Susan Lynch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is an actor from Northern Ireland. She is known for her role in the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol. Her other film appearances include Waking Ned Devine (1998), Nora (2000), Beautiful Creatures (2000), and From Hell (2001). Lynch was born in 1971 in Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother (from Trivento) and an Irish father. She has four siblings; her eldest brother is actor John Lynch. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Lynch has won three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for her work in the film Nora, about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author James Joyce. She also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol. In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Known For
Filmography
The Big Fix
Movie
Bring Them Down
Movie · as Peggy
A Thousand Blows
TV · as Jane Carr · 3 eps
Small Town, Big Story
TV · as Jemima Rowlands · 2 eps
Daddy Issues
TV · as Davina · 2 eps
The Marlow Murder Club
TV · as Isla De Souza · 2 eps
The Change
TV · as Agnes · 12 eps
Northern Lights
TV · as Pauline · 6 eps
Pistol
TV · as John's Mum · 1 ep
Here Are the Young Men
Movie · as Lynn Connolly
Cold Blow Lane
Movie · as Mademoiselle
Bloodlands
TV · as Heather Pentland · 1 ep
Close to Me
TV · as Cathy · 6 eps
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
Movie · as Beth
Ups and Downs
Movie · as Fionnuala
Downton Abbey
Movie · as Miss Lawton
Lost Lives
Movie · as Self (voice)
Sex Education
TV · as Tara Gibbs · 1 ep
Wild Bill
TV · as Angie · 1 ep
Ready Player One
Movie · as Alice
Killing Eve
TV · as Anna · 2 eps
Save Me
TV · as Stace · 6 eps
The Secret Scripture
Movie · as Nurse
Bad Day for the Cut
Movie · as Frankie Pierce
Apple Tree Yard
TV · as Susannah · 4 eps
Away
Movie · as Angie
National Treasure
TV · as Christina Farnborough · 4 eps
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
Movie · as Herself (uncredited)
Unforgotten
TV · as Liz Baildon · 6 eps
Common
Movie · as Margaret Ward
Here and Now
Movie · as Lucy
Happy Valley
TV · as Alison Garrs · 2 eps
Chasing Shadows
TV · as Dr. Ellesmere · 2 eps
Ambassadors
TV · as Caitlin · 3 eps
The Secret of Crickley Hall
TV · as Lili Peel · 2 eps
Hideaways
Movie · as Mrs. O'Mara
Monroe
TV · as Anna Monroe · 12 eps
Great Expectations
TV · as Molly · 2 eps
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Movie · as Isabella Norcliffe
The Scouting Book for Boys
Movie · as Sharon
Holy Water
Movie · as Geraldine Gaffney
City Rats
Movie · as Gina
The Unloved
Movie · as Lucy's Mother
The Race
Movie · as Katey Kensay
Moving On
TV · as Tina · 1 ep
The Robber Bride
Movie · as Charis White
A Woman in Winter
Movie · as Marianne
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Movie · as Annette
Soundproof
Movie · as Penny
Someone Else
Movie · as Lisa
The Ten Commandments
TV · as Miriam · 2 eps
Duane Hopwood
Movie · as Gina
Mickybo and Me
Movie · as Torch Woman
Doctor Who
TV · as Angstrom · 1 ep
Enduring Love
Movie · as Rachel
Burst
Movie · as Maxwell's Fan 1
School of Life
Movie · as Miss Given
Bodies
TV · as Maria Orton · 6 eps
New Tricks
TV · as Claudia Scott · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Sybil Stamfordis · 1 ep
16 Years of Alcohol
Movie · as Mary
Casa de los Babys
Movie · as Eileen
Bye-Child
Movie · as Woman
Red Roses and Petrol
Movie · as Catherine Doyle
Everyman's Feast
Movie · as Maria
Any Time Now
TV · as Stevie McCutcheon · 6 eps
From Hell
Movie · as Liz Stride
Happy Now
Movie · as Tina Trent
Morlang
Movie · as Ann Morlang
Dumping Elaine
Movie · as Beth
Mapmaker
Movie · as Jane Bates
Deceit
Movie · as Corinna
Sweet Revenge
TV · as Madelaine Adair · 2 eps
Nora
Movie · as Nora Barnacle
Beautiful Creatures
Movie · as Dorothy
Waking Ned
Movie · as Maggie O'Toole
Kings in Grass Castles
TV · as Sarah · 2 eps
Amongst Women
TV · as Maggie · 4 eps
Downtime
Movie · as Chrissy
A Royal Scandal
Movie · as Caroline of Brunswick
Ivanhoe
TV · as Rebecca · 6 eps
Truth or Dare
Movie · as Mel
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Dr Janet Rix · 2 eps
The Perfect Match
Movie · as Erica
Dangerous Lady
TV · as Maura Ryan · 4 eps
Interview with the Vampire
Movie · as Paris Vampire
The Secret of Roan Inish
Movie · as Selkie
Cracker
TV · as Tina · 3 eps
Running Late
Movie · as Receptionist 2
Screen One
TV · as Receptionist 2 · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · as Trainee Investigator · 1 ep