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Acting

Niamh Cusack

Profession
Acting
Born
October 20, 1959 · Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

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.

Known for

Hereafter poster
Hereafter
Film · 2010 · ★ 6.2
We Live in Time poster
We Live in Time
Film · 2024 · ★ 7.2
Testament of Youth poster
Testament of Youth
Film · 2015 · ★ 7.2
In the Land of Saints and Sinners poster
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Film · 2023 · ★ 6.4
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989 · ★ 8.2
Midsomer Murders poster
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997 · ★ 7.5
Death in Paradise poster
Death in Paradise
Series · 2011 · ★ 7.4
Brassic poster
Brassic
Series · 2019 · ★ 8.3
Five Minutes of Heaven poster
Five Minutes of Heaven
Film · 2009 · ★ 6.1
Unwelcome poster
Unwelcome
Film · 2023 · ★ 5.8
Agatha Christie's Marple poster
Agatha Christie's Marple
Series · 2004 · ★ 7.8
Father Brown poster
Father Brown
Series · 2013 · ★ 7.7

Filmography