John Lynch

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John Lynch

Acting 64 December 26, 1961

Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK

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 a…

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In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

7.9 1993 Movie
The Watchers

The Watchers

6.3 2024 Movie
Merlin

Merlin

7.8 2008 TV Show
Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

6.6 1998 Movie
The Fall

The Fall

7.7 2013 TV Show
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

7.4 1993 Movie
Black Death

Black Death

6.1 2010 Movie
The Tournament

The Tournament

5.9 2009 Movie
Silent Witness

Silent Witness

7.6 1996 TV Show
Vera

Vera

7.4 2011 TV Show
Shetland

Shetland

7.5 2013 TV Show
Spooks

Spooks

7.7 2002 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Sew Torn

    Movie Hudson Armitage

  2. 2024
    The Watchers

    Movie Kilmartin

  3. 2023
    Blue Lights

    TV show James McIntyre

  4. 2023
    Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late

    Movie

  5. 2021
    Boys from County Hell

    Movie George Bogue

  6. 2021
    The Banishing

    Movie Malachi

  7. 2020
    Caravan

    Movie Sam

  8. 2020
    The Head

    TV show Arthur Wilde

  9. 2018
    Kissing Candice

    Movie Donal

  10. 2018
    Paul, Apostle of Christ

    Movie Aquila

  11. 2017
    Number One

    Movie Gary

  12. 2017
    Upstream

    Movie Sean

  13. 2017
    Pilgrimage

    Movie The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran

  14. 2017
    Detour

    Movie Frank Malone

  15. 2016
    One of Us

    TV show Bill Douglas

  16. 2016
    Alleycats

    Movie Redman

More credits
  1. 2015
    The Trials of Jimmy Rose

    TV show DI Steve McIntyre

  2. 2014
    Scintilla

    Movie Powell

  3. 2014
    The Assets

    TV show Vitaly Yurchenko

  4. 2013
    Crossing Lines

    TV show Frankie

  5. 2013
    The Fall

    TV show Jim Burns

  6. 2013
    Shetland

    TV show Frank Blake

  7. 2013
    Möbius

    Movie Joshua

  8. 2012
    Labyrinth

    TV show Simeon de Montfort

  9. 2012
    Private Peaceful

    Movie Sergeant Hanley

  10. 2011
    Ghosted

    Movie Jack

  11. 2011
    Vera

    TV show Edmund Fulwell

  12. 2011
    Night of the Hunt

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  13. 2010
    13Hrs

    Movie McRae

  14. 2010
    Black Death

    Movie Wolfstan

  15. 2010
    Mo

    Movie Gerry Adams

  16. 2009
    Holy Water

    Movie Tom Gaffney

  17. 2009
    The Tournament

    Movie Gene Walker

  18. 2008
    Merlin

    TV show Balinor

  19. 2008
    The Passion

    TV show Sagan

  20. 2008
    In Tranzit

    Movie Yakov

  21. 2007
    Movie Connections

    TV show Self

  22. 2007
    The Yellow House

    Movie Paul Gaugin

  23. 2005
    Lassie

    Movie Sam Carraclough

  24. 2005
    Isolation

    Movie Dan