Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack
Born (1959-10-20) 20 October 1959 (age 65)
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present
SpouseFinbar Lynch
ChildrenCalam Lynch
Parent(s)Cyril Cusack
Maureen Kiely
RelativesCalam Lynch (son)
Sinéad Cusack (sister)
Sorcha Cusack (sister)
Pádraig Cusack (brother)
Catherine Cusack (half-sister)
Richard Boyd Barrett (nephew)
Max Irons (nephew)

Niamh Cusack (/ˈnv/ NEEV; born 20 October 1959) is an Irish actress. Born to a family with deep roots in the performing arts, she has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre, and many others. Her most notable television role was as Dr. Kate Rowan in the UK series Heartbeat (1992–1995). Other TV and film credits include Always and Everyone (1999–2002), The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992–1995), The Closer You Get (2000), Agatha Christie's Marple ("4:50 from Paddington", 2004), Midsomer Murders (2008), A Touch of Frost (2010), In Love with Alma Cogan (2011), Testament of Youth (2014), Departure (2015), ChickLit, The Ghoul (both 2016), The Virtues (2019), Death in Paradise (2021), and The Tower (2023). She has been nominated at IFTA for her performance in Too Good to be True (2003).


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