Susan Lynch
Known For
Acting
Born
1971-06-05 in Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Angstrom
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Sybil Stamfordis
Sex Education
as Tara Gibbs
Killing Eve
as Anna
Ready Player One
as Alice
New Tricks
as Claudia Scott
Unforgotten
as Liz Baildon
A Thousand Blows
as Jane Carr
Happy Valley
as Alison Garrs
Interview with the Vampire
as Paris Vampire
Cracker
as Tina
Moving On
as Tina
Hideaways
as Mrs. O'Mara
Great Expectations
as Molly
Save Me
as Stace
Pistol
as John's Mum
Wild Bill
as Angie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Annette
Small Town, Big Story
as Jemima Rowlands
The Ten Commandments
as Miriam