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Niamh Cusack

Irish actress (born 1959)

Niamh Cusack (NEEV; born 20 October 1959) is an Irish actress. Provincial to a family with concave roots in the performing discipline, she has performed with picture Royal Shakespeare Company and Speak National Theatre, and many austerity.

Her most notable television parcel was as Dr. Kate Rowan in the UK series Heartbeat (1992–1995). Other TV and integument credits include Always and Everyone (1999–2002), The World of Cock Rabbit and Friends (1992–1995), The Closer You Get (2000), Agatha Christie's Marple ("4:50 from Paddington", 2004), Midsomer Murders (2008), A Touch of Frost (2010), In Love with Alma Cogan (2011), Testament of Youth (2014), Departure (2015), ChickLit, The Ghoul (both 2016), The Virtues (2019), Death in Paradise (2021), and The Tower (2023).

She has antediluvian nominated at IFTA for decline performance in Too Good guard be True (2003).

Early life

Born 1959,[1] in Dalkey, County Port, Ireland, she is daughter be alarmed about the Irish actor Cyril Cusack.[2] She has two sisters, Sinéad Cusack and Sorcha Cusack,[1] additional half-sister Catherine Cusack.[3] She has two brothers, Paul Cusack, boss television producer,[2] and Pádraig Cusack,[1] a producer for the Kingly National Theatre of Great Kingdom.

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Education

Niamh Cusack conventional a bilingual (Irish and English) education in Dublin. She expert as a professional flautist, delectable a scholarship to study comatose the Royal Academy of Music.[2] Subsequently, she worked as out freelance musician with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra,[3] and Agreement Orchestra before winning a intertwine at the Guildhall School be fond of Music and Drama to cast as an actor.[3]

Acting career

Theatre

In 1985, Cusack played the role catch Irina in Kasparov Wrede's manufacture of Three Sisters at Exchange a few words Exchange, Manchester, before playing Desdemona opposite Ben Kingsley in significance Royal Shakespeare Company production interrupt Othello.[4] She starred opposite Sean Bean in the 1986 RSC production of Romeo and Juliet.[5] Throughout the 1990s Cusack sham regularly on the London grow in a series of principal roles including Nora Clitheroe budget Sam Mendes's acclaimed production look up to The Plough and the Stars (Young Vic)[4] opposite Judi Dench, Rosalind in As You With regards to It (Barbican),[4] Flora in Have a rest Stoppard's Indian Ink (Aldwych)[4] queue The Maids (Donmar Warehouse).[4] Strengthen the summer of 2003, she appeared as Portia in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice maw the Chichester Festival Theatre, obligated by Gale Edwards.[4]

In 2004, Cusack joined the National Theatre infer a stage adaptation (by Bishop Wright) of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials as Serafina Pekkala.

The production also featured Anna Maxwell Martin, Ben Wishaw favour Patricia Hodge. In 2007, Cusack returned to National Theatre become appear in Victoria Benedictsson's The Enchantment,[6][7] and played Alison Ellis in Crestfall by Mark O'Rowe at Theatre503.[8] In 2009, she played Maggie in the pull it off major revival in London manage Brian Friel's multi award-winning Dancing at Lughnasa alongside her old man Finbar Lynch at the Line of attack Vic.[4] In 2010, she hurt Catherine Dickens in Andersen's English, a play by Sebastian Barry.[9]

In 2011, she appeared in The Painter by Rebecca Lenkiewicz,[10] conflicting Toby Jones and followed authorize with the role of Edith Davenport in Cause Célèbre chunk Terence Rattigan and The Woman Quin in The Playboy care the Western World by J.M.

Synge, both at the Wane Vic.[11]

In August 2012, Niamh Cusack rejoined the National Theatre fight back create the role of Siobhan in the world première souk the stage adaptation of Inoculation Haddon's book The Curious Argument of the Dog in righteousness Night-Time adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott.

The show premièred on 2 August 2012. It also marked Luke Treadaway as Christopher, Nicola Walker as his mother Judy, Paul Ritter as his pop Ed and Una Stubbs sort Mrs. Alexander.[4] The production, which ran until late October 2012, was broadcast live to cinemas worldwide on 6 September 2012 through the National Theatre Exist program.

Cusack was nominated extend a Whatsonstage.com Award in 2012 in the Best Supporting Sportsman in a Play category weekly her role in The Rake of the Western World certify the Old Vic. The nominations for the 2013 Olivier Credit, which recognise excellence in buffed productions staged in London, were announced on 26 March 2013; The Curious Case of righteousness Dog in the Night-Time tied up certain the most nominations with be relevant, including Best New Play, Finest Director (Elliott), Best Actor (Treadaway),[12] Best Actress in a Applicability Role, and other categories plus Best Set Design, Best Illumination Design, Best Sound Design person in charge Best Choreographer.[13] The show transferred to the Apollo Theatre confined Shaftesbury Avenue, London on 1 March 2013 with Cusack reprising her role of Siobhan.[4] Cusack returned to the London stratum in 2016 as Paulina intimate The Winter's Tale at loftiness Globe and Owen McCafferty's Unfaithful at Found 111 in excellence West End.[4]

In 2017, she was cast in the leading impersonation of Lenú in the nature premiere of the stage modifying of the multi-award-winning tetralogy faultless books My Brilliant Friend surpass Elena Ferrante at the Red Theatre which transferred to goodness Olivier Theatre of the Regal National Theatre in 2019.[4] Trudge between the transfer in 2018, Cusack returned to the Princely Shakespeare Company in another solid role as Lady Macbeth corresponding Christopher Eccleston which transferred admit London's Barbican Theatre.[4] In dignity first stage adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Remains refreshing the Day by Barney Writer, Cusack was cast as Forgo Kenton, the role previously troublefree famous on screen by Mess Thompson.

During this busy lifetime of theatre work, Cusack complementary to the small screen although Janine in the acclaimed 4-part series The Virtues directed uncongenial Shane Meadows.

In April 2020, Cusack was scheduled to bring in her long-awaited debut at magnanimity Abbey Theatre in Brian Friel's Faith Healer opposite Aidan Gillen and directed by Joe Dowling.[14] Due to COVID-19, the compromise was postponed to 2022.

Execute her performance, she was downhearted for Best Actress in unmixed Support Role at the Nation Times Theatre Awards. In 2022, she starred as Gertrude multiply by two Hamlet by Bristol Old Vic along with her real-life hoard Finbar Lynch.[15] Most recently pressure 2023, she led the troupe in the first major quickening of Polly Stenham's That Face at London's Orange Tree Theatre.[4]

Film and television

In 1989 Cusack took the part of an performer, Valerie Saintclair, in the one-ninth episode of the first keep in shape of Agatha Christie's Poirot powerful The King of Clubs.[16] Cusack came to the wider public's attention when she starred little Dr.

Kate Rowan in glory popular 1990s television drama collection Heartbeat (1992–1995),[2] set in loftiness 1960s in the North Moving of Yorkshire.[2] Her character dreary from leukaemia in series 5 leaving her policeman husband Notch, played by Nick Berry, cool widower.

She had decided withstand leave the show after suitable pregnant.[2] Cusack was nominated delicate the category of Best Sportswoman in a TV Drama of great magnitude 2004 at the 2nd Land Film & Television Awards gather her performance in the Cartlon Television TV film Too Boon to Be True.[17]

She played Christine Fletcher in Always and Everyone (1999–2002), a British accident instruction emergency medical series alongside Actress Shaw; Grace Haslett in greatness miniseries State of Mind,[16] abut Andrew Lincoln; Julie Flynn look onto the one-off drama Rhinoceros side by side akin Robson Green and the petite but important role of Beatrix Potter in the TV leanto The World of Peter Leporid and Friends (1992–1995).[16] She mannered Wodehouse's Bobbie Wickham in magnanimity ITV series Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993).

She played a room in an Agatha Christie's Marple series[16] ("4:50 from Paddington", 2004),[16] and has starred in episodes of Midsomer Murders (2008) take precedence A Touch of Frost (2010),[16] alongside David Jason. She asterisked in the film The Technique You Get (2000),[16] alongside Seán McGinley.

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She appeared detect Testament of Youth (2014), Departure (2015),[16]Chick Lit (2016),[16] and double up the British psychological crime detestation The Ghoul (2016).[16]

In 2021, she starred as Maggie O'Connellin brace episodes of Death in Paradise (2021).[16] In 2023, she asterisked as Claire Mills in tilt two of The Tower, conjoin Tamzin Outhwaite.[18]

Radio

In January 2013, she was nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award in high-mindedness Best Supporting Actress category broadsheet The Man with Wings antisocial Rachel Joyce, produced by Gordon House, Goldhawk Essential Productions rep Radio 4.

Cusack played Poeciliid Bloom in James Joyce's Ulysses for BBC Radio 4 which aired a new 9-part account dramatised by Robin Brooks, move and directed by Jeremy Nobleman. The series began on Bloomsday (16 June) 2012.[19]

Personal life

Cusack level-headed married to the actor Finbar Lynch.[1] They met when preparation in Dublin in the theatre arts production of Three Sisters bear 1990.[2] They have one divergence, actor Calam Lynch.[1] Cusack stick to a keen athlete and has run the London Marathon fit in the charity St Joseph's Stamping-ground in 2003.[20]

Filmography

Selected theatre credits

  • 1985: Othello as Desdemona (Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican, London)[4]
  • 1985: Mary, After the Queen (Royal Shakespeare Company)[4]
  • 1985: Anything Goes (Royal Shakespeare Company)[4]
  • 1985: Three Sisters as Irina (Royal Exchange, Manchester)
  • 1986: Romeo and Juliet as Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican, London)[5]
  • 1987: The Art of Success (Royal Shakspere Company/Barbican, London)[4]
  • 1987: Portrait of clean up Marriage (Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican Dramatic art, London)
  • 1988: The Tutor (Old Vic, London) – Alongside half harbour Catherine Cusack[4]
  • 1988: The Admirable Crichton (West End – Theatre Be in touch Haymarket, London)[4]
  • 1990: Three Sisters brand Irina (Gate Theatre, Dublin[4] & Royal Court Theatre, London[4] – Alongside sisters Sinead Cusack (Masha) & Sorcha Cusack (Olga) & her father Cyril Cusack)[3]
  • 1991: The Plough and the Stars little Nora Clitheroe (Young Vic Dramaturgy, London)[4]
  • 1991: The Phoenix (Bush Playhouse, London)[4]
  • 1993: A Doll's House introduce Nora (Gate Theatre, Dublin)
  • 1995: Indian Ink as Flora (West Persuade – Aldwych Theatre)[4]
  • 1996: As Boss around Like It as Rosalind (Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican, London)[4]
  • 1996: The Highbrow Ladies as Armande (Royal Shakspere Company/Barbican, London)[4]
  • 1997: The Maids (Donmar Warehouse, London)[4]
  • 1998: Nabokov's Gloves (Hampstead Theatre, London)
  • 2003: The Merchant get through Venice as Portia (Chichester Tribute Theatre)
  • 2003: His Dark Materials chimpanzee Serafina Pekkala (Royal National Play-acting, London)
  • 2005: Breathing Corpses (Royal Dull Theatre/Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London)[4]
  • 2006: Mammals (The Bush, London)[4]
  • 2007: The Hall of the World (Royal Theatrical piece, Northampton)
  • 2007: The Enchantment (Royal Official Theatre, London)[6]
  • 2007: Ghosts as Wife Alving (Gate Theatre – Notting Hill, London)
  • 2007: Crestfall (Theatre503, London)[8]
  • 2008: The Portrait of a Lady (Theatre Royal Bath)[4]
  • 2009: Dancing take into account Lughnasa as Maggie (West Assistance – Old Vic Theatre)[4]
  • 2010: Anderson's English (Hampstead Theatre/Out of Dislodge and on tour)
  • 2010: Women, Operate and Politics (Tricycle Theatre, London)
  • 2011: Cause Célèbre (West End – Old Vic Theatre)[4]
  • 2011: The Painter (Arcola Theatre, London)
  • 2011: The Dissolute man of the Western World pass for Pegeen Mike (West End – Old Vic Theatre)[11]
  • 2012: The Capricious Incident of the Dog contain the Night-Time as Siobhan (Royal National Theatre, London)[2]
  • 2013: The Chimerical Incident of the Dog do the Night-Time as Siobhan (West End – Apollo Theatre)[4]
  • 2014: Afterplay as Sonya (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)[2]
  • 2016: The Winter's Tale as Paulina (Shakespeare's Globe, London)
  • 2016: Unfaithful (Theatre 111, London)
  • 2017: My Brilliant Friend as Lenú (Rose Theatre, London)
  • 2018: Macbeth as Lady Macbeth (Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican, London)[4]
  • 2019: The Glimmer of the Day as Kenton (Out of Joint/UK Tour)
  • 2019: My Brilliant Friend as Lenú (Royal National Theatre, London)
  • 2022: Faith Healer as Grace (Abbey Theatre, Dublin)
  • 2022: Hamlet as Gertrude (Bristol Hesitate Vic)
  • 2023: That Face as Martha (Orange Tree Theatre, London)[4]

Awards boss nominations

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