Susan Lynch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-06-05 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK

Susan Lynch

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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Sex Education

    Sex Education

  • Killing Eve

    Killing Eve

  • Unforgotten

    Unforgotten

  • A Thousand Blows

    A Thousand Blows

  • Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Beautiful Creatures

    Beautiful Creatures

  • City Rats

    City Rats

  • Enduring Love

    Enduring Love

  • Happy Valley

    Happy Valley

  • The Unloved

    The Unloved

  • Someone Else

    Someone Else

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • Interview with the Vampire

    Interview with the Vampire

  • The Robber Bride

    The Robber Bride

  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    Elizabeth: The Golden Age

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • Bye-Child

    Bye-Child

  • Bring Them Down

    Bring Them Down

  • Hideaways

    Hideaways

  • Dangerous Lady

    Dangerous Lady

  • Pistol

    Pistol

  • Happy Now

    Happy Now

  • Small Town, Big Story

    Small Town, Big Story

  • Downtime

    Downtime

  • Deceit

    Deceit

  • Wild Bill

    Wild Bill

  • Mickybo and Me

    Mickybo and Me

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Away

    Away

  • Nora

    Nora

  • The Perfect Match

    The Perfect Match

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Truth or Dare

    Truth or Dare

  • Casa de los Babys

    Casa de los Babys

  • Save Me

    Save Me

  • From Hell

    From Hell

  • Dumping Elaine

    Dumping Elaine

  • The Race

    The Race

  • Running Late

    Running Late

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • A Royal Scandal

    A Royal Scandal

  • Daddy Issues

    Daddy Issues

  • Bloodlands

    Bloodlands

  • The Change

    The Change

  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

  • Apple Tree Yard

    Apple Tree Yard

  • Chasing Shadows

    Chasing Shadows

  • Bodies

    Bodies

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • The Secret Scripture

    The Secret Scripture

  • Ups and Downs

    Ups and Downs

  • Ambassadors

    Ambassadors

  • Monroe

    Monroe

  • Waking Ned

    Waking Ned

  • Mapmaker

    Mapmaker

  • The Secret of Crickley Hall

    The Secret of Crickley Hall

  • Close to Me

    Close to Me

  • The Secret of Roan Inish

    The Secret of Roan Inish

  • The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

    The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

  • Here Are the Young Men

    Here Are the Young Men

  • Kings in Grass Castles

    Kings in Grass Castles

  • Amongst Women

    Amongst Women

  • Sweet Revenge

    Sweet Revenge

  • Holy Water

    Holy Water

  • Bad Day for the Cut

    Bad Day for the Cut

  • Duane Hopwood

    Duane Hopwood

  • Red Roses and Petrol

    Red Roses and Petrol

  • Any Time Now

    Any Time Now

  • Common

    Common

  • Burst

    Burst

  • The Scouting Book for Boys

    The Scouting Book for Boys

  • Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain

    Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain

  • 16 Years of Alcohol

    16 Years of Alcohol

  • A Woman in Winter

    A Woman in Winter

  • Morlang

    Morlang

  • Here and Now

    Here and Now

  • Soundproof

    Soundproof

  • School of Life

    School of Life

  • National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity

    National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity