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