Niamh Cusack
Acting
Born: October 20, 1959 (age 66) · Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
Highest Rated
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
Hereafter
2010
We Live in Time
2024
Testament of Youth
2015
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Midsomer Murders
1997
Death in Paradise
2011
Brassic
2019
Five Minutes of Heaven
2009
Unwelcome
2023
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Father Brown
2013
Photos (1)
Movies (46)
We Live in Time
Sylvia
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Rita Quinn
Hereafter
Foster Mother
Testament of Youth
Sister Jones
Midwinter Break
Kathy
Five Minutes of Heaven
Alistair's Mum - 1975
Four Mothers
Maura the Medium
Reawakening
Bella
Unwelcome
Niamh
Departure
Sally
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Mrs. Healy
The Closer You Get
Kate O'Leary
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
Beatrix Potter
The Three Urns
Roisin (voice)
The Best of Men
Sister Edwards
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Beatrix Potter
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
Gertrude
The Ghoul
Fisher
A Reflection
Iris
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Siobhan
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
Beatrix Potter
The Playboys
Brigid Maguire
RSC Live: Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Beatrix Potter
Desperate Journey
Yvette
The Kid
1980 School Nurse
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Clara Clutterbuck
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
Beatrix Potter
In Love with Alma Cogan
Sandra
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Beatrix Potter
Paris by Night
Jenny Swanton
Friends Reunited
Gill
Lucky Sunil
Denise Slipper
Angels
Mary
Fools of Fortune
Josephine
ChickLit
Claire
Too Good to Be True
Tina
State of Mind
Dr. Grace Hazlett
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
Lady Betty
Little Bird
Ellen Hall
Cause of Death
Mary McGuire
Carrot Cake
2025
TV Shows (28)
Midsomer Murders
Penny Galsworthy · 1 eps
Death in Paradise
Maggie O'Connell · 2 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Valerie Saintclair · 1 eps
Silent Witness
Sylvie Blake · 2 eps
Father Brown
Roisin Crayford · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Dr. Kate Rowan · 47 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Emma Crackenthorpe · 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
Sally Berland · 2 eps
New Tricks
Joanne Gibson · 1 eps
Screen Two
Denise Slipper · 1 eps
Lewis
Dr Ellen Jacoby · 1 eps
Brassic
Clodagh · 1 eps
Jeeves and Wooster
Bobbie · 1 eps
The Tower
Claire Mills · 4 eps
The Hollow Crown
Lady Northumberland · 1 eps
I, Jack Wright
Annie Rouse · 6 eps
Rebellion
Nelly Cosgrove · 5 eps
Falling
Francesca · 4 eps
Q.E.D
Mary McGuire · 1 eps
The Last Detective
Gill · 1 eps
Always and Everyone
Christine Fletcher · 40 eps
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Louise · 2 eps
Big Mood
Gillian · 6 eps
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Beatrix Potter · 9 eps
The Virtues
Janine · 4 eps
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Alma Hitchcock · 1 eps
Fallen Angel
Vanessa Byfield · 3 eps
Colour Blind
Bridget Paterson · 3 eps
