Susan Lynch
Acting
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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tvSmall Town, Big Story
2025
Jemima Rowlands
tvA Thousand Blows
2025
Jane Carr
tvDaddy Issues
2024
Davina
tvThe Change
2023
Agnes
tvPistol
2022
John's Mum
tvClose to Me
2021
Cathy
movieHere Are the Young Men
2021
Lynn Connolly
tvBloodlands
2021
Heather Pentland
movieLost Lives
2019
Self (voice)
movieDownton Abbey
2019
Miss Lawton
tvWild Bill
2019
Angie
movieUps and Downs
2019
Fionnuala
tvSex Education
2019
Tara Gibbs
tvSave Me
2018
Stace
movieBad Day for the Cut
2017
Frankie Pierce
tvApple Tree Yard
2017
Susannah
tvNational Treasure
2016
Christina Farnborough
movieAway
2016
Angie
tvUnforgotten
2015
Liz Baildon
movieSleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
2015
Herself (uncredited)
tvChasing Shadows
2014
Dr. Ellesmere
movieCommon
2014
Margaret Ward
tvHappy Valley
2014
Alison Garrs
tvAmbassadors
2013
Caitlin
tvThe Secret of Crickley Hall
2012
Lili Peel
movieHideaways
2011
Mrs. O'Mara
movieThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010
Isabella Norcliffe
movieThe Race
2009
Katey Kensay
movieHoly Water
2009
Geraldine Gaffney
tvMoving On
2009
Tina
movieThe Unloved
2009
Lucy's Mother
movieA Woman in Winter
2007
Marianne
movieThe Robber Bride
2007
Charis White
movieSoundproof
2006
Penny
tvDoctor Who
2005
Angstrom
movieMickybo and Me
2005
Torch Woman
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
Sybil Stamfordis
movieEnduring Love
2004
Rachel
movieSchool of Life
2004
Miss Given
tvBodies
2004
Maria Orton
movieBurst
2004
Maxwell's Fan 1
tvNew Tricks
2004
Claudia Scott
movieRed Roses and Petrol
2003
Catherine Doyle
tvAny Time Now
2002
Stevie McCutcheon
movieMapmaker
2001
Jane Bates
movieMorlang
2001
Ann Morlang
Sweet Revenge
2001
Madelaine Adair
movieHappy Now
2001
Tina Trent
movieDeceit
2001
Corinna
movieFrom Hell
2001
Liz Stride
movieBeautiful Creatures
2000
Dorothy
movieNora
2000
Nora Barnacle
movieWaking Ned
1998
Maggie O'Toole
tvAmongst Women
1998
Maggie
movieDowntime
1997
Chrissy
movieA Royal Scandal
1997
Caroline of Brunswick
tvIvanhoe
1997
Rebecca
movieInterview with the Vampire
1994
Paris Vampire
tvCracker
1993
Tina
movieRunning Late
1992
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