Susan Lynch
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.
Known For
Doctor Who
2005
Sex Education
2019
American Playhouse
1982
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
New Tricks
2004
Killing Eve
2018
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
Ready Player One
2018
Unforgotten
2015
Great Expectations
2011
Happy Valley
2014
Cracker
1993
Filmography
Doctor Who
as Angstrom · 2005
Sex Education
as Tara Gibbs · 2019
American Playhouse
as Inga · 1982
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Sybil Stamfordis · 2004
New Tricks
as Claudia Scott · 2004
Killing Eve
as Anna · 2018
Dalziel and Pascoe
as Dr Janet Rix · 1996
Ready Player One
as Alice · 2018
Unforgotten
as Liz Baildon · 2015
Great Expectations
as Molly · 2011
Happy Valley
as Alison Garrs · 2014
Cracker
as Tina · 1993
Interview with the Vampire
as Paris Vampire · 1994
Moving On
as Tina · 2009
A Thousand Blows
as Jane Carr · 2025
Downton Abbey
as Miss Lawton · 2019
Bloodlands
as Heather Pentland · 2021
Save Me
as Stace · 2018
Pistol
as John's Mum · 2022
Bodies
as Maria Orton · 2004
Daddy Issues
as Davina · 2024
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Annette · 2007
Wild Bill
as Angie · 2019
National Treasure
as Christina Farnborough · 2016
From Hell
as Liz Stride · 2001
Small Town, Big Story
as Jemima Rowlands · 2025
The Change
as Agnes · 2023
Apple Tree Yard
as Susannah · 2017
The Unloved
as Lucy's Mother · 2009
Bring Them Down
as Peggy · 2025
Chasing Shadows
as Dr. Ellesmere · 2014
Ivanhoe
as Rebecca · 1997
The Ten Commandments
as Miriam · 2006
Dangerous Lady
as Maura Ryan · 1995
The Secret of Crickley Hall
as Lili Peel · 2012
Ambassadors
as Caitlin · 2013
Close to Me
as Cathy · 2021
Waking Ned
as Maggie O'Toole · 1998
Monroe
· 2011
The Secret Scripture
as Nurse · 2017
Kings in Grass Castles
as Sarah · 1998
Enduring Love
as Rachel · 2004
The Secret of Roan Inish
as Selkie · 1994
Amongst Women
as Maggie · 1998
Sweet Revenge
as Madelaine Adair · 2001
Here Are the Young Men
as Lynn Connolly · 2021
Beautiful Creatures
as Dorothy · 2000
The Scouting Book for Boys
as Sharon · 2010
16 Years of Alcohol
as Mary · 2003
Downtime
as Chrissy · 1997
Casa de los Babys
as Eileen · 2003
Bad Day for the Cut
as Frankie Pierce · 2017
Hideaways
as Mrs. O'Mara · 2011
Any Time Now
as Stevie McCutcheon · 2002
A Woman in Winter
as Marianne · 2007
Holy Water
as Geraldine Gaffney · 2009
Mickybo and Me
as Torch Woman · 2005
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
as Isabella Norcliffe · 2010
Nora
as Nora Barnacle · 2000
The Race
as Katey Kensay · 2009
Happy Now
as Tina Trent · 2001
Deceit
as Corinna · 2001
Lost Lives
as Self (voice) · 2019
Duane Hopwood
as Gina · 2005
The Big Fix
Running Late
as Receptionist 2 · 1992
Dumping Elaine
as Beth · 2001
Red Roses and Petrol
as Catherine Doyle · 2003
Mapmaker
as Jane Bates · 2001
Common
as Margaret Ward · 2014
Truth or Dare
as Mel · 1996
Away
as Angie · 2016
The Robber Bride
as Charis White · 2007
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
as Herself (uncredited) · 2015
A Royal Scandal
as Caroline of Brunswick · 1997
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
as Beth · 2019
City Rats
as Gina · 2009
Ups and Downs
as Fionnuala · 2019
Soundproof
as Penny · 2006
Someone Else
as Lisa · 2006
The Perfect Match
as Erica · 1995
Burst
as Maxwell's Fan 1 · 2004
Morlang
as Ann Morlang · 2001
Here and Now
as Lucy · 2014
School of Life
as Miss Given · 2004
Bye-Child
as Woman · 2003