John Lynch
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1961 (age 64)
Born in
Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK
Credits
View on IMDb84 acting credits
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
In the Name of the Father
27 Dec 1993
The Watchers
06 Jun 2024
Sliding Doors
23 Apr 1998
Merlin
20 Sep 2008
The Secret Garden
13 Aug 1993
The Fall
12 May 2013
Black Death
07 Jun 2010
The Tournament
01 May 2009
Filmography
2025
- Sew Tornas Hudson Armitage
2024
- The Watchersas Kilmartin
2023
- Blue Lightsas James McIntyre6 episodes
- Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
2021
- Boys from County Hellas George Bogue
- The Banishingas Malachi
2018
- Kissing Candiceas Donal
- Paul, Apostle of Christas Aquila
2017
- Number Oneas Gary
- Upstreamas Sean
- Pilgrimageas The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
- Detouras Frank Malone
2015
- The Trials of Jimmy Roseas DI Steve McIntyre3 episodes
2014
- Scintillaas Powell
- The Assetsas Vitaly Yurchenko8 episodes
2013
- Crossing Linesas Frankie1 episode
- The Fallas Jim Burns17 episodes
- Shetlandas Frank Blake2 episodes
- Möbiusas Joshua
2012
- Labyrinthas Simeon de Montfort2 episodes
- Private Peacefulas Sergeant Hanley
2011
- Ghostedas Jack
- Veraas Edmund Fulwell1 episode
- Night of the Huntas Narrator (voice)
2010
- 13Hrsas McRae
- Black Deathas Wolfstan
- Moas Gerry Adams
2009
- Holy Wateras Tom Gaffney
- The Tournamentas Gene Walker
2008
- Merlinas Balinor2 episodes
- The Passionas Sagan6 episodes
- In Tranzitas Yakov
2007
- The Yellow Houseas Paul Gaugin
2005
- Lassieas Sam Carraclough
- Isolationas Dan
- Bleak Houseas Nemo2 episodes
2004
- The Bridge of San Luis Reyas Captain Alvarado
2003
- Alien Hunteras Dr. Michael Straub
- Conspiracy of Silenceas Father Francis
2002
2001
- The Seventh Streamas Tomas Dunhill
2000
- Boston Publicas Jerry1 episode
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Songas Sean O'Casey
- Bestas George Best
1998
- The Quarryas The Man
- Sliding Doorsas Gerry
1997
- This Is the Seaas Padhar McAliskey
1996
- Nothing Personalas Liam
- Some Mother's Sonas Bobby Sands
- Moll Flandersas Fielding
- Silent Witnessas Tom Flannery2 episodes
1995
- Angel Babyas Harry
1994
- Princess Carabooas Amon McCarthy
- Words Upon the Window Paneas John Corbet
- The Secret of Roan Inishas Tadhg
1993
- In the Name of the Fatheras Paul Hill
- The Secret Gardenas Lord Archibald Craven
- Peak Practiceas Father Mel Davey1 episode
- He-Play She-Playas Jim1 episode
1992
- Monkey Boyas Peter Carson
- The Railway Station Manas Damian Sweeney
- The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Sean O'Casey1 episode
1991
- Edward IIas Spencer
- Out of the Blueas Rudy
- Chimeraas Peter Carson4 episodes
- All Good Thingsas Vincent Gibney6 episodes
1990
- Hardwareas Shades
- 1871as O'Brien
- Who Bombed Birmingham?as IRA man in cottage
1989
- Making Out8 episodes
1988
- The Play on Oneas Rudy1 episode
- James Joyce's 'Ulysses'as Stephen Dedalus
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Stephen Dedalus1 episode
1986
1985
- Screen Twoas Damian Sweeney1 episode
1984
- Calas Cal
1983
- Natural Worldas Narrator1 episode