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Susan Lynch
Susan Lynch
Born	5 June 1971 (age 53); Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Alma mater	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Craig Parkinson (sep. 2019)
Children	1
Relatives	John Lynch (brother); Leah O'Rourke (niece)

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]

Early life

Lynch 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

She 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

Lynch 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

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.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

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

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

^ ^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.