Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is an actress from Northern Ireland.[1] A three-time IFTA Award winner, she also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for 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). In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.[1]
Susan Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1971 Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | John Lynch (brother) Leah O'Rourke (niece) |
Early life
editLynch was born in Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother (from Trivento) and an Irish father.[2] She has four siblings; her eldest brother is actor John Lynch.[3]
Career
editShe trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and in August 2004, she starred in The Night Season at the Royal National Theatre in London. In 2008, she was one of the leads in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre.
Her film roles include Beautiful Creatures (2000),[4] Waking Ned (1998), and the title role in Nora (2000), about Nora Barnacle the wife of James Joyce.[5][6]
Lynch played Alison Garrs in Happy Valley. The programme's creator and writer, Sally Wainwright, wrote the part of Alison Garrs with Lynch in mind. She was delighted that she was able to accept the highly challenging role, particularly in the 2016 series, where her character murders her own son, a product of incestuous rape, when she discovers he has murdered several prostitutes. In the final 2023 series, Lynch appears again as Alison, where her storyline is happily resolved.
Personal life
editLynch and her husband, actor Craig Parkinson, lived in Painswick, Gloucestershire.[7] They have one son together and previously had lived in the Camden area of London.[citation needed] The couple separated in 2019.[8]
Awards
editLynch 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.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Secret of Roan Inish | Selkie | |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Paris Vampire | |
| 1997 | Downtime | Chrissy | |
| 1998 | Waking Ned Devine | Maggie O'Toole | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1999 | Deceit | Corinna | |
| 2000 | Nora | Nora Barnacle | IFTA Award for Best Actress |
| 2000 | Beautiful Creatures | Dorothy | Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2001 | Happy Now? | Tina Trent | |
| 2001 | From Hell | Liz Stride | |
| 2001 | Morlang | Ann Morlang | |
| 2001 | Dumping Elaine | Beth | Short film |
| 2001 | Mapmaker | Jane Bates | Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film |
| 2002 | Jedermanns Fest | Maria | |
| 2003 | 16 Years of Alcohol | Mary | British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Casa de los babys | Eileen | |
| 2003 | Bye-Child | Woman | Short film |
| 2003 | Red Roses and Petrol | Catherine Doyle | |
| 2004 | School of Life | Teacher | Short film |
| 2004 | Mickybo and Me | Torch Woman | |
| 2004 | Enduring Love | Rachel | |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | Gina | |
| 2006 | A Woman in Winter | Marianne | |
| 2006 | Soundproof | Penny | Nominated — RTS Television Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Someone Else | Lisa | |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Annette Fleming | |
| 2009 | City Rats | Gina | |
| 2009 | Holy Water (Hard Times) | Geraldine | |
| 2009 | The Race | Katey Kensay | |
| 2009 | The Scouting Book for Boys | Sharon | |
| 2010 | Capture Anthologies: Love, Lust and Tragedy | Woman (segment: "Bye-Child") | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Hideaways | Mrs. O'Mara | |
| 2011 | Stop the World | Susan | Short film |
| 2014 | Here and Now | Lucy | |
| 2015 | Cleaned | Helen (Nurse) | Short film |
| 2016 | Away | Angie | |
| 2016 | The Secret Scripture | Nurse Caitlin | |
| 2017 | Bad Day for the Cut | Frankie Pierce | |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Aunt Alice | |
| 2018 | Dead to the World | Emily Tennison | Short film |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey | Miss Lawton | |
| 2020 | Cold Blow Lane | Mademoiselle | |
| 2020 | Here Are the Young Men | Lynn Connolly |
Television
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Bill | Trainee investigator | Episode: "Six of One" |
| 1992 | Screen One | Receptionist 2 | Episode: "Running Late" |
| 1993 | Cracker | Tina Brien | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Dangerous Lady | Maura Ryan | 4 episodes Television miniseries |
| 1995 | The Perfect Match | Erica | Television film |
| 1996 | Truth or Dare | Mel | Television film |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Rebecca | 6 episodes Television miniseries |
| 1997 | A Royal Scandal | Caroline of Brunswick | Television film |
| 1998 | Kings in Grass Castles | Sarah | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
| 1998 | Amongst Women | Maggie | 4 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2001 | Sweet Revenge | Madeleine | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2002 | Any Time Now | Stevie McCutcheon | 4 episodes IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama |
| 2002–2005 | Kelly | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Bodies | Maria Orton | 6 episodes Nominated – IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV |
| 2005 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Janet Rix | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments | Miriam | Television film |
| 2006 | Soundproof | Penny | Television movie Nominated – RTS Television Award for Best Actress |
| 2007 | The Robber Bride | Charis White | Television film |
| 2009 | The Unloved | Lucy's Mother | Television film |
| 2010 | The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister | Isabella "Tib" Norcliffe | Television film |
| 2010 | Marple: The Pale Horse | Sybil Stamfordis | Television film |
| 2010 | Moving On | Tina | Episode: "Malaise" |
| 2011–2012 | Monroe | Anna Monroe | 12 episodes |
| 2011 | New Tricks | Claudia Scott | Episode: "Moving _target" |
| 2011 | Great Expectations | Molly | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2012 | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Lili Peel | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Caitlin | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2014 | Common | Margaret Ward | Television film |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows | Dr Ellesmere | 2 episodes Television mini-series |
| 2016 | National Treasure | Christina Farnborough | 2 Episodes Television miniseries |
| 2016–2023 | Happy Valley | Alison Garrs | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Apple Tree Yard | Susannah | 4 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2018–2020 | Save Me | Stace | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | Killing Eve | Anna | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Doctor Who | Angstrom | Episode: "The Ghost Monument" |
| 2019 | Wild Bill | Angie | Episode: "Welcome to Boston" |
| 2020 | Sex Education | Tara Gibbs | Episode: "#2.3" |
| 2021 | Unforgotten | Liz Baildon | Series 4 |
| 2021 | Bloodlands | DCI Heather Pentland | Episode: "Goliath" |
| 2021 | Close to Me | Cathy | 4 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2022 | Pistol | John's Mum | Episode: "Track 5: Nancy and Sid" Television miniseries |
| 2023 | The Change | Agnes | 6 episodes[9] |
| 2023 | Northern Lights | Pauline | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Daddy Issues | Davina | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b Clarke, Donald; Brady, Tara. "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Flint Marx, Rebecca "Susan Lynch Biography Archived 13 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine", allrovi.com; retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Dwyer, Michael (26 January 1997). "What a Difference A Year Makes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Dicker, Ron (2001) "Rachel Weisz's Moment: Three New Movies Will Test British Actress' Box-Office Power In U.S.", Hartford Courant, 18 March 2001, retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ Maddox, Brenda (8 August 1999). "Film; Where Nora Joyce Fell For a Talented Nobody". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Ojumu, Akin (14 May 2000). "Susan Lynch's portrayal of James Joyce's wife". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Tate, Gabriel (26 April 2016). "Line of Duty's Craig Parkinson on playing TV's nastiest man: 'I'm a master at lurking'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Domachowski, Lucy (27 October 2020). "Line Of Duty actor Craig Parkinson 'splits from wife Susan Lynch after 12 years'". Mirror Online. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "The Change". channel4.com. 22 June 2023.
External links
edit- Susan Lynch at IMDb