Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Acting
Born 1948-02-18Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Sinéad Moira Cusack (born February 18, 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo. Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sinéad Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (59)

V for Vendetta
7.9

V for Vendetta

2006Movie7.9
Napoleon
6.3

Napoleon

2023Movie6.3
Wrath of the Titans
5.8

Wrath of the Titans

2012Movie5.8
Eastern Promises
7.3

Eastern Promises

2007Movie7.3
Stonehearst Asylum
6.8

Stonehearst Asylum

2014Movie6.8
Stealing Beauty
6.7

Stealing Beauty

1996Movie6.7
The Three Urns

The Three Urns

2026Movie
Cracks
6.6

Cracks

2009Movie6.6
The Cement Garden
6.7

The Cement Garden

1993Movie6.7
Dad
9.5

Dad

2005Movie9.5
And Mrs.
5.4

And Mrs.

2024Movie5.4
Waterland
6.3

Waterland

1992Movie6.3
My Mother Frank
5.0

My Mother Frank

2000Movie5.0
David Copperfield
5.6

David Copperfield

1969Movie5.6
Queen & Country
6.1

Queen & Country

2015Movie6.1
Passion of Mind
5.8

Passion of Mind

2000Movie5.8
Uncovered
5.6

Uncovered

1995Movie5.6
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
5.7

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977Movie5.7
Rocket Gibraltar
6.0

Rocket Gibraltar

1988Movie6.0
I Capture the Castle
6.7

I Capture the Castle

2003Movie6.7
Winter Solstice
7.2

Winter Solstice

2003Movie7.2
Revenge
5.7

Revenge

1971Movie5.7
Twelfth Night
6.8

Twelfth Night

1980Movie6.8
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6.0

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

1970Movie6.0
Sparrow
7.4

Sparrow

1994Movie7.4
The Nephew
5.6

The Nephew

1998Movie5.6
The Playboy of the Western World
7.0

The Playboy of the Western World

1974Movie7.0
Beast
9.0

Beast

2018Movie9.0
Dog & Bull

Dog & Bull

Movie
The Ballad of Tam Lin
5.1

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970Movie5.1
National Theatre Live: King Lear
8.1

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2018Movie8.1
Hoffman
7.1

Hoffman

1970Movie7.1
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

2022Movie
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

2025Movie
The Tiger's Tail
5.6

The Tiger's Tail

2006Movie5.6
Bad Behavior
5.6

Bad Behavior

1993Movie5.6
Tales from Hollywood
3.0

Tales from Hollywood

1992Movie3.0
A Room with a View
5.4

A Room with a View

2007Movie5.4
Love's Labour's Lost
9.0

Love's Labour's Lost

1975Movie9.0
The Sea
5.4

The Sea

2013Movie5.4
Cyrano de Bergerac
6.6

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985Movie6.6
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
6.0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

2024Movie6.0
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
6.6

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005Movie6.6
Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

2005Movie
Dream
5.5

Dream

2001Movie5.5
The Eyes Have It
7.3

The Eyes Have It

1973Movie7.3
Mathilde

Mathilde

2006Movie
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes

The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes

Movie
God on the Rocks
7.0

God on the Rocks

1992Movie7.0
The Kitchen

The Kitchen

1977Movie
A Sound from the Sea

A Sound from the Sea

1970Movie
Food for Ravens
7.0

Food for Ravens

1997Movie7.0
Venus Peter
5.3

Venus Peter

1989Movie5.3
The Dolly Scene
9.0

The Dolly Scene

1970Movie9.0
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
8.0

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

2020Movie8.0
Horowitz in Dublin
10.0

Horowitz in Dublin

1973Movie10.0
National Theatre Live: People, Places and Things
10.0

National Theatre Live: People, Places and Things

2024Movie10.0
This Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting

This Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting

2024Movie
The Hen House
9.0

The Hen House

1989Movie9.0

TV Shows (38)

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
The Persuaders!
7.7

The Persuaders!

1971Series7.7
Performance
6.3

Performance

1991Series6.3
Camelot
6.3

Camelot

2011Series6.3
Thriller
7.0

Thriller

1973Series7.0
The BBC Television Shakespeare
6.0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978Series6.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977Series7.0
Marcella
6.9

Marcella

2016Series6.9
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
The Protectors
6.1

The Protectors

1972Series6.1
North & South
8.1

North & South

2004Series8.1
Menace

Menace

1970Series
MotherFatherSon
6.8

MotherFatherSon

2019Series6.8
The Baby
6.1

The Baby

2022Series6.1
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2008Series
Supernatural
7.2

Supernatural

1977Series7.2
Affairs of the Heart
7.0

Affairs of the Heart

1974Series7.0
The Sinners

The Sinners

1970Series
Stage 2

Stage 2

1971Series
Romance

Romance

1977Series
The Deep
6.0

The Deep

2010Series6.0
Quiller
10.0

Quiller

1975Series10.0
37 Days
7.5

37 Days

2014Series7.5
Oliver's Travels
6.0

Oliver's Travels

1995Series6.0
Notorious Woman
6.5

Notorious Woman

1974Series6.5
Playing Shakespeare
9.7

Playing Shakespeare

1984Series9.7
Scoop
10.0

Scoop

1972Series10.0
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love

Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love

2005Series
North Sea Connection
7.2

North Sea Connection

2022Series7.2
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
Winter Solstice
5.0

Winter Solstice

2003Series5.0
Home Again

Home Again

2006Series