John Lynch
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1961-12-26 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as
- Джон Линч · 존 린치 분 · جان لینچ
Biography
John Lynch (born 26 December 1961) is an Irish actor and novelist from Northern Ireland. He won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for the 1995 film Angel Baby. His other film appearances include Cal (1984), The Secret Garden (1993), In the Name of the Father (1993), Sliding Doors (1998), The Fall (2013–2016), Medici (2019), The Head (2020), and The Banishing (2021).
Lynch has also written two novels, Torn Water (2005) and Falling Out of Heaven (2010).
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Silent Witness
1996
as Tom Flannery
Vera
2011
as Edmund Fulwell
Spooks
2002
as Davie King
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Shetland
2013
as Frank Blake
Merlin
2008
as Balinor
Peak Practice
1993
as Father Mel Davey
Screen Two
1985
as Spencer / Damian Sweeney
Boston Public
2000
as Jerry
The Fall
2013
as Jim Burns
Crossing Lines
2013
as Frankie
Bleak House
2005
as Nemo / Captain James Hawdon
Blue Lights
2023
as James McIntyre
The Play on One
1988
as Rudy
The Head
2020
as Arthur Wilde
The Jury
2002
as Alan Lane
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Tomas Dunhill
One of Us
2016
as Bill Douglas
Making Out
1989
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Stephen Dedalus
The Assets
2014
as Vitaly Yurchenko
The Passion
2008
as Sagan
Labyrinth
2012
as Simeon de Montfort
Chimera
1991
as Peter Carson
The Trials of Jimmy Rose
2015
as DI Steve McIntyre
Movie Connections
2007
as Self
All Good Things
1991
as Vincent Gibney
Movies (57)
The Watchers
2024
as Kilmartin
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018
as Aquila
The Secret Garden
1993
as Lord Archibald Craven
In Tranzit
2008
as Yakov
In the Name of the Father
1993
as Paul Hill
Möbius
2013
as Joshua
Hardware
1990
as Shades
Black Death
2010
as Wolfstan
The Tournament
2009
as Gene Walker
Sliding Doors
1998
as Gerry
Pilgrimage
2017
as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
Moll Flanders
1996
as Fielding
Lassie
2005
as Sam Carraclough
Alleycats
2016
as Redman
Sew Torn
2025
as Hudson Armitage
Edward II
1991
as Spencer
Princess Caraboo
1994
as Amon McCarthy
Kissing Candice
2018
as Donal
Some Mother's Son
1996
as Bobby Sands
The Banishing
2021
as Malachi
This Is the Sea
1997
as Padhar McAliskey
Boys from County Hell
2021
as George Bogue
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994
as Tadhg
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
1988
as Stephen Dedalus
Alien Hunter
2003
as Dr. Michael Straub
Private Peaceful
2012
as Sergeant Hanley
The Railway Station Man
1992
as Damian Sweeney
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
as Captain Alvarado
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as IRA man in cottage
Waiting Tables
1986
Number One
2017
as Gary
The Seventh Stream
2001
as Tomas Dunhill
Out of the Blue
1991
as Rudy
Nothing Personal
1996
as Liam
Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
2023
Ghosted
2011
as Jack
Detour
2017
as Frank Malone
13Hrs
2010
as McRae
Isolation
2005
as Dan
Best
2000
as George Best
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
2000
as Sean O'Casey
Puckoon
2002
as O'Brien
Holy Water
2009
as Tom Gaffney
Evelyn
2002
as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
The Yellow House
2007
as Paul Gaugin
Monkey Boy
1992
as Peter Carson
Cal
1984
as Cal
Scintilla
2014
as Powell
Mo
2010
as Gerry Adams
Angel Baby
1995
as Harry
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994
as John Corbet
Night of the Hunt
2011
as Narrator (voice)
1871
1990
as O'Brien
The Quarry
1998
as The Man
Upstream
2017
as Sean
Caravan
2020
as Sam
About John Lynch
John Lynch (born 26 December 1961) is an Irish actor and novelist from Northern Ireland. He won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for the 1995 film Angel Baby. His other film appearances include Cal (1984), The Secret Garden (1993), In the Name of the Father (1993), Sliding Doors (1998), The Fall (2013–2016), Medici (2019), The Head (2020), and The Banishing (2021). Lynch has also written two novels, Torn Water (2005) and Falling Out of Heaven (2010). With 84 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, John Lynch has appeared in 57 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Lynch Movies
- The Watchers (2024) — as Kilmartin
- Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018) — as Aquila
- The Secret Garden (1993) — as Lord Archibald Craven
- In Tranzit (2008) — as Yakov
- In the Name of the Father (1993) — as Paul Hill
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