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Susan Lynch (born 1971) is an actress 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). In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Her film roles include Beautiful Creatures (2000),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 Waking Ned (1998), Ready Player One (2018), and the title role in Nora (2000), about Nora Barnacle the wife of James Joyce.
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 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.
| 1994 | The Secret of Roan Inish | Selkie | |
| Interview with the Vampire | Paris Vampire | ||
| 1997 | Downtime | Chrissy | |
| 1998 | Waking Ned | Maggie O'Toole | Titled: Waking Ned Devine in North America Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1999 | Deceit | Corinna | Original Italian title: Il gloco |
| 2000 | Nora | Nora Barnacle | IFTA Award |
| Beautiful Creatures | Dorothy | Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 2001 | Happy Now? | Tina Trent | |
| From Hell | Elizabeth Stride | ||
| Morlang | Ann Morlang | ||
| Dumping Elaine | Beth | Short film | |
| Mapmaker | Jane Bates | Nominated — IFTA Award | |
| 2002 | Jedermanns Fest | Maria | |
| 2003 | 16 Years of Alcohol | Mary | British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Casa de los babys | Eileen | ||
| Bye-Child | Woman | Short film | |
| Red Roses and Petrol | Catherine Doyle | ||
| School of Life | Teacher (Miss Given) | Short film British Independent Film Award for Best British Short Film (2004) | |
| 2004 | Mickybo and Me | Torch Woman | |
| Enduring Love | Rachel | ||
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | Gina | |
| 2006 | A Woman in Winter | Marianne | |
| Someone Else | Lisa | ||
| 2007 | Mary Fleming | ||
| 2009 | City Rats | Gina | |
| Holy Water | Geraldine Gaffney | Also known as Hard Times | |
| The Race | Katey Kensay | ||
| The Scouting Book for Boys | Sharon | ||
| 2010 | Capture Anthologies: Love, Lust and Tragedy | Woman | Direct-to-video. Segment: Bye-Child (2003) |
| 2011 | Hideaways | Mrs. O'Mara | |
| Stop the World | Susan | Short film | |
| 2014 | Here and Now | Lucy | |
| 2015 | Cleaned | Helen (Nurse) | Short film |
| 2016 | Away | Angie | |
| The Secret Scripture | Nurse Caitlin | ||
| 2017 | Bad Day for the Cut | Frankie Pierce | |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Aunt Alice | |
| Dead to the World | Emily Tennison | Short film | |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey | Miss Lawton | |
| The Bookshop | – | Short film. Writer and director | |
| 2020 | Here Are the Young Men | Lynn Connolly | |
| Cold Blow Lane | Mademoiselle | ||
| 2023 | A Woman's Face | – | Short film. Writer and director |
| 2024 | Bring Them Down | Peggy |
| 1991 | The Bill | Trainee Investigator | Series 7; episode 68: "Six of One" |
| 1992 | Screen One | Receptionist 2 | Series 4; episode 6: "Running Late" |
| 1993 | Cracker | Tina O'Brien | Series 1; episodes 3–5: "To Say I Love You: Parts 1–3" |
| 1995 | Dangerous Lady | Maura Ryan | Mini-series; episodes 1–4 |
| The Perfect Match | Erica | Television film | |
| 1996 | A Royal Scandal | Caroline of Brunswick | Television film |
| Screen One | Mel | Series 8; episode 2: "Truth or Dare" | |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Rebecca | Mini-series; episodes 1–6: "Parts One to Six" |
| 1998 | Amongst Women | Maggie | Mini-series; episodes 1–4 |
| Kings in Grass Castles | Sarah | Mini-series; episodes 1 & 2 | |
| 2001 | Sweet Revenge | Madeleine | Mini-series; episodes 1 & 2 |
| 2002 | Any Time Now | Stevie McCutcheon | Episodes 1, 3, 4 & 6 IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama |
| 2004 | Bodies | Maria Orton | Series 1; episodes 1–6 Nominated – IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV |
| 2005 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Dr. Janet Rix | Series 9; episodes 5 & 6: "The Dig: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments | Miriam | Mini-series; episodes 1 & 2: "Parts 1 & 2" |
| Soundproof | Penny | Television film Nominated – RTS Awards | |
| 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 |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Sybil Stamfordis | Series 5; episode 1: "The Pale Horse" | |
| Moving On | Tina | Series 2; episode 4: "Malaise" | |
| 2011 | New Tricks | Claudia Scott | Series 8; episode 5: "Moving Target" |
| Great Expectations | Molly | Mini-series; episodes 2 & 3 | |
| 2011–2012 | Monroe | Anna Monroe | Series 1 & 2; 12 episodes |
| 2012 | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Lili Peel | Mini-series; episodes 2 & 3 |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Caitlin | Mini-series; episodes 1–3 |
| 2014 | Common | Margaret Ward | Television film |
| Chasing Shadows | Dr. Ellesmere | Mini-series; episodes 3 & 4: "Off Radar: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| 2016 | National Treasure | Christina Farnborough | Mini-series; episodes 2 & 4 |
| 2016, 2023 | Happy Valley | Alison Garrs | Series 2 & 3; 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Apple Tree Yard | Susannah | Mini-series; episodes 1–4 |
| 2018 | Killing Eve | Anna | Series 1; episodes 7 & 8: "I Don't Want to Be Free" & "God, I'm Tired" |
| Doctor Who | Angstrom | Series 11; episode 2: "The Ghost Monument" | |
| 2018–2020 | Save Me | Stace | Series 1 & 2; 11 episodes |
| 2019 | Ups and Downs | Fionnula | Television film |
| Wild Bill | Angie | Mini-series; episode 1: "Welcome to Boston" | |
| 2020 | Sex Education | Tara Gibbs | Series 2; episode 3 |
| 2021 | Bloodlands | DCI Heather Pentland | Series 1; episode 4: "Goliath" |
| Unforgotten | DCC Liz Baildon | Series 4; episodes 1–6 | |
| Close to Me | Cathy | Mini-series; episodes 1, 2, 4 & 5 | |
| 2022 | Pistol | John's Mum | Mini-series; episode 5: "Track 5: Nancy and Sid" |
| 2023 | Northern Lights | Pauline | Episodes 1–6 |
| 2023–2025 | The Change | Agnes | Series 1 & 2; 12 episodes |
| 2024 | Daddy Issues | Davina | Episodes 1 & 6: "Happy Tears" & "Sadie" |
| 2025 | A Thousand Blows | Jane Carr | Series 1; episodes 3, 5 & 6 |
| Small Town, Big Story | Jemima Rowland | Episodes 4 & 6: "An Dobhar Who?" & "The Turd Man" |
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