Sorcha Cusack facts for kids

Sorcha Cusack is a talented Irish actress. She was born on April 9, 1949. You might know her from many TV shows and plays. She has been acting since 1968.

Sorcha Cusack has played important roles in popular TV series. These include Jane Eyre in 1973 and Casualty from 1994 to 1997. She also appeared in Coronation Street in 2008. More recently, she was a main character in Father Brown from 2013 to 2022.

About Sorcha Cusack's Life

Sorcha Cusack was born in Dublin, Ireland. She comes from a family of actors. Her parents, Cyril Cusack and Maureen Cusack, were both famous actors.

Sorcha has two sisters who are also actresses: Sinéad Cusack and Niamh Cusack. She also has a half-sister named Catherine Cusack. Her sister Sinéad is married to actor Jeremy Irons. This makes Sorcha the aunt of actor Max Irons. Sorcha Cusack is married to actor Nigel Cooke. They have two children together.

Sorcha Cusack's Acting Career

Sorcha Cusack has had a very busy career in both film and television. She has appeared in many well-known shows.

Television Roles

She played Joyce in an episode of Inspector Morse in 1992. From 1994 to 1997, she was Staff Nurse Kate Wilson in the medical drama Casualty. In 1973, she starred as the main character in a BBC version of Jane Eyre.

In 2008, she played Helen Connor in Coronation Street. She also appeared in The Bill. In 2011, she was in an episode of Lewis. She played Hillary Nicholson in two episodes of Mrs. Brown's Boys in 2011. Later, she played Justice Dickie in the 2014 movie Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie.

One of her most famous roles was Mrs. McCarthy in Father Brown. She played this character from the first season until the ninth. Mrs. McCarthy was the kind housekeeper and parish secretary known for her amazing scones. In 2015, Sorcha Cusack played Bridie Stevenson in the BBC series River. She also played Marthe, a vampire housekeeper, in the TV series A Discovery Of Witches. In 2023, she appeared in two episodes of Murdoch Mysteries.

Film and Voice Work

Sorcha Cusack has also worked in films. She was in the movie Snatch in 2000. In this film, she played the mother of Mickey, a character played by Brad Pitt. In 1998, she lent her voice to Mother Duck in the UK version of the cartoon The First Snow of Winter. She has also done voice work for video games, including Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree in 2024.

Radio and Stage Performances

Beyond TV and film, Sorcha Cusack has a strong background in radio and theatre. She has performed in many plays across Ireland and London. She has worked with famous theatre companies like the Royal Shakespeare Company and The National Theatre.

Some of her notable stage roles include Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa. She also performed on Broadway in New York. There, she played Nora Clitheroie in The Plough and the Stars and Lily Doherty in The Freedom of the City.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	A Hitch in Time	Miss Campbell
1982	Angel	Mary
1998	The First Snow of Winter	Mother	Animated short (voice)
2000	Snatch	Mum O'Neil
	One of the Hollywood Ten	Mrs. McGuire
2002	Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs?	Lynn	Short
2004	(Past Present Future) Imperfect	Diana
2006	Middletown	Mrs. Lennon
	Rabbit Fever	Ally's mum
2011	The Italian Key	Older Cabella	(voice)
	Lost Christmas	Nan
2014	Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie	Justice Dickie
2016	The Flag	Aunt Agnes
2017	Modern Life Is Rubbish	Mary
2023	Irreverence	Bridget	Short
	Chuck Chuck Baby	Gwen
2024	Shall I be Mother?	Cynthia	Short
TBD	Wegwerf	Joyce	Short

Video games

• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree as Hornsent Grandam (voice) (2024)

Selected Theatre Performances

• Varya in The Cherry Orchard (1980)
• Vassillissa in The Lower Depths (1980)
• Julia in The Duchess of Malfi (1980)
• Mary Mcleod in Detective Story (1982)
• Olga in The Three Sisters (1990/91)
• Mary Barfoot in The Odd Women (1992)
• Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa (1992)
• Wilse in Smoke (1993)
• Lily Doherty in The Freedom of the City (2000)
• Major Barbara (2004)
• Blaize Scully in Portia Coughlan (2023)

See also

In Spanish: Sorcha Cusack para niños