Niamh Cusack
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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
Credits
In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)
as Rita Quinn
We Live in Time (2024)
as Sylvia
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
as Alistair's Mum - 1975
Hereafter (2010)
as Foster Mother
The Three Urns (2026)
as Roisin (voice)
Unwelcome (2023)
as Niamh
Midwinter Break (2026)
as Kathy
Testament of Youth (2015)
as Sister Jones
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema (2026)
as Mrs. Healy
Departure (2016)
as Sally
Reawakening (2024)
as Bella
Desperate Journey (2025)
as Yvette
A Reflection (2023)
as Iris
The Best of Men (2012)
as Sister Edwards
Paris by Night (1989)
as Jenny Swanton
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland (1994)
as Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1994)
as Beatrix Potter
The Kid (2010)
as 1980 School Nurse
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck (1993)
as Beatrix Potter
The Playboys (1992)
as Brigid Maguire
The Closer You Get (2000)
as Kate O'Leary
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse (1996)
as Beatrix Potter
Fools of Fortune (1990)
as Josephine
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse (1996)
as Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny (1992)
as Beatrix Potter
In Love with Alma Cogan (2011)
as Sandra
RSC Live: Macbeth (2018)
as Lady Macbeth
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod (1998)
as Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester (1993)
as Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (2006)
as Beatrix Potter
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)
as Clara Clutterbuck
Loving You (2003)
as Chloe
State of Mind (2003)
as Dr. Grace Hazlett
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding (1993)
as Beatrix Potter
ChickLit (2016)
as Claire
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night (2023)
as Lady Betty
Friends Reunited (2005)
as Gill
Four Mothers (2025)
as Maura the Medium
Too Good to Be True (2003)
as Tina
The Ghoul (2017)
as Fisher
Angels (1992)
as Mary
Cause of Death (1997)
as Mary McGuire
Little Bird (2000)
as Ellen Hall
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2012)
as Siobhan
Lucky Sunil (1988)
as Denise Slipper
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live (2023)
as Gertrude