Niamh Cusack
Acting

Niamh Cusack

October 20, 1959 (66 years old) Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

Also known as: Niamh Cussack, نیو کوزاک

Biography

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.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • TV

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • TV

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 • TV

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013 • TV

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

2025 • Movie

We Live in Time

We Live in Time

2024 • Movie

Movie Credits (45)

Acting

2025

Desperate Journey

as Yvette

2024

We Live in Time

as Sylvia

2018

RSC Live: Macbeth

as Lady Macbeth

2011

In Love with Alma Cogan

as Sandra

2010

The Kid

as 1980 School Nurse

2026

Midwinter Break

as Kathy

1992

The Playboys

as Brigid Maguire

2003

State of Mind

as Dr. Grace Hazlett

2023

Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night

as Lady Betty

2023

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

as Rita Quinn

2023

A Reflection

as Iris

2012

The Best of Men

as Sister Edwards

2009

Five Minutes of Heaven

as Alistair's Mum - 1975

2023

Unwelcome

as Niamh

2010

Hereafter

as Foster Mother

2025

Four Mothers

as Maura the Medium

1988

Lucky Sunil

as Denise Slipper

2005

Friends Reunited

as Gill

2015

Testament of Youth

as Sister Jones

1989

Paris by Night

as Jenny Swanton

TV Credits (24)

Acting

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Penny Galsworthy

1 episodes

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Valerie Saintclair

1 episodes

2011

Death in Paradise

as Maggie O'Connell

2 episodes

2013

Father Brown

as Roisin Crayford

1 episodes

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Emma Crackenthorpe

1 episodes

1999

Loose Women

as Self

1 episodes

1992

Heartbeat

as Dr. Kate Rowan

47 episodes

2019

Brassic

as Clodagh

8 episodes

2004

New Tricks

as Joanne Gibson

1 episodes

1985

Screen Two

as Denise Slipper

1 episodes

2007

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

1 episodes

2021

The Tower

as Claire Mills

4 episodes

2012

The Hollow Crown

as Lady Northumberland

1 episodes

1990

Jeeves and Wooster

as Bobbie

1 episodes

2025

I, Jack Wright

as Annie Rouse

6 episodes

2016

Rebellion

as Nelly Cosgrove

5 episodes

1999

Always and Everyone

as Christine Fletcher

40 episodes

2003

The Last Detective

1 episodes

2019

The Virtues

as Janine

4 episodes

2023

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

as Alma Hitchcock

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 20, 1959 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
Popularity
1.1

Career Stats

45
Movies
24
TV Shows