Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Birthday: 1959-10-20

Place of Birth: 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.

Movies

Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live
Hamlet: Bristol Old Vic Live

'Must I remember?' Hamlet's father is dead. His mother has remarried. He is alone with his thoughts...

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The Playboys
The Playboys

A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by ...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Classic tales of Peter Rabbit."Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were...

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The Closer You Get
The Closer You Get

Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 an...

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Too Good to Be True
Too Good to Be True

A divorced father objects to his former wife's new partner....

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The Best of Men
The Best of Men

Ludwig Guttmann, a renowned German neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in the early days of WWII, tak...

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In Love with Alma Cogan
In Love with Alma Cogan

The film revolves around, Norman, a world-weary manager of a pier theatre in a seaside resort. Norma...

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Lucky Sunil
Lucky Sunil

Young, handsome and alone in London at the start of a great career. But will Sunil's luck hold out a...

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In the Land of Saints and Sinners
In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of si...

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National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped...

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Unwelcome
Unwelcome

Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to di...

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Little Bird
Little Bird

A film that searches the dilemma of a middle age couple Ellen and Michael Hall, who have lost their ...

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Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night
Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night

In 18th-century Ireland, Sally and Eleanor scandalise society by eloping, to escape the fate that th...

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Reawakening
Reawakening

John and Mary have lived with desolating grief and the agony of uncertainty for the past ten years. ...

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Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer...

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A Reflection
A Reflection

Cam is brought back to her childhood home with three things to reckon with: her father’s heart attac...

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Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War me...

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Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey

The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation...

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Cause of Death
Cause of Death

A QED drama special, based upon a real-life case of medical negligence. Within four days of being ad...

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Five Minutes of Heaven
Five Minutes of Heaven

The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little ki...

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Departure
Departure

An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house ...

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ChickLit
ChickLit

ChickLit is a comedy drama about four guys trying to save their local pub from closing down. They gr...

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The Ghoul
The Ghoul

A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is li...

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We Live in Time
We Live in Time

An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter...

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The Kid
The Kid

Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent in...

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Hereafter
Hereafter

Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by ...

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Paris by Night
Paris by Night

Clara Bell is a busy Euro MP with a husband and child at home and a high powered career - but on a t...

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RSC Live: Macbeth
RSC Live: Macbeth

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their...

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Angels
Angels

Three guardian angels help three souls evaluate their past lives....

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Fools of Fortune
Fools of Fortune

A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army....

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State of Mind
State of Mind

Reeling from the discovery of her husband's adultery, Grace moves back to her family home with her s...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 2. Tom Kitten and his sisters spoil the tea party o...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 6. Pigling Bland is a young pig who is forced to le...

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Four Mothers
Four Mothers

Edward, a gay novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brin...

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Loving You
Loving You

Chloe, a divorced schoolteacher, falls in love with educational psychologist Dan, only to be left he...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 1. The mischievous adventure of Peter Rabbit and hi...

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Once Upon A Time In A Cinema
Once Upon A Time In A Cinema

Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmo...

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Friends Reunited
Friends Reunited

Two decades after they graduate, dark secrets, jealousies, and long-buried issues of resentment aris...

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Midwinter Break
Midwinter Break

A stirring meditation on faith, commitment, and the enduring power of love, as a longtime couple tak...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 3. While hiding from his mother Tabitha, Tom Kitten...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tailor of Gloucester

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 4. An old, ill tailor struggles to finish the beaut...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 5. While searching for her somewhere lost handkerch...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 7. Two stories about homes: the first tells about t...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 8. The six fluffy babies of Benjamin Bunny are in g...

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 9. A sleepy Mr. Bouncer can not stop Tommy Brock fr...

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