Susan Lynch
Known for: Acting
Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is an actor from Northern Ireland. She is known for her role in the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol. Her other film appearances include Waking Ned Devine (1998), Nora (2000), Beautiful Creatures (2000), and From Hell (2001). Lynch was born in 1971 in Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother (from Trivento) and an Irish father. She has four siblings; her eldest brother is actor John Lynch. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Lynch has won three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for her work in the film Nora, about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author James Joyce. She also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol. In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Angstrom
2005
Series
Sex Education
Tara Gibbs
2019
Series
American Playhouse
Inga
1982
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Sybil Stamfordis
2004
Series
Killing Eve
Anna
2018
Film
Ready Player One
Alice
2018
Series
New Tricks
Claudia Scott
2004
Series
Unforgotten
Liz Baildon
2015
Series
Happy Valley
Alison Garrs
2014
Film
Interview with the Vampire
Paris Vampire
1994
Series
A Thousand Blows
Jane Carr
2025
Series
Cracker
Tina
1993
Series
Moving On
Tina
2009
Film
From Hell
Liz Stride
2001
Series
Pistol
John's Mum
2022
Film
Downton Abbey
Miss Lawton
2019
Series
Daddy Issues
Davina
2024
Series
Save Me
Stace
2018
Series
Great Expectations
Molly
2011
Film
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Annette
2007
Series
Bloodlands
Heather Pentland
2021
Series
Small Town, Big Story
Jemima Rowlands
2025
Film
The Unloved
Lucy's Mother
2009
Series
Wild Bill
Angie
2019
Series
Bodies
Maria Orton
2004
Series
National Treasure
Christina Farnborough
2016
Series
Apple Tree Yard
Susannah
2017
Series
Chasing Shadows
Dr. Ellesmere
2014
Series
The Ten Commandments
Miriam
2006
Film
Enduring Love
Rachel
2004
Film
The Secret Scripture
Nurse
2017
Series
The Change
Agnes
2023
Film
Bring Them Down
Peggy
2025
Series
Ivanhoe
Rebecca
1997
Series
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Lili Peel
2012
Film
Waking Ned
Maggie O'Toole
1998
Series
Ambassadors
Caitlin
2013
Series
Close to Me
Cathy
2021
Series
Dangerous Lady
Maura Ryan
1995
Series
Amongst Women
Maggie
1998
Series
Monroe
2011
Film
Beautiful Creatures
Dorothy
2000
Film
The Secret of Roan Inish
Selkie
1994
Film
Hideaways
Mrs. O'Mara
2011
Film
Holy Water
Geraldine Gaffney
2009
Series
Kings in Grass Castles
Sarah
1998
Film
Downtime
Chrissy
1997
The Big Fix
Film
Bad Day for the Cut
Frankie Pierce
2017
Film
Happy Now
Tina Trent
2001
Sweet Revenge
Madelaine Adair
2001
Series
Any Time Now
Stevie McCutcheon
2002
Film
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Isabella Norcliffe
2010
Dumping Elaine
Beth
2001
Film
Here Are the Young Men
Lynn Connolly
2021
Film
Mickybo and Me
Torch Woman
2005
Film
Duane Hopwood
Gina
2005
Film
The Robber Bride
Charis White
2007
Film
16 Years of Alcohol
Mary
2003
Film
Away
Angie
2016
Film
Mapmaker
Jane Bates
2001
Film
The Race
Katey Kensay
2009
Film
Deceit
Corinna
2001
Film
Nora
Nora Barnacle
2000
Film
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
Herself (uncredited)
2015
Film
Lost Lives
Self (voice)
2019
Film
Casa de los Babys
Eileen
2003
Truth or Dare
Mel
1996
Film
City Rats
Gina
2009
Film
A Royal Scandal
Caroline of Brunswick
1997
Film
Ups and Downs
Fionnuala
2019
The Perfect Match
Erica
1995
Film
Common
Margaret Ward
2014
Film
Soundproof
Penny
2006
Film
A Woman in Winter
Marianne
2007
Film
Morlang
Ann Morlang
2001
Film
Red Roses and Petrol
Catherine Doyle
2003
Film
The Scouting Book for Boys
Sharon
2010
Film
Running Late
Receptionist 2
1992
Film
Burst
Maxwell's Fan 1
2004
Film
School of Life
Miss Given
2004
Film
Someone Else
Lisa
2006
Bye-Child
Woman
2003
Film
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
Beth
2019
Here and Now
Lucy
2014