Born 1959, in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland, she is daughter of the Irish actor Cyril Cusack. She has two sisters, Sinéad Cusack and Sorcha Cusack, and half-sister Catherine Cusack. She has two brothers, Paul Cusac… See more

Niamh Cusack was educated bi-lingually (Irish and English) in Dublin. She trained as a professional flautist, winning a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music. Subsequently, she worked as a freelance m… See more

In 1985, Cusack played the role of Irina in Kasparov Wrede's production of Three Sisters at Royal Exchange, Manchester, before playing Desdemona opposite Ben Kingsley in the Royal Shakespeare Company… See more