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Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Acting • 1959-10-20 • Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

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.

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Heartbeat7.1

Heartbeat

1992

We Live in Time7.2

We Live in Time

2024

Five Minutes of Heaven6.1

Five Minutes of Heaven

2009

Departure6.3

Departure

2016

The Tower6.8

The Tower

2021

Midwinter Break7.3

Midwinter Break

2026

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