Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Known for
Acting
Born
October 20, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

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Heartland

Heartland

TV · as Rachel Miller · 10 eps

2026
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema poster

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Movie · as Mrs. Healy

2026
Midwinter Break poster

Midwinter Break

Movie · as Kathy

2026
The Three Urns poster

The Three Urns

Movie · as Roisin (voice)

2026
Falling poster

Falling

TV · as Francesca · 4 eps

2025
Desperate Journey poster

Desperate Journey

Movie · as Yvette

2025
Four Mothers poster

Four Mothers

Movie · as Maura the Medium

2025
Carrot Cake poster

Carrot Cake

Movie

2025
I, Jack Wright poster

I, Jack Wright

TV · as Annie Rouse · 6 eps

2024
Reawakening poster

Reawakening

Movie · as Bella

2024
We Live in Time poster

We Live in Time

Movie · as Sylvia

2024
Big Mood poster

Big Mood

TV · as Gillian · 6 eps

2023
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live poster

Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live

Movie · as Gertrude

2023
In the Land of Saints and Sinners poster

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Movie · as Rita Quinn

2023
Unwelcome poster

Unwelcome

Movie · as Niamh

2023
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night poster

Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night

Movie · as Lady Betty

2023
A Reflection poster

A Reflection

Movie · as Iris

2023
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant poster

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

TV · as Alma Hitchcock · 1 ep

2021
The Tower poster

The Tower

TV · as Claire Mills · 4 eps

2019
The Virtues poster

The Virtues

TV · as Janine · 4 eps

2019
Brassic poster

Brassic

TV · as Clodagh · 1 ep

2018
RSC Live: Macbeth poster

RSC Live: Macbeth

Movie · as Lady Macbeth

2017
The Ghoul poster

The Ghoul

Movie · as Fisher

2016
Departure poster

Departure

Movie · as Sally

2016
ChickLit poster

ChickLit

Movie · as Claire

2016
Rebellion poster

Rebellion

TV · as Nelly Cosgrove · 5 eps

2015
Testament of Youth poster

Testament of Youth

Movie · as Sister Jones

2013
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as Roisin Crayford · 1 ep

2012
The Best of Men poster

The Best of Men

Movie · as Sister Edwards

2012
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time poster

National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Movie · as Siobhan

2012
The Hollow Crown poster

The Hollow Crown

TV · as Lady Northumberland · 1 ep

2011
In Love with Alma Cogan poster

In Love with Alma Cogan

Movie · as Sandra

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Maggie O'Connell · 2 eps

2010
The Kid poster

The Kid

Movie · as 1980 School Nurse

2010
Hereafter poster

Hereafter

Movie · as Foster Mother

2009
Five Minutes of Heaven poster

Five Minutes of Heaven

Movie · as Alistair's Mum - 1975

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Fallen Angel poster

Fallen Angel

TV · as Vanessa Byfield · 3 eps

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Dr Ellen Jacoby · 1 ep

2006
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

2005
Friends Reunited poster

Friends Reunited

Movie · as Gill

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Emma Crackenthorpe · 1 ep

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Joanne Gibson · 1 ep

2003
Too Good to Be True poster

Too Good to Be True

Movie · as Tina

2003
State of Mind poster

State of Mind

Movie · as Dr. Grace Hazlett

2003
Loving You

Loving You

Movie · as Chloe

2003
The Last Detective poster

The Last Detective

TV · as Gill · 1 ep

2003
Too Good to Be True

Too Good to Be True

TV · as Tina Lewis · 2 eps

2000
The Closer You Get poster

The Closer You Get

Movie · as Kate O'Leary

2000
Little Bird poster

Little Bird

Movie · as Ellen Hall

1999
Always and Everyone poster

Always and Everyone

TV · as Christine Fletcher · 40 eps

1999
Loose Women poster

Loose Women

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1998
Colour Blind poster

Colour Blind

TV · as Bridget Paterson · 3 eps

1997
Cause of Death poster

Cause of Death

Movie · as Mary McGuire

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Penny Galsworthy · 1 ep

1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · as Sylvie Blake · 2 eps

1994
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1994
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1993
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1993
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1993
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1992
The Playboys poster

The Playboys

Movie · as Brigid Maguire

1992
Angels poster

Angels

Movie · as Mary

1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

Movie · as Beatrix Potter

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Dr. Kate Rowan · 47 eps

1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

TV · as Beatrix Potter · 9 eps

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Sally Berland · 2 eps

1991
Chalkface

Chalkface

TV · as Melanie Clough · 10 eps

1990
Fools of Fortune poster

Fools of Fortune

Movie · as Josephine

1990
Jeeves and Wooster poster

Jeeves and Wooster

TV · as Bobbie · 1 ep

1989
Paris by Night poster

Paris by Night

Movie · as Jenny Swanton

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Valerie Saintclair · 1 ep

1989
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again poster

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

TV · as Louise · 2 eps

1988
Lucky Sunil poster

Lucky Sunil

Movie · as Denise Slipper

1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun poster

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Movie · as Clara Clutterbuck

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Denise Slipper · 1 ep

1982
Q.E.D poster

Q.E.D

TV · as Mary McGuire · 1 ep