Susan Lynch
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
Bring Them Down
as Peggy
Bring Them Down
as Peggy
Here Are the Young Men
as Lynn Connolly
Here Are the Young Men
as Lynn Connolly
Lost Lives
as Self (voice)
Lost Lives
as Self (voice)
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
as Beth
National Theatre Live: Faith, Hope & Charity
as Beth
Downton Abbey
as Miss Lawton
Downton Abbey
as Miss Lawton
Ups and Downs
as Fionnuala
Ups and Downs
as Fionnuala
Ready Player One
as Alice
Ready Player One
as Alice
Bad Day for the Cut
as Frankie Pierce
Bad Day for the Cut
as Frankie Pierce
The Secret Scripture
as Nurse
The Secret Scripture
as Nurse
Away
as Angie
Away
as Angie
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
as Herself (uncredited)
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
as Herself (uncredited)
Common
as Margaret Ward
Common
as Margaret Ward
Here and Now
as Lucy
Here and Now
as Lucy
Hideaways
as Mrs. O'Mara
Hideaways
as Mrs. O'Mara
The Scouting Book for Boys
as Sharon
The Scouting Book for Boys
as Sharon
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
as Isabella Norcliffe
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
as Isabella Norcliffe
The Race
as Katey Kensay
The Race
as Katey Kensay
Holy Water
as Geraldine Gaffney
Holy Water
as Geraldine Gaffney
The Unloved
as Lucy's Mother
The Unloved
as Lucy's Mother
City Rats
as Gina
City Rats
as Gina
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Annette
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Annette
A Woman in Winter
as Marianne
A Woman in Winter
as Marianne
The Robber Bride
as Charis White
The Robber Bride
as Charis White
Someone Else
as Lisa
Someone Else
as Lisa
Soundproof
as Penny
Soundproof
as Penny
Duane Hopwood
as Gina
Duane Hopwood
as Gina
Mickybo and Me
as Torch Woman
Mickybo and Me
as Torch Woman
Enduring Love
as Rachel
Enduring Love
as Rachel
School of Life
as Miss Given
School of Life
as Miss Given
Red Roses and Petrol
as Catherine Doyle
Red Roses and Petrol
as Catherine Doyle
Bye-Child
as Woman
Bye-Child
as Woman
Casa de los Babys
as Eileen
Casa de los Babys
as Eileen
16 Years of Alcohol
as Mary
16 Years of Alcohol
as Mary
Mapmaker
as Jane Bates
Mapmaker
as Jane Bates
Morlang
as Ann Morlang
Morlang
as Ann Morlang
Dumping Elaine
as Beth
Dumping Elaine
as Beth
Happy Now
as Tina Trent
Happy Now
as Tina Trent
Deceit
as Corinna
Deceit
as Corinna
From Hell
as Liz Stride
From Hell
as Liz Stride
Nora
as Nora Barnacle
Nora
as Nora Barnacle
Waking Ned
as Maggie O'Toole
Waking Ned
as Maggie O'Toole
Downtime
as Chrissy
Downtime
as Chrissy
A Royal Scandal
as Caroline of Brunswick
A Royal Scandal
as Caroline of Brunswick
Truth or Dare
as Mel
Truth or Dare
as Mel
The Perfect Match
as Erica
The Perfect Match
as Erica
Interview with the Vampire
as Paris Vampire
Interview with the Vampire
as Paris Vampire
The Secret of Roan Inish
as Selkie
The Secret of Roan Inish
as Selkie
Running Late
as Receptionist 2
Running Late
as Receptionist 2
The Big Fix
The Big Fix