Susan Lynch

In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

• Name — Susan Lynch • Born — 1971 • Birthplace — Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland • Occupation — Actress • Education — Royal Central School of Speech and Drama • Years Active — 1991–present • Spouse — Craig Parkinson (m. married 20??; sep. separated 2019) • Relatives — John Lynch (brother) Leah O'Rourke (niece)

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.

In August 2004, she starred in The Night Season at the Royal National Theatre in London. In 2008, she 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), 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.

Lynch and her husband, actor Craig Parkinson, lived in Painswick, Gloucestershire in 2016. The couple separated in 2019.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 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 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 Television Award for Best Actress • 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" • 2026 — The Marlow Murder Club — Isla De Souza — 2 episodes