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Susan Lynch

Susan Lynch

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 05 Jun 1971 (55 years)

Place of Birth: Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland

Filmography

Bad Day for the Cut

Bad Day for the Cut

2017•English
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

2010•English
Bring Them Down

Bring Them Down

2025•Irish, English
Hideaways

Hideaways

2011•English, French
Waking Ned

Waking Ned

1998•English, Irish +1
Enduring Love

Enduring Love

2004•English
The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

2017•German, English
Mickybo and Me

Mickybo and Me

2005•English
From Hell

From Hell

2001•English
Ready Player One

Ready Player One

2018•English
The Secret of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994•English, Irish
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007•Swedish, English +1
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019•English
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994•English, French