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John Lynch

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).

Born

Dec 26, 1961

Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

57 acting

4 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

The Watchers
The Watchers
2024 as Kilmartin
★ 6.3
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
1993 as Paul Hill
★ 7.9
Sew Torn
Sew Torn
2025 as Hudson Armitage
★ 6.7
Paul, Apostle of Christ
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018 as Aquila
★ 7.6
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
1993 as Lord Archibald Craven
★ 7.4
Black Death
Black Death
2010 as Wolfstan
★ 6.1
Sliding Doors
Sliding Doors
1998 as Gerry
★ 6.6
The Tournament
The Tournament
2009 as Gene Walker
★ 6.0
In Tranzit
In Tranzit
2008 as Yakov
★ 5.5
The Banishing
The Banishing
2021 as Malachi
★ 5.2
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
1996 as Fielding
★ 6.1
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
2017 as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
★ 6.0
Hardware
Hardware
1990 as Shades
★ 5.9
Möbius
Möbius
2013 as Joshua
★ 5.7
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
★ 6.4
Alien Hunter
Alien Hunter
2003 as Dr. Michael Straub
★ 5.1
Edward II
Edward II
1991 as Spencer
★ 6.2
Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful
2012 as Sergeant Hanley
★ 6.6
Lassie
Lassie
2005 as Sam Carraclough
★ 6.4
The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994 as Tadhg
★ 6.7
Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son
1996 as Bobby Sands
★ 6.8
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
1994 as Amon McCarthy
★ 5.5
Holy Water
Holy Water
2009 as Tom Gaffney
★ 5.7
Boys from County Hell
Boys from County Hell
2021 as George Bogue
★ 5.6
Alleycats
Alleycats
2016 as Redman
★ 5.1
Cal
Cal
1984 as Cal
★ 5.8
Best
Best
2000 as George Best
★ 6.1
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004 as Captain Alvarado
★ 5.2
Detour
Detour
2017 as Frank Malone
★ 6.2
The Railway Station Man
The Railway Station Man
1992 as Damian Sweeney
★ 6.3
Number One
Number One
2017 as Gary
★ 6.1
Isolation
Isolation
2005 as Dan
★ 5.5
Angel Baby
Angel Baby
1995 as Harry
★ 6.7
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue
1991 as Rudy
★ 4.3
Mo
Mo
2010 as Gerry Adams
★ 5.7
This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea
1997 as Padhar McAliskey
★ 6.0
Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal
1996 as Liam
★ 4.8
13Hrs
13Hrs
2010 as McRae
★ 4.3
Ghosted
Ghosted
2011 as Jack
★ 5.2
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990 as IRA man in cottage
★ 8.5
The Seventh Stream
The Seventh Stream
2001 as Tomas Dunhill
★ 7.3
Puckoon
Puckoon
2002 as O'Brien
★ 6.3
Monkey Boy
Monkey Boy
1992 as Peter Carson
Words Upon the Window Pane
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994 as John Corbet
★ 9.0
movie
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
1988 as Stephen Dedalus
Scintilla
Scintilla
2014 as Powell
★ 5.0
Kissing Candice
Kissing Candice
2018 as Donal
★ 5.5
The Yellow House
The Yellow House
2007 as Paul Gaugin
★ 7.4
1871
1871
1990 as O'Brien
★ 4.5
The Quarry
The Quarry
1998 as The Man
★ 5.5
Caravan
Caravan
2020 as Sam
movie
★ 9.0
Night of the Hunt
Night of the Hunt
2011 as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
Upstream
Upstream
2017 as Sean
★ 6.2