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name: "Niamh Cusack"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 October 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:41.032519+00:00"
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# Niamh Cusack

Actor. Born 20 October 1959 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 October 1959, Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
- **Also known as:** Niamh Cussack, نیو کوزاک

## Biography

Niamh Cusack is an Irish actress born on 20 October 1959 in Dalkey, County Dublin. She trained initially as a flautist, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London and performing with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra before turning to acting. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of 23 and has performed extensively in stage productions with the RSC, the Royal National Theatre and other ensembles since the mid-1980s.

Cusack is known for her television role as Dr Kate Rowan in the series *Heartbeat* (1992–1995). Her film credits include *Testament of Youth* (2014), *In the Land of Saints and Sinners* (2023) and *We Live in Time* (2024), in which she played Sylvia. She has also appeared in *Hereafter* (2010) and *Unwelcome* (2023).

She is the daughter of actors Cyril Cusack and Maureen Cusack, and the sister of actors Sinéad Cusack and Sorcha Cusack. Cusack is married to actor Finbar Lynch; their son Calam Lynch is also an actor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *We Live in Time* (2024), Fi1m 58, as Sylvia — [page](https://film.one/film/we-live-in-time.md)

## Also known for

- *Hereafter* (2010), Foster Mother
- *Testament of Youth* (2015), Sister Jones
- *In the Land of Saints and Sinners* (2023), Rita Quinn
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Valerie Saintclair
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Penny Galsworthy
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Maggie O'Connell
- *Brassic* (2019), Clodagh
- *Five Minutes of Heaven* (2009), Alistair's Mum - 1975

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