John Lynch

John Lynch

Known for
Acting
Born
December 26, 1961 (age 64)
Birthplace
Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK

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

Filmography

2025
Sew Torn poster

Sew Torn

Movie · as Hudson Armitage

2024
The Watchers poster

The Watchers

Movie · as Kilmartin

2023
Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late poster

Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late

Movie

2023
Blue Lights poster

Blue Lights

TV · as James McIntyre · 6 eps

2021
Boys from County Hell poster

Boys from County Hell

Movie · as George Bogue

2021
The Banishing poster

The Banishing

Movie · as Malachi

2020
Caravan poster

Caravan

Movie · as Sam

2020
The Head poster

The Head

TV · as Arthur Wilde · 18 eps

2018
Kissing Candice poster

Kissing Candice

Movie · as Donal

2018
Paul, Apostle of Christ poster

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Movie · as Aquila

2017
Pilgrimage poster

Pilgrimage

Movie · as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran

2017
Detour poster

Detour

Movie · as Frank Malone

2017
Upstream poster

Upstream

Movie · as Sean

2017
Number One poster

Number One

Movie · as Gary

2016
Alleycats poster

Alleycats

Movie · as Redman

2016
One of Us poster

One of Us

TV · as Bill Douglas · 4 eps

2015
The Trials of Jimmy Rose poster

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

TV · as DI Steve McIntyre · 3 eps

2014
Scintilla poster

Scintilla

Movie · as Powell

2014
The Assets poster

The Assets

TV · as Vitaly Yurchenko · 8 eps

2013
Möbius poster

Möbius

Movie · as Joshua

2013
The Fall poster

The Fall

TV · as Jim Burns · 17 eps

2013
Crossing Lines poster

Crossing Lines

TV · as Frankie · 1 ep

2013
Shetland poster

Shetland

TV · as Frank Blake · 2 eps

2012
Private Peaceful poster

Private Peaceful

Movie · as Sergeant Hanley

2012
Labyrinth poster

Labyrinth

TV · as Simeon de Montfort · 2 eps

2011
Ghosted poster

Ghosted

Movie · as Jack

2011
Night of the Hunt poster

Night of the Hunt

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2011
Vera poster

Vera

TV · as Edmund Fulwell · 1 ep

2010
Black Death poster

Black Death

Movie · as Wolfstan

2010
13Hrs poster

13Hrs

Movie · as McRae

2010
Mo poster

Mo

Movie · as Gerry Adams

2009
The Tournament poster

The Tournament

Movie · as Gene Walker

2009
Holy Water poster

Holy Water

Movie · as Tom Gaffney

2008
In Tranzit poster

In Tranzit

Movie · as Yakov

2008
The Passion poster

The Passion

TV · as Sagan · 6 eps

2008
Merlin poster

Merlin

TV · as Balinor · 2 eps

2007
The Yellow House poster

The Yellow House

Movie · as Paul Gaugin

2007
Movie Connections poster

Movie Connections

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Isolation poster

Isolation

Movie · as Dan

2005
Lassie poster

Lassie

Movie · as Sam Carraclough

2005
The Baby War

The Baby War

Movie · as Pierce O'Carroll

2005
Bleak House poster

Bleak House

TV · as Nemo / Captain James Hawdon · 2 eps

2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey poster

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Movie · as Captain Alvarado

2003
Alien Hunter poster

Alien Hunter

Movie · as Dr. Michael Straub

2003
Conspiracy of Silence poster

Conspiracy of Silence

Movie · as Father Francis

2002
Puckoon poster

Puckoon

Movie · as O'Brien

2002
Evelyn poster

Evelyn

Movie · as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

2002
The Jury poster

The Jury

TV · as Alan Lane · 5 eps

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Davie King · 1 ep

2001
The Seventh Stream poster

The Seventh Stream

Movie · as Tomas Dunhill

2000
Best poster

Best

Movie · as George Best

2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song poster

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

Movie · as Sean O'Casey

2000
Boston Public poster

Boston Public

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

1998
Sliding Doors poster

Sliding Doors

Movie · as Gerry

1998
The Quarry poster

The Quarry

Movie · as The Man

1997
This Is the Sea poster

This Is the Sea

Movie · as Padhar McAliskey

1996
Moll Flanders poster

Moll Flanders

Movie · as Fielding

1996
Some Mother's Son poster

Some Mother's Son

Movie · as Bobby Sands

1996
Nothing Personal poster

Nothing Personal

Movie · as Liam

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · as Tom Flannery · 2 eps

1995
Angel Baby poster

Angel Baby

Movie · as Harry

1994
The Secret of Roan Inish poster

The Secret of Roan Inish

Movie · as Tadhg

1994
Words Upon the Window Pane poster

Words Upon the Window Pane

Movie · as John Corbet

1994
Princess Caraboo poster

Princess Caraboo

Movie · as Amon McCarthy

1993
In the Name of the Father poster

In the Name of the Father

Movie · as Paul Hill

1993
The Secret Garden poster

The Secret Garden

Movie · as Lord Archibald Craven

1993
Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice

TV · as Father Mel Davey · 1 ep

1993
He-Play She-Play poster

He-Play She-Play

TV · as Jim · 1 ep

1992
Monkey Boy poster

Monkey Boy

Movie · as Peter Carson

1992
The Railway Station Man poster

The Railway Station Man

Movie · as Damian Sweeney

1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles poster

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

TV · as Sean O'Casey · 1 ep

1991
Edward II poster

Edward II

Movie · as Spencer

1991
Out of the Blue poster

Out of the Blue

Movie · as Rudy

1991
Chimera poster

Chimera

TV · as Peter Carson · 4 eps

1991
All Good Things poster

All Good Things

TV · as Vincent Gibney · 6 eps

1990
Hardware poster

Hardware

Movie · as Shades

1990
1871 poster

1871

Movie · as O'Brien

1990
Who Bombed Birmingham? poster

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Movie · as IRA man in cottage

1989
Making Out poster

Making Out

TV · 8 eps

1988
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

Movie · as Stephen Dedalus

1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

TV · as Stephen Dedalus · 1 ep

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Rudy · 1 ep

1986
Waiting Tables

Waiting Tables

Movie

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Spencer, Damian Sweeney · 1 ep

1984
Cal poster

Cal

Movie · as Cal

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Tomas Dunhill · 1 ep