Niamh Cusack
- January 6, 2024
- Actor
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Niamh Cusack Biography
| Name | Niamh Cusack |
| Birthday | Oct 20 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Place Of Birth | Dalkey |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | Cyril Cusack, Maureen Cusack |
| Siblings | Sorcha Cusack, Sinéad Cusack, Catherine Cusack, Pádraig Cusack, Paul Cusack |
| Spouse | Finbar Lynch |
| Children(s) | Calam Lynch |
Niamh Cusack is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on October 20, 1959 in Dalkey, Ireland. Niamh Cusack, /’ni:v /NEEV ; 20 October 1959), is an Irish actress. Cusack was born to a performing arts family. Cusack has been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre in the UK, and has appeared in numerous major stage productions since mid-1980s. Numerous television appearances have been made by her, including the long-running role of Dr. Kate Rowan on Heartbeat (1992-1995), which made her a popular and well-known TV personality. She is a frequent voice actor on radio and has starred in In Love With Alma Cogan (2011).
Cusack is married with Finbar Lynch, an actor. They met while rehearsing for the theater production of Three Sisters in Dublin in 1990. Calam, Calam’s son was born in 1994. He is now an actor and aspiring actor. Cusack, a keen runner, has completed the London Marathon for St Joseph’s Hospice in East London. He also cycles all over the country.
The production, which ran until late October 2012, was broadcast live to cinemas worldwide on 6 September 2012 through the National Theatre Live programme. The nominations for the 2013 Olivier Awards, which recognise excellence in professional productions staged in London, were announced on 26 March 2013; The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time secured the most nominations with eight, including Best New Play, Best Director (Elliott), Best Actor (Treadaway), Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and other categories including Best Set Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design and Best Choreographer. The show transferred to the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, London on 1 March 2013 with Cusack reprising her role of Siobhan. Following a period in film and television including the films Testament of Youth, Departure, Chick Lit and The Ghoul and the television series Rebellion, Cusack returned to the London stage in 2016 as Paulina in The Winter’s Tale at the Globe and Owen McCafferty’s Unfaithful at Found 111 in the West End.
In August 2012, Niamh Cusack rejoined the National Theatre to create the role of Siobhan in the world première of the stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s book The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott. The show premièred on 2 August 2012. It also starred Luke Treadaway as Christopher, Nicola Walker as his mother Judy, Paul Ritter as his father Ed and Una Stubbs as Mrs. Alexander.
Cusack played the role of Valerie Saintclair in episode 9 of Agatha Christie’s Poirot’s first series entitled The King of Clubs.
Niamh Cusack Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Actor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Niamh Cusack is one of the richest Actor from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Niamh Cusack 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Cusack was first known to the public when she played Dr. Kate Rowan on the 1960s TV drama Heartbeat (1992-1995). In series 5, her character succumbed to leukemia, leaving Nick Berry, her husband and a policeman, as a widower. After becoming pregnant, she had made the decision to quit the show. Cusack was nominated for the Best Actress in a TV Drama category at the 2004 Irish Television and Film Awards IFTA. This award was for her role as the Cartlon Television TV movie Too Good to Be True. Niamh was nominated in the Best Supporting Artist in a Play category of the Whatsonstage.com Award 2012 for her role as Playboy of the Western World, Old Vic. She was nominated in January 2013 for a BBC Audio Drama Award for The Man with Wings, Rachel Joyce’s play. This award was produced by Gordon House and Goldhawk Essential Productions Radio 4.
Cusack was the opposite of Sean Bean in the 1986 RSC production Romeo and Juliet. Cusack was a regular performer on the London stage throughout the 1990s. She played a variety of roles, including Nora Clitheroe (Sam Mendes’s acclaimed production The Plough and the Stars (Young Vic), opposite Judi Dench), Rosalind (Barbican), Flora (Aldwych) and The Maids(Donmar Warehouse). Gale Edwards directed her as Portia in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Cusack joined National Theatre in 2004 to perform a stage adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. She was accompanied by Serafina Pukkala. Also in the production were Anna Maxwell Martin and Ben Wishaw, as well as Patricia Hodge. Cusack made a return to National Theatre in 2007 to perform in Victoria Benedictsson’s The Enchantment. She also played Alison Ellis at Theatre503 in Crestfall by Mark O’Rowe. She played Maggie in the 2009 London revival of Brian Friel’s multi-award-winning Dancing at Lughnasa with Finbar Lynch at The Old Vic. She played Catherine Dickens, an actress in Andersen’s English by Sebastian Barry. She was opposite Toby Jones in The Painter, a play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. In 2011, she followed that with Edith Davenport’s role in Cause Celebre by Terence Rattigan. The Widow Quin in The Playboy of the Western World (J.M. Synge, both at The Old Vic.
Other television acting credits also include Christine Fletcher in Always and Everyone (1999–2002), a British accident and emergency medical series alongside Martin Shaw; Grace Haslett in the miniseries State of Mind alongside Andrew Lincoln; Julie Flynn in the one off drama Rhinoceros alongside Robson Green and the small but important role of Beatrix Potter in the TV series The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992–1995). She played Wodehouse’s Bobbie Wickham in the ITV series Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). She played a character in an Agatha Christie’s Marple series (“4:50 from Paddington”, 2004), and has starred in episodes of Midsomer Murders (2008) and A Touch of Frost (2009) and the film The Closer You Get (2000), alongside Sean McGinle, for which she was nominated for an IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film.
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Who is Niamh Cusack Dating?
According to our records, Niamh Cusack married to Finbar Lynch. As of December 1, 2023, Niamh Cusack’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Niamh Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Niamh Cusack celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.
Why did Niamh leave heartbeat?
Kate Rowan in the popular 1990s television drama series Heartbeat (1992–1995), set in the 1960s in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Her character died from leukaemia in series 5 leaving her policeman husband Nick, played by Nick Berry, a widower. She had decided to leave the show after becoming pregnant.
Where is Niamh Cusack now?
She is married with a son and lives in London.
Is Niamh Cusack related to John Cusack?
American actress Joan Cusack, and British actress Niamh Cusack look nearly identical, but have no relation.
Who is Sorcha Cusack husband?
Nigel Cooke
Was Naomi Cusack really pregnant in Heartbeat?
“ When I got pregnant I was doing Heartbeat – that was why the character had to die. The show offered to write a baby in and they wrote me being pregnant into the show, but it was time for me to move on.