Niamh Cusack

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-10-20 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

Niamh Cusack

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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Brassic

    Brassic

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • We Live in Time

    We Live in Time

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Jeeves and Wooster

    Jeeves and Wooster

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • Testament of Youth

    Testament of Youth

  • In the Land of Saints and Sinners

    In the Land of Saints and Sinners

  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

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

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

  • Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

  • The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

    The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

  • Rebellion

    Rebellion

  • Patriarche

    Patriarche

  • A Reflection

    A Reflection

  • The Last Detective

    The Last Detective

  • The Tower

    The Tower

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • Reawakening

    Reawakening

  • Angels

    Angels

  • The Closer You Get

    The Closer You Get

  • Loving You

    Loving You

  • The Best of Men

    The Best of Men

  • The Playboys

    The Playboys

  • The Tale of Pigling Bland

    The Tale of Pigling Bland

  • Paris by Night

    Paris by Night

  • Departure

    Departure

  • Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

    Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

  • Always and Everyone

    Always and Everyone

  • State of Mind

    State of Mind

  • Hereafter

    Hereafter

  • Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night

    Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night

  • The Kid

    The Kid

  • The Virtues

    The Virtues

  • Five Minutes of Heaven

    Five Minutes of Heaven

  • Once Upon A Time In A Cinema

    Once Upon A Time In A Cinema

  • Big Mood

    Big Mood

  • Lucky Sunil

    Lucky Sunil

  • Cause of Death

    Cause of Death

  • Unwelcome

    Unwelcome

  • ChickLit

    ChickLit

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

  • RSC Live: Macbeth

    RSC Live: Macbeth

  • Colour Blind

    Colour Blind

  • In Love with Alma Cogan

    In Love with Alma Cogan

  • Friends Reunited

    Friends Reunited

  • Too Good to Be True

    Too Good to Be True

  • The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

  • Fools of Fortune

    Fools of Fortune

  • Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live

    Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live

  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

  • Little Bird

    Little Bird