Susan Lynch is an actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 from Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

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Early life

Lynch was born in Corrinshego

Corrinshego

Corrinshego is a townland in the Parish of Middle Killeavy to the west of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.-GAA Club:Corrinshego GFC can trace its history back to the beginning of the last century, and is one of the oldest clubs in the Newry area. In the early days, the senior football...

, Newry

Newry

Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...

, County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 to an Italian

Italian people

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 mother and Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 father. Her brother is actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 John Lynch

John Lynch (actor)

John Lynch is an Irish actor from Northern Ireland.-Biography:John Lynch was born in the United Kingdom and moved to his father's native home in Corrinshego, County Armagh, near Newry, County Down in Northern Ireland as a child. He attended St Colman's College, Newry, a Catholic school...

, she has a sister, Pauline, who is a drama teacher at St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook and a brother Seamus.

She is married to the actor Craig Parkinson

Craig Parkinson

Craig Parkinson is a British actor known for playing the twins Jimmy and Johnny Kray in the 2010 ITV drama Whitechapel.Parkinson first came to notice with his portrayal of English music mogul Tony Wilson in director Anton Corbijn's film Control .His film and television appearances include People...

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Career

She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama

Central School of Speech and Drama

The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...

, and in August 2004, she was starred in The Night Season at the Royal National Theatre

Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...

 in London

London

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 and in 2008 was one of the leads in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a 2005 play by American playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis first staged off-Broadway at The Public Theater on 2 March 2005 directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.-Plot summary:...

at the Almeida Theatre

Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diverse range of drama and holds an annual summer festival of...

. She is currently starring as Agnes in Dancing at Lughnasa at the Old Vic Theatre in London.

Her film roles include Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures is a 2000 British crime film film directed by Bill Eagles and starring Susan Lynch and Rachel Weisz. Lynch received a British Independent Film Award nomination for her role.-Cast:* Susan Lynch as Dorothy* Iain Glen as Tony...

, Waking Ned Devine, and the title role in Nora

Nora (film)

Nora is a 2000 film directed by Pat Murphy about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author James Joyce. It stars Ewan McGregor as Joyce and Susan Lynch as the title character of Nora Barnacle.-Cast:-Plot:...

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Awards

On 3 December 2000, she received three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for her work in the film Nora

Nora (film)

Nora is a 2000 film directed by Pat Murphy about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author James Joyce. It stars Ewan McGregor as Joyce and Susan Lynch as the title character of Nora Barnacle.-Cast:-Plot:...

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Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...	Trainee Investigator	TV series (1 episode: "Six of One")
1992	Screen One	Receptionist 2	TV series (1 episode: "Running Late")
1993	Cracker Cracker (UK TV series) Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. The series is centered on a criminal psychologist , Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane. Set in Manchester, it consists of three series which were...	Tina	TV series (3 episodes)
1994	The Secret of Roan Inish The Secret of Roan Inish The Secret of Roan Inish is an American independent film written and directed by John Sayles, and released in 1994. It's based on the novel The Secret of Ron Mor Skerry, by Rosalie K. Fry....	Selkie
	Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles is a 1994 American drama and horror film directed by Neil Jordan, based on the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. The film focuses on Lestat and Louis, beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791...	Paris Vampire
1995	Dangerous Lady	Maura Ryan	TV mini-series (4 episodes)
	The Perfect Match	Erica	TV movie
1996	Truth or Dare	Mel	TV movie
1997	Ivanhoe Ivanhoe (1997 TV series) Ivanhoe was a 1997 television mini-series based on the novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. It was a produced by the BBC and A&E Network and consisted of six 50 minute episodes....	Rebecca	TV mini-series (6 episodes)
	A Royal Scandal A Royal Scandal A Royal Scandal is a 1996 British television docudrama produced and directed by Sheree Folkson. The teleplay by Stanley Price focuses on the ill-fated marriage of George IV and Duchess Caroline of Brunswick. Dialogue from actual historical records reveals how each party tries to humiliate the...	Caroline of Brunswick Caroline of Brunswick Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death...	TV movie
	Downtime Downtime (film) Downtime is a 1998 British film directed by Bharat Nalluri and produced by Richard L. Johns. It stars Paul McGann and Susan Lynch.-Production:Originally Downtime was marketed as the British Action Film, Ken Loach meets Die Hard....	Chrissy
1998	Kings in Grass Castles	Sarah	TV mini-series
	Amongst Women Amongst Women Amongst Women is a novel by the Irish author John McGahern . The novel tells the story of Michael Moran, a bitter, ageing Irish Republican Army veteran, and his tyranny over his wife and children, who both love and fear him. It is McGahern's best known novel and is considered his masterpiece...	Maggie	TV mini-series
	Waking Ned Waking Ned Waking Ned is a 1998 comedy film by English writer and director Kirk Jones. It stars Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Fionnula Flanagan. Kelly was nominated for a Screen Actors' Guild award for his role as Michael O'Sullivan. The film is set in Ireland but was filmed on location in the Isle of Man...	Maggie O'Toole	Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1999	Deceit Deceit (1999 film) Deceit is a 1999 Italian mystery film. The working title was Commedia....	Corinna
2000	Nora Nora (film) Nora is a 2000 film directed by Pat Murphy about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author James Joyce. It stars Ewan McGregor as Joyce and Susan Lynch as the title character of Nora Barnacle.-Cast:-Plot:...	Nora Barnacle Nora Barnacle Nora Barnacle was the lover, companion, inspiration, and eventual wife of author James Joyce.-Biography:Nora Barnacle was born in the town of Galway, Ireland, but the day of her birth is uncertain. Depending on the source, it varies between the 21st and the 24th of March 1884...	IFTA Award for Best Actress
	Beautiful Creatures Beautiful Creatures Beautiful Creatures is a 2000 British crime film film directed by Bill Eagles and starring Susan Lynch and Rachel Weisz. Lynch received a British Independent Film Award nomination for her role.-Cast:* Susan Lynch as Dorothy* Iain Glen as Tony...	Dorothy	Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actress BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film is an annual award given to the Best Actress who starred in a British independent film...
2001	Happy Now	Tina Trent
	From Hell From Hell (film) From Hell is a 2001 American crime drama horror mystery film directed by the Hughes brothers. It is an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders.-Plot:...	Liz Stride
	Morlang	Ann Morlang
	Sweet Revenge Sweet Revenge (2001 TV film) Sweet Revenge is a 2001 British television film that aired in two parts on BBC One on 15 and 16 October 2001. It stars Sophie Okonedo, Paul McGann and Pam Ferris....	Madeleine	TV movie
	Dumping Elaine	Beth	short
	Mapmaker	Jane Bates	Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film
2002	Jedermanns Fest	Maria
	Any Time Now	Stevie McCutcheon	IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama Irish Film and Television Awards The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
2003	16 Years of Alcohol 16 Years of Alcohol 16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids. The cover of the DVD...	Mary	British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress The British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual award given to the Best Supporting Actress in a British film. The award was introduced in the 2008 ceremony.- 2008–2009 :- 2010–2019 :...   IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress Irish Film and Television Awards The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
	Casa de los babys Casa de los Babys Casa de los Babys is a 2003 drama film written, directed, and edited by filmmaker John Sayles. It features an ensemble cast, including Marcia Gay Harden, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Daryl Hannah.-Plot:...	Eileen
	Bye-Child	Woman	short
	Red Roses and Petrol Red Roses and Petrol Red Roses and Petrol is a 2003 drama film based on the stage play of the same name by Joseph O'Connor. The film was directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs, and stars Malcolm McDowell and Max Beesley. Was released in 2008.- Synopsis :...	Catherine Doyle
2004	School of Life	Teacher	short
	Mickybo and Me Mickybo and Me Mickybo and Me is a 2004 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Terry Loane and based on the stage play Mojo Mickybo by Owen McCafferty...	Torch Woman
	Enduring Love	Rachel
	Bodies Bodies (TV series) Bodies is a BAFTA-nominated British television medical drama produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Created by Jed Mercurio, the series began in 2004 and is based on his book Bodies. The first series debuted on BBC Three as the channel at this time was trying to break out into hour-long...	Dr. Maria Orton	Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV Irish Film and Television Awards The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
2005	Duane Hopwood Duane Hopwood Duane Hopwood is a 2005 film featured in the Sundance Film Festival. It stars David Schwimmer and Janeane Garofalo, and includes John Krasinski, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Rachel Covey, and Mia Dillon...	Gina
	Dalziel and Pascoe Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series) Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...	Dr. Janet Rix	TV series (2 episodes)
2006	A Woman in Winter	Marianne
	The Ten Commandments	Miriam	TV movie
	Soundproof Soundproof (TV drama) Soundproof was a 2006 BBC television drama, directed by Edmund Coulthard and written by Joe Fisher. It starred Joseph Mawle and Susan Lynch as a profoundly deaf man accused of murder and his sign-language interpreter. It was conducted partly in sign-language and subtitles...	Penny	Nominated — RTS Television Award for Best Actress
	Someone Else Someone Else (film) Someone Else is an independent comedy/drama film, charting the conflict a man feels when torn between his safe, sensible girlfriend and a wild new woman he meets....	Lisa
2007	The Robber Bride The Robber Bride The Robber Bride is a Margaret Atwood novel first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1993. Set in present-day Toronto, Ontario, the novel begins with three women who meet once a month in a restaurant to share a meal....	Charis White	TV movie
	Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Annette Fleming
2009	City Rats City Rats City Rats is a black comedy feature film, released on April 24, 2009 and starring Tamer Hassan, Ray Panthaki, Susan Lynch, Kenny Doughty, MyAnna Buring, James Lance and Natasha Williams and Danny Dyer.-Cast:* Tamer Hassan as Jimbo Jones...	Gina
	The Unloved The Unloved The Unloved is a British television drama starring Molly Windsor, Susan Lynch and Robert Carlyle. It is about an eleven year old girl called Lucy growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective...	Lucy's Mother	TV movie
	Holy Water	Geraldine
	The Race	Katey Kensay
	The Scouting Book for Boys The Scouting Book For Boys The Scouting Book for Boys is a British film directed by Tom Harper, produced by Ivana MacKinnon and written by Jack Thorne. It stars Thomas Turgoose, Holliday Grainger, Rafe Spall, Susan Lynch, Tony Maudsley and Steven Mackintosh. It premiered internationally at the San Sebastien Film Festival and...	Sharon
2010	The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister is a 2010 British television biographical drama film about the 19th century Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister. It was directed by James Kent and starred Maxine Peake as Lister. The script by Jane English drew from Lister's diaries, written in code, and decoded...	Isabella "Tib" Norcliffe	TV movie
	Capture Anthologies: Love, Lust and Tragedy	Woman (segment: "Bye-Child")	video
	Marple: The Pale Horse	Sybil Stamfordis	TV movie
	Moving On Moving On (TV series) Moving On is a British television series consisting of standalone contemporary dramas first shown on daytime BBC One. Although originally broadcast in an early-afternoon slot, less than a month after the initial airing the first series was repeated to an evening audience...	Tina	TV series (1 episode: "Malaise")
2011	Monroe Monroe (TV series) Monroe is a British medical drama television series created and written by Peter Bowker and produced by Mammoth Screen for the ITV network. The series follows a neurosurgeon named Gabriel Monroe, played by James Nesbitt. The six-part series was commissioned by ITV as one of a number of replacements...	Anna Monroe	TV series (6 episodes)
	Hideaways	Mrs. O'Mara
	New Tricks	Claudia Scott	TV series (1 episode: "Moving Target")

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