Niamh Cusack
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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.
Acted in
Hearfield
2026
as Rachel Miller
Four Mothers
2024
as Maura the Medium
We Live in Time
2024
as Sylvia
Reawakening
2024
as Bella
Big Mood
2024
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023
as Alma Hitchcock
A Reflection
2023
as Iris
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
2023
as Lady Betty
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023
as Rita Quinn
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
2023
as Gertrude
Unwelcome
2023
as Niamh
Brassic
2019
as Clodagh
The Virtues
2019
as Janine
RSC Live: Macbeth
2018
as Lady Macbeth
The Ghoul
2017
as Fisher
ChickLit
2016
as Claire
Departure
2016
as Sally
Rebellion
2016
as Nelly Cosgrove
Testament of Youth
2014
as Sister Jones
Father Brown
2013
as Roisin Crayford
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2012
as Siobhan
The Best of Men
2012
as Sister Edwards
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Lady Northumberland
Death in Paradise
2011
as Maggie O'Connell
In Love with Alma Cogan
2011
as Sandra
Hereafter
2010
as Foster Mother
The Kid
2010
as 1980 School Nurse
Five Minutes of Heaven
2009
as Alistair's Mum - 1975
Fallen Angel
2007
as Vanessa Byfield
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Emma Crackenthorpe
New Tricks
2004
as Joanne Gibson
Too Good to Be True
2003
as Tina
Loving You
2003
as Chloe
The Last Detective
2003
State of Mind
2003
as Dr. Grace Hazlett
The Closer You Get
2000
as Kate O'Leary
Little Bird
2000
as Ellen Hall
Always and Everyone
1999
as Christine Fletcher
Colour Blind
1998
as Bridget Paterson
Cause of Death
1997
as Mary McGuire
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Penny Galsworthy
The Tale of Pigling Bland
1994
as Beatrix Potter
The Tailor of Gloucester
1993
as Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny
1993
as Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
as Beatrix Potter
Angels
1992
as Mary
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Beatrix Potter
The Playboys
1992
as Brigid Maguire
Heartbeat
1992
as Dr. Kate Rowan
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Beatrix Potter
Fools of Fortune
1990
as Josephine
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
as Bobbie
Paris by Night
1989
as Jenny Swanton
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Valerie Saintclair
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Clara Clutterbuck
Lucky Sunil
1988
as Denise Slipper
Desperate Journey
One Night Only
as Mrs. Healy