Niamh Cusack
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 20, 1959 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
- Credits
- 80
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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.
Known for
Hereafter
2010Movie
Foster Mother
We Live in Time
2024Movie
Sylvia
Testament of Youth
2015Movie
Sister Jones
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023Movie
Rita Quinn
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989TV
Valerie Saintclair
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Penny Galsworthy
Filmography
Falling
2026TV
Francesca
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
2026Movie
Mrs. Healy
The Three Urns
2026Movie
Roisin (voice)
Midwinter Break
2026Movie
Kathy
Desperate Journey
2025Movie
Yvette
Carrot Cake
2025Movie
I, Jack Wright
2025TV
Annie Rouse
Four Mothers
2025Movie
Maura the Medium
We Live in Time
2024Movie
Sylvia
Reawakening
2024Movie
Bella
Big Mood
2024TV
Gillian
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023TV
Alma Hitchcock
A Reflection
2023Movie
Iris
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
2023Movie
Lady Betty
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023Movie
Rita Quinn
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
2023Movie
Gertrude
Unwelcome
2023Movie
Niamh
The Tower
2021TV
Claire Mills
Brassic
2019TV
Clodagh
The Virtues
2019TV
Janine
RSC Live: Macbeth
2018Movie
Lady Macbeth
The Ghoul
2017Movie
Fisher
ChickLit
2016Movie
Claire
Departure
2016Movie
Sally
Rebellion
2016TV
Nelly Cosgrove
Testament of Youth
2015Movie
Sister Jones
Father Brown
2013TV
Roisin Crayford
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2012Movie
Siobhan
The Best of Men
2012Movie
Sister Edwards
The Hollow Crown
2012TV
Lady Northumberland
Death in Paradise
2011TV
Maggie O'Connell
In Love with Alma Cogan
2011Movie
Sandra
Hereafter
2010Movie
Foster Mother
The Kid
2010Movie
1980 School Nurse
Five Minutes of Heaven
2009Movie
Alistair's Mum - 1975
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007TV
Self
Fallen Angel
2007TV
Vanessa Byfield
Lewis
2007TV
Dr Ellen Jacoby
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006Movie
Beatrix Potter
Friends Reunited
2005Movie
Gill
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004TV
Emma Crackenthorpe
New Tricks
2004TV
Joanne Gibson
Too Good to Be True
2003Movie
Tina
Too Good to Be True
2003TV
Tina Lewis
Loving You
2003Movie
Chloe
The Last Detective
2003TV
Gill
State of Mind
2003Movie
Dr. Grace Hazlett
The Closer You Get
2000Movie
Kate O'Leary
Little Bird
2000Movie
Ellen Hall
Loose Women
1999TV
Self
Always and Everyone
1999TV
Christine Fletcher
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
1998Movie
Beatrix Potter
Colour Blind
1998TV
Bridget Paterson
Cause of Death
1997Movie
Mary McGuire
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Penny Galsworthy
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996Movie
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996Movie
Beatrix Potter
Silent Witness
1996TV
Sylvie Blake
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
1994Movie
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
1994Movie
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
1993Movie
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993Movie
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993Movie
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
1992Movie
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992TV
Beatrix Potter
A Touch of Frost
1992TV
Sally Berland
Angels
1992Movie
Mary
The Playboys
1992Movie
Brigid Maguire
Heartbeat
1992TV
Dr. Kate Rowan
Chalkface
1991TV
Melanie Clough
Fools of Fortune
1990Movie
Josephine
Jeeves and Wooster
1990TV
Bobbie
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989TV
Louise
Paris by Night
1989Movie
Jenny Swanton
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989TV
Valerie Saintclair
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988Movie
Clara Clutterbuck
Lucky Sunil
1988Movie
Denise Slipper
Screen Two
1985TV
Denise Slipper
Q.E.D
1982TV
Mary McGuire
Heartland
TV
Rachel Miller