Niamh Cusack
Born: 1959-10-20 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Falling as Francesca
- Midwinter Break as Kathy
- Once Upon a Time in a Cinema as Mrs. Healy
- The Three Urns as Roisin (voice)
2025
- I, Jack Wright as Annie Rouse
- Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes as Eliza Manningham-Buller
- Desperate Journey as Yvette
- Four Mothers as Maura the Medium
2024
- We Live in Time as Sylvia
- Big Mood as Gillian
- Reawakening as Bella
2023
- In the Land of Saints and Sinners as Rita Quinn
- Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant as Alma Hitchcock
- Unwelcome as Niamh
- A Reflection as Iris
- Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live as Gertrude
- Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night as Lady Betty
2021
- The Tower as Claire Mills
2019
- Brassic as Clodagh
- The Virtues as Janine
2018
- RSC Live: Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
2017
- The Ghoul as Fisher
2015
- Testament of Youth as Sister Jones
2013
- Father Brown as Roisin Crayford
2012
- The Hollow Crown as Lady Northumberland
- The Best of Men as Sister Edwards
- National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Siobhan
2011
- Death in Paradise as Maggie O'Connell
- In Love with Alma Cogan as Sandra
2009
- Five Minutes of Heaven as Alistair's Mum - 1975
2007
- Lewis as Dr Ellen Jacoby
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- Fallen Angel as Vanessa Byfield
2006
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Beatrix Potter
2005
- Friends Reunited as Gill
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Emma Crackenthorpe
- New Tricks as Joanne Gibson
2003
- The Last Detective as Gill
- State of Mind as Dr. Grace Hazlett
- Loving You as Chloe
- Too Good to Be True as Tina
2000
- The Closer You Get as Kate O'Leary
- Little Bird as Ellen Hall
1999
- Loose Women as Self
- Always and Everyone as Christine Fletcher
1998
- Colour Blind as Bridget Paterson
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod as Beatrix Potter
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Penny Galsworthy
- Cause of Death as Mary McGuire
1996
- Silent Witness as Sylvie Blake
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse as Beatrix Potter
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse as Beatrix Potter
1994
1993
1992
- Heartbeat as Dr. Kate Rowan
- A Touch of Frost as Sally Berland
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Beatrix Potter
- The Playboys as Brigid Maguire
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny as Beatrix Potter
- Angels as Mary
1991
- Chalkface as Melanie Clough
1990
- Jeeves and Wooster as Bobbie
- Fools of Fortune as Josephine
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Valerie Saintclair
- Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again as Louise
- Paris by Night as Jenny Swanton
1988
- Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Clara Clutterbuck
- Lucky Sunil as Denise Slipper
1985
- Screen Two as Denise Slipper
1982
- Q.E.D as Mary McGuire