Niamh Cusack
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Penny Galsworthy
1997
Series
Death in Paradise
Maggie O'Connell
2011
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Valerie Saintclair
1989
Series
Father Brown
Roisin Crayford
2013
Series
Silent Witness
Sylvie Blake
1996
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Emma Crackenthorpe
2004
Series
Heartbeat
Dr. Kate Rowan
1992
Series
A Touch of Frost
Sally Berland
1992
Series
Loose Women
Self
1999
Series
Lewis
Dr Ellen Jacoby
2007
Series
Screen Two
Denise Slipper
1985
Series
New Tricks
Joanne Gibson
2004
Series
Brassic
Clodagh
2019
Series
Falling
Francesca
2026
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Series
Jeeves and Wooster
Bobbie
1990
Series
The Hollow Crown
Lady Northumberland
2012
Film
We Live in Time
Sylvia
2024
Series
I, Jack Wright
Annie Rouse
2025
Film
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Rita Quinn
2023
Film
Five Minutes of Heaven
Alistair's Mum - 1975
2009
Series
Rebellion
Nelly Cosgrove
2016
Series
The Tower
Claire Mills
2021
Film
Hereafter
Foster Mother
2010
Series
The Last Detective
Gill
2003
Series
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Beatrix Potter
1992
Series
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Eliza Manningham-Buller
2025
Series
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Alma Hitchcock
2023
Series
Always and Everyone
Christine Fletcher
1999
Film
Unwelcome
Niamh
2023
Series
Big Mood
Gillian
2024
Series
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Louise
1989
Film
Testament of Youth
Sister Jones
2015
Film
Midwinter Break
Kathy
2026
Series
The Virtues
Janine
2019
Film
The Three Urns
Roisin (voice)
2026
Film
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Mrs. Healy
2026
Series
Fallen Angel
Vanessa Byfield
2007
Film
Departure
Sally
2016
Film
Reawakening
Bella
2024
Film
Desperate Journey
Yvette
2025
Series
Q.E.D
Mary McGuire
1982
Series
Colour Blind
Bridget Paterson
1998
Film
A Reflection
Iris
2023
Heartland
Rachel Miller
Film
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Clara Clutterbuck
1988
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Beatrix Potter
1994
Film
The Kid
1980 School Nurse
2010
Film
Paris by Night
Jenny Swanton
1989
Film
The Ghoul
Fisher
2017
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Beatrix Potter
1996
Film
Four Mothers
Maura the Medium
2025
Film
The Playboys
Brigid Maguire
1992
Chalkface
Melanie Clough
1991
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Beatrix Potter
2006
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
Beatrix Potter
1993
Film
ChickLit
Claire
2016
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
Beatrix Potter
1992
Film
The Best of Men
Sister Edwards
2012
Film
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Siobhan
2012
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
Beatrix Potter
1993
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Beatrix Potter
1996
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
Beatrix Potter
1993
Film
RSC Live: Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
2018
Film
The Closer You Get
Kate O'Leary
2000
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
Beatrix Potter
1994
Film
Fools of Fortune
Josephine
1990
Film
In Love with Alma Cogan
Sandra
2011
Film
Lucky Sunil
Denise Slipper
1988
Film
Little Bird
Ellen Hall
2000
Film
State of Mind
Dr. Grace Hazlett
2003
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
Beatrix Potter
1998
Film
Angels
Mary
1992
Loving You
Chloe
2003
Film
Friends Reunited
Gill
2005
Film
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
Gertrude
2023
Film
Too Good to Be True
Tina
2003
Film
Cause of Death
Mary McGuire
1997
Film
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
Lady Betty
2023