Susan Lynch
Known for: Acting
Born: June 5, 1971
Place of birth: Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
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.
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Filmography
51 movies · 35 TV shows, newest first
6.7
Small Town, Big Story
2025
6.7
A Thousand Blows
2025
6.7
Bring Them Down
2025
7.0
Daddy Issues
2024
7.1
The Change
2023
7.6
Pistol
2022
5.4
Close to Me
2021
5.4
Here Are the Young Men
2021
6.7
Bloodlands
2021
6.0
Lost Lives
2019
NR
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
2019
7.1
Downton Abbey
2019
6.7
Wild Bill
2019
NR
Ups and Downs
2019
8.2
Sex Education
2019
7.9
Killing Eve
2018
7.6
Ready Player One
2018
6.4
Save Me
2018
6.4
Bad Day for the Cut
2017
7.2
The Secret Scripture
2017
6.4
Apple Tree Yard
2017
6.5
National Treasure
2016
6.2
Away
2016
7.5
Unforgotten
2015
7.0
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
2015
7.2
Chasing Shadows
2014
6.5
Common
20148.0
Here and Now
2014
7.9
Happy Valley
2014
6.9
Ambassadors
2013
7.2
The Secret of Crickley Hall
2012
7.3
Great Expectations
2011
6.1
Hideaways
2011
7.1
Monroe
2011
6.3
The Scouting Book for Boys
2010
6.5
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010
6.5
The Race
2009
5.7
Holy Water
2009
7.3
Moving On
2009
6.8
The Unloved
2009
5.2
City Rats
2009
6.7
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
7.5
A Woman in Winter
2007
4.8
The Robber Bride
2007
5.0
Someone Else
2006
3.3
Soundproof
2006
5.7
The Ten Commandments
2006
5.9
Duane Hopwood
2005
7.6
Doctor Who
2005
7.1
Mickybo and Me
2005
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
5.8
Enduring Love
2004
6.7
School of Life
2004
6.7
Bodies
2004
NR
Burst
2004
7.3
New Tricks
2004
4.0
Red Roses and Petrol
20038.0
Bye-Child
2003
5.6
Casa de los Babys
2003
5.6
16 Years of Alcohol
2003
10.0
Any Time Now
2002
9.0
Mapmaker
2001
5.1
Morlang
20018.0
Dumping Elaine
20018.0
Sweet Revenge
2001
6.0
Happy Now
2001
5.3
Deceit
2001
6.7
From Hell
2001
5.6
Beautiful Creatures
2000
5.3
Nora
2000
7.0
Waking Ned
1998
7.0
Amongst Women
1998
9.0
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
7.0
Downtime
1997
7.6
A Royal Scandal
1997
7.1
Ivanhoe
1997
6.4
Dalziel and Pascoe
19964.7
Truth or Dare
1996NR
The Perfect Match
1995
4.0
Dangerous Lady
1995
7.4
Interview with the Vampire
1994
6.7
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994
6.6
Cracker
1993
9.0
Running Late
1992
6.6
American Playhouse
1982NR
The Big Fix
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