Susan Lynch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1971
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- The Big Fix
The Big Fix TBA
Actor
Bring Them Down 2025
as Peggy
Cold Blow Lane 2021
as Mademoiselle
Here Are the Young Men 2021
as Lynn Connolly
Lost Lives 2019
as Self (voice)
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity 2019
as Beth
Downton Abbey 2019
as Miss Lawton
Ups and Downs 2019
as Fionnuala
Ready Player One 2018
as Alice
Bad Day for the Cut 2017
as Frankie Pierce
The Secret Scripture 2017
as Nurse
Away 2016
as Angie
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain 2015
as Herself (uncredited)
Common 2014
as Margaret Ward
- Here and Now
Here and Now 2014
as Lucy
Hideaways 2011
as Mrs. O'Mara
The Scouting Book for Boys 2010
as Sharon
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister 2010
as Isabella Norcliffe
The Race 2009
as Katey Kensay
Holy Water 2009
as Geraldine Gaffney
The Unloved 2009
as Lucy's Mother
City Rats 2009
as Gina
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007
as Annette
A Woman in Winter 2007
as Marianne
The Robber Bride 2007
as Charis White
Someone Else 2006
as Lisa
Soundproof 2006
as Penny
Duane Hopwood 2005
as Gina
Mickybo and Me 2005
as Torch Woman
Enduring Love 2004
as Rachel
School of Life 2004
as Miss Given
Burst 2004
as Maxwell's Fan 1
Red Roses and Petrol 2003
as Catherine Doyle
- Bye-Child
Bye-Child 2003
as Woman
Casa de los Babys 2003
as Eileen
16 Years of Alcohol 2003
as Mary
Everyman's Feast 2002
as Maria
Mapmaker 2001
as Jane Bates
Morlang 2001
as Ann Morlang
- Dumping Elaine
Dumping Elaine 2001
as Beth
Happy Now 2001
as Tina Trent
Deceit 2001
as Corinna
From Hell 2001
as Liz Stride
Beautiful Creatures 2000
as Dorothy
Nora 2000
as Nora Barnacle
Waking Ned 1998
as Maggie O'Toole
Downtime 1997
as Chrissy
A Royal Scandal 1997
as Caroline of Brunswick
- Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare 1996
as Mel
- The Perfect Match
The Perfect Match 1995
as Erica
Interview with the Vampire 1994
as Paris Vampire
The Secret of Roan Inish 1994
as Selkie
Running Late 1992
as Receptionist 2
Credits from TMDB.