Acting · Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland · Born October 20, 1959
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.
TVFalling
2026
MovieOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
2026
as Mrs. Healy
MovieThe Three Urns
2026
as Roisin (voice)
MovieMidwinter Break
2026
as Kathy
MovieDesperate Journey
2025
as Yvette
TVI, Jack Wright
2025
as Annie Rouse
MovieFour Mothers
2025
as Maura the Medium
MovieWe Live in Time
2024
as Sylvia
MovieReawakening
2024
as Bella
TVBig Mood
2024
TVArchie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023
as Alma Hitchcock
MovieA Reflection
2023
as Iris
MovieSally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
2023
as Lady Betty
MovieIn the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023
as Rita Quinn
MovieHamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
2023
as Gertrude
MovieUnwelcome
2023
as Niamh
TVThe Tower
2021
as Claire Mills
TVBrassic
2019
as Clodagh
TVThe Virtues
2019
as Janine
MovieRSC Live: Macbeth
2018
as Lady Macbeth
MovieThe Ghoul
2017
as Fisher
MovieChickLit
2016
as Claire
MovieDeparture
2016
as Sally
TVRebellion
2016
as Nelly Cosgrove
MovieTestament of Youth
2015
as Sister Jones
TVFather Brown
2013
as Roisin Crayford
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2012
as Siobhan
MovieThe Best of Men
2012
as Sister Edwards
TVThe Hollow Crown
2012
as Lady Northumberland
TVDeath in Paradise
2011
as Maggie O'Connell
MovieIn Love with Alma Cogan
2011
as Sandra
MovieHereafter
2010
as Foster Mother
MovieThe Kid
2010
as 1980 School Nurse
MovieFive Minutes of Heaven
2009
as Alistair's Mum - 1975
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
TVFallen Angel
2007
as Vanessa Byfield
TVLewis
2007
as Dr Ellen Jacoby
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Beatrix Potter
MovieFriends Reunited
2005
as Gill
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Emma Crackenthorpe
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Joanne Gibson
MovieToo Good to Be True
2003
as Tina
Loving You
2003
as Chloe
TVThe Last Detective
2003
MovieState of Mind
2003
as Dr. Grace Hazlett
MovieThe Closer You Get
2000
as Kate O'Leary
MovieLittle Bird
2000
as Ellen Hall
TVLoose Women
1999
as Self
TVAlways and Everyone
1999
as Christine Fletcher
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
1998
as Beatrix Potter
TVColour Blind
1998
as Bridget Paterson
MovieCause of Death
1997
as Mary McGuire
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Penny Galsworthy
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996
as Beatrix Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996
as Beatrix Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
1994
as Beatrix Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
1994
as Beatrix Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
1993
as Beatrix Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
as Beatrix Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
as Beatrix Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
1992
as Beatrix Potter
TVThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Beatrix Potter
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Sally Berland
MovieAngels
1992
as Mary
MovieThe Playboys
1992
as Brigid Maguire
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Dr. Kate Rowan
MovieFools of Fortune
1990
as Josephine
TVJeeves and Wooster
1990
as Bobbie
MovieParis by Night
1989
as Jenny Swanton
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Valerie Saintclair
MovieBeryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Clara Clutterbuck
MovieLucky Sunil
1988
as Denise Slipper
TVScreen Two
1985
as Denise Slipper
Heartland
as Rachel Miller
