John Lynch

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 26, 1961 (64 yrs)

place of birth

Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK

also known as

Джон Линч · 존 린치 분 · جان لینچ

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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The Watchers
6.3

The Watchers

2024as Kilmartin
The Secret Garden
7.4

The Secret Garden

1993as Lord Archibald Craven
Sew Torn
6.7

Sew Torn

2025as Hudson Armitage
In the Name of the Father
7.9

In the Name of the Father

1993as Paul Hill
Paul, Apostle of Christ
7.6

Paul, Apostle of Christ

2018as Aquila
Black Death
6.1

Black Death

2010as Wolfstan
Sliding Doors
6.6

Sliding Doors

1998as Gerry
The Tournament
6.0

The Tournament

2009as Gene Walker
In Tranzit
5.5

In Tranzit

2008as Yakov
Moll Flanders
6.1

Moll Flanders

1996as Fielding
Evelyn
6.4

Evelyn

2002as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
The Banishing
5.2

The Banishing

2021as Malachi
Lassie
6.4

Lassie

2005as Sam Carraclough
Hardware
5.9

Hardware

1990as Shades
Pilgrimage
6.0

Pilgrimage

2017as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
Private Peaceful
6.6

Private Peaceful

2012as Sergeant Hanley
Möbius
5.7

Möbius

2013as Joshua
Alien Hunter
5.1

Alien Hunter

2003as Dr. Michael Straub
Detour
6.2

Detour

2017as Frank Malone
Edward II
6.2

Edward II

1991as Spencer
Some Mother's Son
6.8

Some Mother's Son

1996as Bobby Sands
The Secret of Roan Inish
6.7

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994as Tadhg
Best
6.1

Best

2000as George Best
Cal
5.8

Cal

1984as Cal
Angel Baby
6.7

Angel Baby

1995as Harry
Holy Water
5.7

Holy Water

2009as Tom Gaffney
Alleycats
5.1

Alleycats

2016as Redman
Princess Caraboo
5.5

Princess Caraboo

1994as Amon McCarthy
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
5.2

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004as Captain Alvarado
Boys from County Hell
5.6

Boys from County Hell

2021as George Bogue
Number One
6.1

Number One

2017as Gary
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
5.2

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

2000as Sean O'Casey
13Hrs
4.3

13Hrs

2010as McRae
Out of the Blue
4.3

Out of the Blue

1991as Rudy
Conspiracy of Silence
4.8

Conspiracy of Silence

2003
Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy

1992as Peter Carson
Isolation
5.5

Isolation

2005as Dan
Mo
5.7

Mo

2010as Gerry Adams
Puckoon
6.3

Puckoon

2002as O'Brien
Nothing Personal
4.8

Nothing Personal

1996as Liam
This Is the Sea
6.0

This Is the Sea

1997as Padhar McAliskey
Who Bombed Birmingham?
8.5

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990as IRA man in cottage
The Railway Station Man
6.3

The Railway Station Man

1992as Damian Sweeney
Ghosted
5.2

Ghosted

2011as Jack
1871
4.5

1871

1990as O'Brien
Kissing Candice
5.5

Kissing Candice

2018as Donal
The Seventh Stream
7.3

The Seventh Stream

2001as Tomas Dunhill
Words Upon the Window Pane
9.0

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994as John Corbet
Scintilla
5.0

Scintilla

2014as Powell
The Yellow House
7.4

The Yellow House

2007as Paul Gaugin