
Niamh Cusack
Known For
Acting
Born
1959-10-20 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
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.
Most Known For

Midsomer Murders
as Penny Galsworthy

Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Valerie Saintclair

Death in Paradise
as Maggie O'Connell

Agatha Christie's Marple
as Emma Crackenthorpe

Father Brown
as Roisin Crayford

Heartbeat
as Dr. Kate Rowan

Brassic
as Clodagh

The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self

Loose Women
as Self

New Tricks
as Joanne Gibson

The Hollow Crown
as Lady Northumberland

Screen Two
as Denise Slipper

Jeeves and Wooster
as Bobbie

Rebellion
as Nelly Cosgrove

We Live in Time
as Sylvia

The Tower
as Claire Mills

In the Land of Saints and Sinners
as Rita Quinn

Unwelcome
as Niamh

Reawakening
as Bella
