line of major stage productions since the mid-1980s. She has made numerous appearances on television including a long-running role as Dr. Kate Rowan in the UK series Heartbeat (1992–1995). She has often worked as a voice actress on radio, and her film credits include a starring role in In Love with Alma Cogan (2011). The daughter of the Irish actor Cyril Cusack, she is the sister of Sinéad Cusack and Sorcha Cusack, and half-sister of Catherine Cusack. She has two brothers, Paul Cusack, a television producer, and Pádraig Cusack, Producer for the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. Cusack's husband is the actor Finbar Lynch; they have a son.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1959-10-20 · Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
Known for
- Hereafter (2010) — Foster Mother
- We Live in Time (2024) — Sylvia
- Testament of Youth (2015) — Sister Jones
- In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023) — Rita Quinn
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Valerie Saintclair
- Midsomer Murders (1997) — Penny Galsworthy
- Death in Paradise (2011) — Maggie O'Connell
- Brassic (2019) — Clodagh
- Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) — Alistair's Mum - 1975
- Unwelcome (2023) — Niamh
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) — Emma Crackenthorpe
- Father Brown (2013) — Roisin Crayford
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990) — Bobbie
- Lewis (2007) — Dr Ellen Jacoby
- Departure (2016) — Sally
- Silent Witness (1996) — Sylvie Blake