Susan Lynch | |
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Born |
Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
5 June 1971
Education | Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Craig Parkinson |
Relatives | John Lynch (brother) |
Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is a Northern Irish actor.
Lynch was born in Corrinshego, Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, to an Italian mother from Trivento (Campobasso) and Irish father. She has four siblings, including oldest brother John Lynch, the actor, and Pauline, a drama teacher at St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook.
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 was one of the leads in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre.
Her film roles include Beautiful Creatures (2000),Waking Ned (1998), and the title role in Nora (2000), about Nora Barnacle, James Joyce's wife.
In 2008, Lynch moved to Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, with her husband, the actor Craig Parkinson. The couple have one son.
On 3 December 2000, she received three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for her work in the film Nora.