Susan Lynch
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1971-06-05 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
Doctor Who
2005
as Angstrom
Sex Education
2019
as Tara Gibbs
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Sybil Stamfordis
American Playhouse
1982
as Inga
New Tricks
2004
as Claudia Scott
Killing Eve
2018
as Anna
Unforgotten
2015
as Liz Baildon
Happy Valley
2014
as Alison Garrs
Cracker
1993
as Tina
Moving On
2009
as Tina
A Thousand Blows
2025
as Jane Carr
Daddy Issues
2024
as Davina
Save Me
2018
as Stace
National Treasure
2016
as Christina Farnborough
Great Expectations
2011
as Molly
Pistol
2022
as John's Mum
Bodies
2004
as Maria Orton
Small Town, Big Story
2025
as Jemima Rowlands
Apple Tree Yard
2017
as Susannah
Chasing Shadows
2014
as Dr. Ellesmere
Bloodlands
2021
as Heather Pentland
The Change
2023
as Agnes
Ambassadors
2013
as Caitlin
The Ten Commandments
2006
as Miriam
Ivanhoe
1997
as Rebecca
Monroe
2011
Wild Bill
2019
as Angie
The Secret of Crickley Hall
2012
as Lili Peel
Close to Me
2021
as Cathy
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Sarah
Sweet Revenge
2001
as Madelaine Adair
Amongst Women
1998
as Maggie
Any Time Now
2002
as Stevie McCutcheon
Movies (52)
Ready Player One
2018
as Alice
Interview with the Vampire
1994
as Paris Vampire
The Unloved
2009
as Lucy's Mother
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
as Annette
Downton Abbey
2019
as Miss Lawton
From Hell
2001
as Liz Stride
The Secret Scripture
2017
as Nurse
Bring Them Down
2025
as Peggy
Hideaways
2011
as Mrs. O'Mara
Downtime
1997
as Chrissy
Dangerous Lady
1995
Waking Ned
1998
as Maggie O'Toole
Mickybo and Me
2005
as Torch Woman
Beautiful Creatures
2000
as Dorothy
Here Are the Young Men
2021
as Lynn Connolly
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994
as Selkie
Truth or Dare
1996
as Mel
The Big Fix
Enduring Love
2004
as Rachel
Deceit
2001
as Corinna
The Robber Bride
2007
as Charis White
Ups and Downs
2019
as Fionnuala
The Perfect Match
1995
as Erica
Nora
2000
as Nora Barnacle
Bad Day for the Cut
2017
as Frankie Pierce
Dumping Elaine
2001
as Beth
Mapmaker
2001
as Jane Bates
Happy Now
2001
as Tina Trent
16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Mary
Duane Hopwood
2005
as Gina
Common
2014
as Margaret Ward
Lost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010
as Isabella Norcliffe
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
2015
as Herself (uncredited)
Holy Water
2009
as Geraldine Gaffney
Away
2016
as Angie
The Scouting Book for Boys
2010
as Sharon
The Race
2009
as Katey Kensay
Casa de los Babys
2003
as Eileen
A Royal Scandal
1997
as Caroline of Brunswick
A Woman in Winter
2007
as Marianne
Burst
2004
as Maxwell's Fan 1
Red Roses and Petrol
2003
as Catherine Doyle
City Rats
2009
as Gina
Running Late
1992
as Receptionist 2
Someone Else
2006
as Lisa
Soundproof
2006
as Penny
Morlang
2001
as Ann Morlang
Bye-Child
2003
as Woman
Here and Now
2014
as Lucy
School of Life
2004
as Miss Given
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
2019
as Beth
About Susan Lynch
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 Ac… With 85 credits spanning from 1982 to 2025, Susan Lynch has appeared in 52 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Susan Lynch Movies
- Ready Player One (2018) — as Alice
- Interview with the Vampire (1994) — as Paris Vampire
- The Unloved (2009) — as Lucy's Mother
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) — as Annette
- Downton Abbey (2019) — as Miss Lawton
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