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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

0.9

Known For

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