Susan Lynch

Susan Lynch

Birthday: 1971-06-05

Place of Birth: 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.

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Waking Ned
Waking Ned

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money....

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From Hell
From Hell

Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the R...

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Bring Them Down
Bring Them Down

When the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael and Jack suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of...

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Enduring Love
Enduring Love

Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless...

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Nora
Nora

In 1904, in Dublin, James Joyce chats up Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid recently come from Galway. She ...

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16 Years of Alcohol
16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 n...

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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to...

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The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride

Journalist Zenia Arden has disappeared. When her finger turns up on the shores of Lake Ontario next ...

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Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures

When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious...

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Casa de los Babys
Casa de los Babys

A group of women, including Skipper, the wealthy young Jennifer and the domineering Nan, journey fro...

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Running Late
Running Late

Television interviewer George Grant, renowned for his ability to get at the truth, is at the peak of...

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Holy Water
Holy Water

The village of Kilcoulins Leap was once a thriving spa town, and was home to a famous Holy Well, but...

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City Rats
City Rats

Welcome to the world of the City Rats where eight lives collide in a Pulp Fiction style blend that r...

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Happy Now
Happy Now

All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community, Glen Marcus and his b...

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The Unloved
The Unloved

Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in...

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Morlang
Morlang

Inspired by true events, a chilling psychological drama. A couple's secret pact takes an unexpected,...

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Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curi...

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Downtime
Downtime

Former police psychologist Rob helps to save young Chrissy when she is about to commit suicide by ju...

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A Woman in Winter
A Woman in Winter

An astronomer enters into a destructive affair with a photographer....

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National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity

In a run-down community hall on the edge of town, a woman has been cooking lunch for those in need. ...

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The Race
The Race

The story of an 11-year-old girl from a poor rural community who dreams of becoming a racing driver....

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Dumping Elaine
Dumping Elaine

Eddie wants to dump his girlfriend Elaine. He knows he'll be weak and not do it so he rehearses in a...

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Bye-Child
Bye-Child

When a ten year old boy plays hide-and-seek with friends, he finds something that leads him to a ter...

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The Scouting Book for Boys
The Scouting Book for Boys

Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) stars as David, a young boy who lives a carefree life on a coastal...

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Common
Common

When 17-year-old Johnjo gives his cousin and his friends a lift, he finds himself implicated in a st...

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The Perfect Match
The Perfect Match

Guy proposes to his girlfriend by putting a notice on the half time scoreboard at the FA cup final. ...

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Dangerous Lady
Dangerous Lady

No one thinks a seventeen-year-old girl can take on the hard men of London's gangland, but it's a mi...

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Red Roses and Petrol
Red Roses and Petrol

A dysfunctional Irish family gathers after the death of their patriarch....

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A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal

The doomed marriage of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick....

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Burst
Burst

A short film about fictional actor Maxwell McCourtney, featuring the cast and crew of 'Enduring Love...

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School of Life
School of Life

Stanley is a student who turns down his friend Gordon's invitation to cut class, saying that maybe t...

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Soundproof
Soundproof

About the relationship between Dean, a young deaf man who is accused of murdering his flatmate, and ...

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Away
Away

A story set in the north English seaside town of Blackpool and centered on two kindred spirits who f...

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The Secret Scripture
The Secret Scripture

The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passi...

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Bad Day for the Cut
Bad Day for the Cut

A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of reveng...

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Duane Hopwood
Duane Hopwood

A down-on-his-luck divorced father struggles to get his life and family back together before it's to...

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Ready Player One
Ready Player One

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for hi...

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The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish

Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Irel...

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Someone Else
Someone Else

When thirty-something David isn't working as a photographer at a high-street photo studio he is stre...

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Hideaways
Hideaways

The elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. J...

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Ups and Downs
Ups and Downs

A young man with Down's Syndrome tricks his sister into a road trip to go to a concert, while being ...

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Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain

Sleaford Mods - Invisible Britain shows the most exciting and uncompromising British band in years s...

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Mapmaker
Mapmaker

Hired to draw a map of tourist sites in a small Northern Ireland town, cartographer Richie Markey (B...

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Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey

The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. ...

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Mickybo and Me
Mickybo and Me

The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The bo...

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, ...

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Deceit
Deceit

A reputed art critic convinces a young actress to play for him alone the role of a mysterious and se...

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Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare

When three university friends turn up unexpectedly, twenty-something lawyer Lorna Johnston is led in...

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Here Are the Young Men
Here Are the Young Men

Dublin teenagers Matthew, nihilistic Rez, and the deranged Kearney, leave school to a social vacuum ...

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Here and Now
Here and Now

Inner-city girl Grace doesn't want to spend a week in the country helping her parents save their mar...

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