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Actor
Susan Lynch
- Born June 5, 1971 in Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
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.
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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.
Known for
Ready Player One2018
Sex Education2019
Interview with the Vampire1994
Doctor Who2005
From Hell2001
Killing Eve2018
Elizabeth: The Golden Age2007
Downton Abbey2019
Filmography
- TBAThe Big FixFilm
- 2025A Thousand BlowsSeriesJane Carr
- 2025Bring Them DownFilmPeggy
- 2025Small Town, Big StorySeriesJemima Rowlands
- 2024The Marlow Murder ClubSeriesIsla De Souza
- 2024Daddy IssuesSeriesDavina
- 2023The ChangeSeriesAgnes
- 2023Northern LightsSeriesPauline
- 2022PistolSeriesJohn's Mum
- 2021BloodlandsSeriesHeather Pentland
- 2021Here Are the Young MenFilmLynn Connolly
- 2021Close to MeSeriesCathy
- 2021Cold Blow LaneFilmMademoiselle
- 2019Sex EducationSeriesTara Gibbs
- 2019Downton AbbeyFilmMiss Lawton
- 2019Wild BillSeriesAngie
- 2019Lost LivesFilmSelf (voice)
- 2019National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & CharityFilmBeth
- 2019Ups and DownsFilmFionnuala
- 2018Ready Player OneFilmAlice
- 2018Killing EveSeriesAnna
- 2018Save MeSeriesStace
- 2017The Secret ScriptureFilmNurse
- 2017Bad Day for the CutFilmFrankie Pierce
- 2017Apple Tree YardSeriesSusannah
- 2016National TreasureSeriesChristina Farnborough
- 2016AwayFilmAngie
- 2015UnforgottenSeriesLiz Baildon
- 2015Sleaford Mods: Invisible BritainFilmHerself (uncredited)
- 2014Happy ValleySeriesAlison Garrs
- 2014Chasing ShadowsSeriesDr. Ellesmere
- 2014CommonFilmMargaret Ward
- 2014Here and NowFilmLucy
- 2013AmbassadorsSeriesCaitlin
- 2012The Secret of Crickley HallSeriesLili Peel
- 2011Great ExpectationsSeriesMolly
- 2011HideawaysFilmMrs. O'Mara
- 2011MonroeSeriesAnna Monroe
- 2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne ListerFilmIsabella Norcliffe
- 2010The Scouting Book for BoysFilmSharon
- 2009Holy WaterFilmGeraldine Gaffney
- 2009The UnlovedFilmLucy's Mother
- 2009City RatsFilmGina
- 2009Moving OnSeriesTina
- 2009The RaceFilmKatey Kensay
- 2007Elizabeth: The Golden AgeFilmAnnette
- 2007The Robber BrideFilmCharis White
- 2007A Woman in WinterFilmMarianne
- 2006The Ten CommandmentsSeriesMiriam
- 2006Someone ElseFilmLisa
- 2006SoundproofFilmPenny
- 2005Doctor WhoSeriesAngstrom
- 2005Mickybo and MeFilmTorch Woman
- 2005Duane HopwoodFilmGina
- 2004Enduring LoveFilmRachel
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeriesSybil Stamfordis
- 2004New TricksSeriesClaudia Scott
- 2004BodiesSeriesMaria Orton
- 2004School of LifeFilmMiss Given
- 2004BurstFilmMaxwell's Fan 1
- 200316 Years of AlcoholFilmMary
- 2003Casa de los BabysFilmEileen
- 2003Red Roses and PetrolFilmCatherine Doyle
- 2003Bye-ChildFilmWoman
- 2002Everyman's FeastFilmMaria
- 2002Any Time NowSeriesStevie McCutcheon
- 2001From HellFilmLiz Stride
- 2001Happy NowFilmTina Trent
- 2001MorlangFilmAnn Morlang
- 2001DeceitFilmCorinna
- 2001Dumping ElaineFilmBeth
- 2001MapmakerFilmJane Bates
- 2001Sweet RevengeSeriesMadelaine Adair
- 2000Beautiful CreaturesFilmDorothy
- 2000NoraFilmNora Barnacle
- 1998Waking NedFilmMaggie O'Toole
- 1998Kings in Grass CastlesSeriesSarah
- 1998Amongst WomenSeriesMaggie
- 1997IvanhoeSeriesRebecca
- 1997A Royal ScandalFilmCaroline of Brunswick