Actor
Niamh Cusack
October 20, 1959 · Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
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.
Notable work
6.2Hereafter (2010)
as Foster Mother
7.2We Live in Time (2024)
as Sylvia
7.2Testament of Youth (2015)
as Sister Jones
6.4In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)
as Rita Quinn
8.2Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
as Valerie Saintclair
7.5Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Penny Galsworthy
7.5Death in Paradise (2011)
as Maggie O'Connell
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