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Susan Lynch

Biography

Susan Lynch is a Northern Irish actress who trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and became known for starring in the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol. Born in 1971 in Corrinshego, County Armagh, she has appeared in films such as Waking Ned Devine (1998), Nora (2000), where she played the title role of Nora Barnacle, From Hell (2001), and Ready Player One (2018). Her stage credits include The Night Season, at the Royal National Theatre in 2004, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, at the Almeida Theatre in 2008. On television she played Alison Garrs in Happy Valley. She has three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for Nora, and a British Independent Film Award, Best Supporting Actress, for 16 Years of Alcohol. The Irish Times placed her at number 42 on its 2020 list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

55years old

Turns 56 on June 5in 236 days

  • Born Corrinshego
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films
22
Career span
31 years1994 to 2025

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  1. Big break

    Lynch played Alison Garrs in Happy Valley, and Sally Wainwright, the program's creator and writer, wrote that part with Lynch in mind.

Susan Lynch movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Ready Player One2018 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Alice

    IMDb rating 7.4551K votes

  2. From Hell2001 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Liz Stride

    IMDb rating 6.7173K votes

  3. Waking Ned Devine1998as Maggie O'Toole

    IMDb rating 7.330K votes

  4. Bad Day for the Cut2017as Frankie Pierce

    IMDb rating 6.59.2K votes

  5. Enduring Love2004as Rachel

    IMDb rating 6.311K votes

  6. Bring Them Down2025as Peggy

    IMDb rating 6.46.6K votes

  7. The Secret Scripture2017as Nurse

    IMDb rating 6.79.8K votes

  8. Nora2000as Nora Barnacle

    IMDb rating 5.92.0K votes

Most often with

John Sayles directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Susan Lynch's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$808 million

9 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 22 films: 9 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Ready Player One2018as Alice
    $607M75.2% of the total
  2. 2
    From Hell2001as Liz Stride
    $75M9.2% of the total
  3. 3
    $74M9.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Waking Ned Devine1998as Maggie O'Toole
    $44M5.4% of the total
  5. 5
    $6.2M0.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Enduring Love2004as Rachel
    $1.7M0.2% of the total
  7. 7
    $153K0.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Holy Water2009as Geraldine Gaffney
    $148K0.0% of the total
Here Are the Young Men (2020), $19,000

$19,000from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total