Portrait of Susan Lynch

Susan Lynch

Acting

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.

Born: June 5, 1971

Place of Birth: Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK

Filmography

2025
Small Town, Big Story

as Jemima Rowlands

2025
A Thousand Blows

as Jane Carr

2025
2024
Daddy Issues

as Davina

2023
The Change

as Agnes

2022
Pistol

as John's Mum

2021
Close to Me

as Cathy

2021
Here Are the Young Men

as Lynn Connolly

2021
Bloodlands

as Heather Pentland

2019
Downton Abbey

as Miss Lawton

2019
Wild Bill

as Angie

2019
Ups and Downs

as Fionnuala

2019
Sex Education

as Tara Gibbs

2018
2018
2018
Save Me

as Stace

2017
Bad Day for the Cut

as Frankie Pierce

2017
Apple Tree Yard

as Susannah

2016
National Treasure

as Christina Farnborough

2016
Away

as Angie

2015
Unforgotten

as Liz Baildon

2015
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain

as Herself (uncredited)

2014
Chasing Shadows

as Dr. Ellesmere

2014
Common

as Margaret Ward

2014
Happy Valley

as Alison Garrs

2013
Ambassadors

as Caitlin

2011
2011
Hideaways

as Mrs. O'Mara

2011
2009
The Race

as Katey Kensay

2009
Holy Water

as Geraldine Gaffney

2009
Moving On

as Tina

2009
The Unloved

as Lucy's Mother

2009
City Rats

as Gina

2007
2007
The Robber Bride

as Charis White

2006
2006
Soundproof

as Penny

2005
2005
Doctor Who

as Angstrom

2005
Mickybo and Me

as Torch Woman

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Sybil Stamfordis

2004
Enduring Love

as Rachel

2004
School of Life

as Miss Given

2004
Bodies

as Maria Orton

2004
New Tricks

as Claudia Scott

2004
Burst

as Maxwell's Fan 1

2003
Red Roses and Petrol

as Catherine Doyle

2003
2002
Any Time Now

as Stevie McCutcheon

2001
Mapmaker

as Jane Bates

2001
Morlang

as Ann Morlang

2001
Happy Now

as Tina Trent

2001
Deceit

as Corinna

2001
From Hell

as Liz Stride

2000
2000
Nora

as Nora Barnacle

1998
Waking Ned

as Maggie O'Toole

1998
Amongst Women

as Maggie

1997
Downtime

as Chrissy

1997
A Royal Scandal

as Caroline of Brunswick

1997
Ivanhoe

as Rebecca

1994
1993
Cracker

as Tina

1992
Running Late

as Receptionist 2