Niamh Cusack
Niamh Cusack | |
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| Born | 20 October 1959 Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Finbar Lynch |
| Children | Calam Lynch |
| Parent(s) | Cyril Cusack Maureen Kiely |
| Relatives | Calam Lynch (son) Sinéad Cusack (sister) Sorcha Cusack (sister) Pádraig Cusack (brother) Catherine Cusack (half-sister) Richard Boyd Barrett (nephew) Max Irons (nephew) |
Niamh Cusack (/ˈniːv/ NEEV; born 20 October 1959) is an Irish actress. Born into a family with deep roots in the performing arts, she has performed extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and other prominent theatre ensembles.
Cusack is best known for her television role as Dr. Kate Rowan in the British series Heartbeat (1992–1995). Her further screen credits include the medical drama Always and Everyone (1999–2002), the animated series The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992–1995), and films such as The Closer You Get (2000), Testament of Youth (2014), and The Ghoul (2016). Notable television appearances include episodes of Agatha Christie's Marple ("4:50 from Paddington", 2004), Midsomer Murders (2008), A Touch of Frost (2010), Death in Paradise (2021), and The Tower (2023), alongside performances in dramas like In Love with Alma Cogan (2011), Departure (2015), and The Virtues (2019).
Cusack received a nomination for an IFTA Award for her role in the television film Too Good to be True (2003).