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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
Sliding Doors
Sliding Doors
1998 • as Gerry
★ 6.5
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
The Tournament
The Tournament
2009 • as Gene Walker
★ 5.9
In Tranzit
In Tranzit
2008 • as Yakov
★ 5.5
Hardware
Hardware
1990 • as Shades
★ 5.9
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
1996 • as Fielding
★ 6.1
Lassie
Lassie
2005 • as Sam Carraclough
★ 6.4
Alleycats
Alleycats
2016 • as Redman
★ 5.1
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
2017 • as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
★ 6.0
The Banishing
The Banishing
2021 • as Malachi
★ 5.1
Sew Torn
Sew Torn
2025 • as Hudson Armitage
★ 6.4
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004 • as Captain Alvarado
★ 5.2
Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son
1996 • as Bobby Sands
★ 6.8
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
1994 • as Amon McCarthy
★ 5.6
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 • as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
★ 6.4
Möbius
Möbius
2013 • as Joshua
★ 5.7
This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea
1997 • as Padhar McAliskey
★ 6.0
The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994 • as Tadhg
★ 6.7
Alien Hunter
Alien Hunter
2003 • as Dr. Michael Straub
★ 5.1
Edward II
Edward II
1991 • as Spencer
★ 6.3
Kissing Candice
Kissing Candice
2018 • as Donal
★ 5.5
Boys from County Hell
Boys from County Hell
2021 • as George Bogue
★ 5.6
Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful
2012 • as Sergeant Hanley
★ 6.6
Cal
Cal
1984 • as Cal
★ 5.8
Isolation
Isolation
2005 • as Dan
★ 5.5
Detour
Detour
2017 • as Frank Malone
★ 6.2
Holy Water
Holy Water
2009 • as Tom Gaffney
★ 5.7
Night of the Hunt
Night of the Hunt
2011 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
13Hrs
13Hrs
2010 • as McRae
★ 4.3
Best
Best
2000 • as George Best
★ 6.1
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue
1991 • as Rudy
★ 4.2
The Railway Station Man
The Railway Station Man
1992 • as Damian Sweeney
★ 6.1
Ghosted
Ghosted
2011 • as Jack
★ 5.2
Number One
Number One
2017 • as Gary
★ 6.1
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990 • as IRA man in cottage
★ 8.5
Angel Baby
Angel Baby
1995 • as Harry
★ 6.8
movie
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
1988 • as Stephen Dedalus
Scintilla
Scintilla
2014 • as Powell
★ 4.9
Puckoon
Puckoon
2002 • as O'Brien
★ 6.3
Mo
Mo
2010 • as Gerry Adams
★ 5.8
Conspiracy of Silence
Conspiracy of Silence
2003 • as Father Francis
★ 4.8
The Seventh Stream
The Seventh Stream
2001 • as Tomas Dunhill
★ 7.2
Upstream
Upstream
2017 • as Sean
★ 6.2
Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal
1996 • as Liam
★ 4.8
The Yellow House
The Yellow House
2007 • as Paul Gaugin
★ 7.4
Words Upon the Window Pane
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994 • as John Corbet
★ 9.0
movie
★ 9.0
Monkey Boy
Monkey Boy
1992 • as Peter Carson
1871
1871
1990 • as O'Brien
★ 4.8
The Quarry
The Quarry
1998 • as The Man
★ 5.5
Caravan
Caravan
2020 • as Sam