Niamh Cusack
Born
October 20, 1959 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
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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
Hearfield
Rachel Miller · (1 episode)
2026
Four Mothers
Maura the Medium
2025
We Live in Time
Sylvia
2024
Reawakening
Bella
2024
Big Mood
(6 episodes)
2024
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Alma Hitchcock · (1 episode)
2023
A Reflection
Iris
2023
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
Lady Betty
2023
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Rita Quinn
2023
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
Gertrude
2023
Unwelcome
Niamh
2023
Brassic
Clodagh · (8 episodes)
2019
The Virtues
Janine · (4 episodes)
2019
RSC Live: Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
2018
The Ghoul
Fisher
2017
ChickLit
Claire
2016
Departure
Sally
2016
Rebellion
Nelly Cosgrove · (5 episodes)
2016
Testament of Youth
Sister Jones
2015
Father Brown
Roisin Crayford · (1 episode)
2013
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Siobhan
2012
The Best of Men
Sister Edwards
2012
The Hollow Crown
Lady Northumberland · (1 episode)
2012
Death in Paradise
Maggie O'Connell · (2 episodes)
2011
In Love with Alma Cogan
Sandra
2011
Hereafter
Foster Mother
2010
The Kid
1980 School Nurse
2010
Five Minutes of Heaven
Alistair's Mum - 1975
2009
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Fallen Angel
Vanessa Byfield · (3 episodes)
2007
Friends Reunited
Gill
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Emma Crackenthorpe · (1 episode)
2004
New Tricks
Joanne Gibson · (1 episode)
2004
Too Good to Be True
Tina
2003
Loving You
Chloe
2003
The Last Detective
(1 episode)
2003
State of Mind
Dr. Grace Hazlett
2003
The Closer You Get
Kate O'Leary
2000
Little Bird
Ellen Hall
2000
Loose Women
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Always and Everyone
Christine Fletcher · (32 episodes)
1999
Colour Blind
Bridget Paterson · (3 episodes)
1998
Cause of Death
Mary McGuire
1997
Midsomer Murders
Penny Galsworthy · (1 episode)
1997
The Tale of Pigling Bland
Beatrix Potter
1994
The Tailor of Gloucester
Beatrix Potter
1993
The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny
Beatrix Potter
1993
The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck
Beatrix Potter
1993
Angels
Mary
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Beatrix Potter · (9 episodes)
1992
The Playboys
Brigid Maguire
1992
Heartbeat
Dr. Kate Rowan · (47 episodes)
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Beatrix Potter
1992
Fools of Fortune
Josephine
1990
Jeeves and Wooster
Bobbie · (1 episode)
1990
Paris by Night
Jenny Swanton
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Valerie Saintclair · (1 episode)
1989
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Clara Clutterbuck
1988
Lucky Sunil
Denise Slipper
1988
Desperate Journey
One Night Only
Mrs. Healy
Screen Two
Denise Slipper · (1 episode)
1985