Niamh Cusack
Acting • Born 1959-10-20
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.
Filmography
70 credits
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
Movie • 2023
Gertrude
The Playboys
Movie • 1992
Brigid Maguire
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Movie • 2006
Beatrix Potter
The Closer You Get
Movie • 2000
Kate O'Leary
Too Good to Be True
Movie • 2003
Tina
The Best of Men
Movie • 2012
Sister Edwards
In Love with Alma Cogan
Movie • 2011
Sandra
Lucky Sunil
Movie • 1988
Denise Slipper
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Movie • 2023
Rita Quinn
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Movie • 2012
Siobhan
Unwelcome
Movie • 2023
Niamh
Little Bird
Movie • 2000
Ellen Hall
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
Movie • 2023
Lady Betty
Reawakening
Movie • 2024
Bella
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Movie • 1988
Clara Clutterbuck
A Reflection
Movie • 2023
Iris
Testament of Youth
Movie • 2015
Sister Jones
Desperate Journey
Movie • 2025
Yvette
Cause of Death
Movie • 1997
Mary McGuire
Five Minutes of Heaven
Movie • 2009
Alistair's Mum - 1975
Departure
Movie • 2016
Sally
ChickLit
Movie • 2016
Claire
The Ghoul
Movie • 2017
Fisher
We Live in Time
Movie • 2024
Sylvia
The Kid
Movie • 2010
1980 School Nurse
Hereafter
Movie • 2010
Foster Mother
Paris by Night
Movie • 1989
Jenny Swanton
RSC Live: Macbeth
Movie • 2018
Lady Macbeth
Angels
Movie • 1992
Mary
Fools of Fortune
Movie • 1990
Josephine
State of Mind
Movie • 2003
Dr. Grace Hazlett
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
Movie • 1993
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
Movie • 1994
Beatrix Potter
Four Mothers
Movie • 2025
Maura the Medium
Loving You
Movie • 2003
Chloe
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
Movie • 1992
Beatrix Potter
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Movie • 2026
Mrs. Healy
Friends Reunited
Movie • 2005
Gill
Midwinter Break
Movie • 2026
Kathy
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
Movie • 1993
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
Movie • 1993
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Movie • 1994
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Movie • 1996
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Movie • 1996
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
Movie • 1998
Beatrix Potter
The Three Urns
Movie • 2026
Roisin (voice)
Jeeves and Wooster
TV • 1990
Bobbie
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV • 2007
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Emma Crackenthorpe
The Last Detective
TV • 2003
Big Mood
TV • 2024
New Tricks
TV • 2004
Joanne Gibson
Father Brown
TV • 2013
Roisin Crayford
Always and Everyone
TV • 1999
Christine Fletcher
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Dr. Kate Rowan
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
TV • 1992
Beatrix Potter
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Penny Galsworthy
Rebellion
TV • 2016
Nelly Cosgrove
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989
Valerie Saintclair
Colour Blind
TV • 1998
Bridget Paterson
Fallen Angel
TV • 2007
Vanessa Byfield
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
TV • 2023
Alma Hitchcock
Brassic
TV • 2019
Clodagh
The Virtues
TV • 2019
Janine
The Hollow Crown
TV • 2012
Lady Northumberland
Death in Paradise
TV • 2011
Maggie O'Connell
Loose Women
TV • 1999
Self
Screen Two
TV • 1985
Denise Slipper
The Tower
TV • 2021
Claire Mills
I, Jack Wright
TV • 2025
Annie Rouse