Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Born 1959-10-20 (age 66) Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

We Live in Time
We Live in Time

2024

as Sylvia

Hereafter
Hereafter

2010

as Foster Mother

In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Unwelcome
Unwelcome

2023

as Niamh

Five Minutes of Heaven
Five Minutes of Heaven

2009

as Alistair's Mum - 1975

Midwinter Break
Midwinter Break

2026

as Kathy

Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth

2015

as Sister Jones

The Kid
The Kid

2010

as 1980 School Nurse

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
The Three Urns
The Three Urns

2026

as Roisin (voice)

Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey

2025

as Yvette

The Ghoul
The Ghoul

2017

as Fisher

Reawakening
Reawakening

2024

as Bella

The Playboys
The Playboys

1992

as Brigid Maguire

ChickLit
ChickLit

2016

as Claire

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

as Clara Clutterbuck

Four Mothers
Four Mothers

2025

as Maura the Medium

The Closer You Get
The Closer You Get

2000

as Kate O'Leary

Departure
Departure

2016

as Sally

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends