Niamh Cusack (/ˈniË v/ NEEV; born 20 October 1959) is an Irish
actress. Born to a family with deep roots in the performing arts,
Cusack has been involved as a performer since a young age. She has
served with the UK's two leading theatre companies, the Royal
Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre and has 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 (1992â€"1995) which made
her a household name and favourite. 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, Calam.Niamh Cusack was educated
bi-lingually through Irish and English in Dublin. Originally she
trained as a professional flautist, winning a scholarship to study at
the Royal Academy of Music, subsequently working as a freelance
musician with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and Concert
Orchestra before winning a place at the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama to train as an actress. Cusack left the school after one year
without completing the course because she was offered her first
professional acting job at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, playing the
juvenile lead in their summer play.
actress. Born to a family with deep roots in the performing arts,
Cusack has been involved as a performer since a young age. She has
served with the UK's two leading theatre companies, the Royal
Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre and has 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 (1992â€"1995) which made
her a household name and favourite. 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, Calam.Niamh Cusack was educated
bi-lingually through Irish and English in Dublin. Originally she
trained as a professional flautist, winning a scholarship to study at
the Royal Academy of Music, subsequently working as a freelance
musician with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and Concert
Orchestra before winning a place at the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama to train as an actress. Cusack left the school after one year
without completing the course because she was offered her first
professional acting job at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, playing the
juvenile lead in their summer play.
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