Niamh Cusack
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
- 2026 · Hearfield as Rachel Miller
- 2024 · Four Mothers as Maura the Medium
- 2024 · We Live in Time as Sylvia
- 2024 · Reawakening as Bella
- 2024 · Big Mood as
- 2023 · Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant as Alma Hitchcock
- 2023 · A Reflection as Iris
- 2023 · Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night as Lady Betty
- 2023 · In the Land of Saints and Sinners as Rita Quinn
- 2023 · Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live as Gertrude
- 2023 · Unwelcome as Niamh
- 2019 · Brassic as Clodagh
- 2019 · The Virtues as Janine
- 2018 · RSC Live: Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
- 2017 · The Ghoul as Fisher
- 2016 · ChickLit as Claire
- 2016 · Departure as Sally
- 2016 · Rebellion as Nelly Cosgrove
- 2014 · Testament of Youth as Sister Jones
- 2013 · Father Brown as Roisin Crayford
- 2012 · National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Siobhan
- 2012 · The Best of Men as Sister Edwards
- 2012 · The Hollow Crown as Lady Northumberland
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Maggie O'Connell
- 2011 · In Love with Alma Cogan as Sandra
- 2010 · Hereafter as Foster Mother
- 2010 · The Kid as 1980 School Nurse
- 2009 · Five Minutes of Heaven as Alistair's Mum - 1975
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2007 · Fallen Angel as Vanessa Byfield
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Emma Crackenthorpe
- 2004 · New Tricks as Joanne Gibson
- 2003 · Too Good to Be True as Tina
- 2003 · The Last Detective as
- 2003 · State of Mind as Dr. Grace Hazlett
- 2000 · The Closer You Get as Kate O'Leary
- 2000 · Little Bird as Ellen Hall
- 1999 · Loose Women as Self
- 1999 · Always and Everyone as Christine Fletcher
- 1998 · Colour Blind as Bridget Paterson
- 1997 · Cause of Death as Mary McGuire
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Penny Galsworthy
- 1994 · The Tale of Pigling Bland as Beatrix Potter
- 1993 · The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck as Beatrix Potter
- 1992 · Angels as Mary
- 1992 · The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Beatrix Potter
- 1992 · The Playboys as Brigid Maguire
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Dr. Kate Rowan
- 1992 · The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Beatrix Potter
- 1990 · Fools of Fortune as Josephine
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Bobbie
- 1989 · Paris by Night as Jenny Swanton
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Valerie Saintclair
- 1988 · Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Clara Clutterbuck
- Future · Desperate Journey as
- 1988 · Lucky Sunil as Denise Slipper