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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-10-20 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Niamh Cussack

نیو کوزاک

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

Acting

The Playboys

1992

The Playboys

as

Brigid Maguire

The Closer You Get

2000

The Closer You Get

as

Kate O'Leary

The Best of Men

2012

The Best of Men

as

Sister Edwards

Lucky Sunil

1988

Lucky Sunil

as

Denise Slipper

Unwelcome

2023

Unwelcome

as

Niamh

Little Bird

2000

Little Bird

as

Ellen Hall

Reawakening

2024

Reawakening

as

Bella

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

as

Clara Clutterbuck

A Reflection

2023

A Reflection

as

Iris

Testament of Youth

2015

Testament of Youth

as

Sister Jones

Desperate Journey

2025

Desperate Journey

as

Yvette

Cause of Death

1997

Cause of Death

as

Mary McGuire

Five Minutes of Heaven

2009

Five Minutes of Heaven

as

Alistair's Mum - 1975

Departure

2016

Departure

as

Sally

ChickLit

2016

ChickLit

as

Claire

The Ghoul

2017

The Ghoul

as

Fisher

We Live in Time

2024

We Live in Time

as

Sylvia

The Kid

2010

The Kid

as

1980 School Nurse

Hereafter

2010

Hereafter

as

Foster Mother

Paris by Night

1989

Paris by Night

as

Jenny Swanton

RSC Live: Macbeth

2018

RSC Live: Macbeth

as

Lady Macbeth

Angels

1992

Angels

as

Mary

Fools of Fortune

1990

Fools of Fortune

as

Josephine

State of Mind

2003

State of Mind

as

Dr. Grace Hazlett

Four Mothers

2025

Four Mothers

as

Maura the Medium

Loving You

2003

Loving You

as

Chloe

Midwinter Break

2026

Midwinter Break

as

Kathy

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Emma Crackenthorpe

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Joanne Gibson

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Roisin Crayford

Always and Everyone

Always and Everyone

as

Christine Fletcher

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Dr. Kate Rowan

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Penny Galsworthy

Rebellion

Rebellion

as

Nelly Cosgrove

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Valerie Saintclair

Colour Blind

Colour Blind

as

Bridget Paterson

Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

as

Vanessa Byfield

Brassic

Brassic

as

Clodagh

The Virtues

The Virtues

as

Janine

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

as

Lady Northumberland

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Maggie O'Connell

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Denise Slipper

The Tower

The Tower

as

Claire Mills

I, Jack Wright

I, Jack Wright

as

Annie Rouse

Production

Crew

Directing