John Lynch

Acting

John Lynch

Born December 26, 1961Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK84 credits

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

Sew Torn
7.1

Sew Torn

Movie

2025

The Watchers
6.4

The Watchers

Movie

2024

Blue Lights
7.5

Blue Lights

TV

2023

Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
5.0

Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late

Movie

2023

Boys from County Hell
5.7

Boys from County Hell

Movie

2021

The Banishing
5.2

The Banishing

Movie

2021

Filmography

Sew Torn
2025Sew Tornas Hudson ArmitageMovie
The Watchers
2024The Watchersas KilmartinMovie
Blue Lights
2023Blue Lightsas James McIntyreTV
Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
2023Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up LateMovie
Boys from County Hell
2021Boys from County Hellas George BogueMovie
The Banishing
2021The Banishingas MalachiMovie
Caravan
2020Caravanas SamMovie
The Head
2020The Headas Arthur WildeTV
Kissing Candice
2018Kissing Candiceas DonalMovie
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018Paul, Apostle of Christas AquilaMovie
Number One
2017Number Oneas GaryMovie
Upstream
2017Upstreamas SeanMovie
Pilgrimage
2017Pilgrimageas The Herbalist - Brother CiaranMovie
Detour
2017Detouras Frank MaloneMovie
One of Us
2016One of Usas Bill DouglasTV
Alleycats
2016Alleycatsas RedmanMovie
The Trials of Jimmy Rose
2015The Trials of Jimmy Roseas DI Steve McIntyreTV
Scintilla
2014Scintillaas PowellMovie
The Assets
2014The Assetsas Vitaly YurchenkoTV
Crossing Lines
2013Crossing Linesas FrankieTV
The Fall
2013The Fallas Jim BurnsTV
Shetland
2013Shetlandas Frank BlakeTV
Möbius
2013Möbiusas JoshuaMovie
Labyrinth
2012Labyrinthas Simeon de MontfortTV
Private Peaceful
2012Private Peacefulas Sergeant HanleyMovie
Ghosted
2011Ghostedas JackMovie
Vera
2011Veraas Edmund FulwellTV
Night of the Hunt
2011Night of the Huntas Narrator (voice)Movie
13Hrs
201013Hrsas McRaeMovie
Black Death
2010Black Deathas WolfstanMovie
Mo
2010Moas Gerry AdamsMovie
Holy Water
2009Holy Wateras Tom GaffneyMovie
The Tournament
2009The Tournamentas Gene WalkerMovie
Merlin
2008Merlinas BalinorTV
The Passion
2008The Passionas SaganTV
In Tranzit
2008In Tranzitas YakovMovie
Movie Connections
2007Movie Connectionsas SelfTV
The Yellow House
2007The Yellow Houseas Paul GauginMovie
Lassie
2005Lassieas Sam CarracloughMovie
Isolation
2005Isolationas DanMovie
Bleak House
2005Bleak Houseas Nemo / Captain James HawdonTV
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004The Bridge of San Luis Reyas Captain AlvaradoMovie
Alien Hunter
2003Alien Hunteras Dr. Michael StraubMovie
Conspiracy of Silence
2003Conspiracy of SilenceMovie
Evelyn
2002Evelynas Senior Counsel Mr. WolfeMovie
Spooks
2002Spooksas Davie KingTV
The Jury
2002The Juryas Alan LaneTV
Puckoon
2002Puckoonas O'BrienMovie
The Seventh Stream
2001The Seventh Streamas Tomas DunhillMovie
Boston Public
2000Boston Publicas JerryTV
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Songas Sean O'CaseyMovie
Best
2000Bestas George BestMovie
The Quarry
1998The Quarryas The ManMovie
Sliding Doors
1998Sliding Doorsas GerryMovie
Night Train
1998Night TrainDirectorMovie
Trial & Retribution
1997Trial & RetributionTV
This Is the Sea
1997This Is the Seaas Padhar McAliskeyMovie
Nothing Personal
1996Nothing Personalas LiamMovie
Some Mother's Son
1996Some Mother's Sonas Bobby SandsMovie
Moll Flanders
1996Moll Flandersas FieldingMovie
Silent Witness
1996Silent Witnessas Tom FlanneryTV
Angel Baby
1995Angel Babyas HarryMovie
Princess Caraboo
1994Princess Carabooas Amon McCarthyMovie
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994Words Upon the Window Paneas John CorbetMovie
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994The Secret of Roan Inishas TadhgMovie
In the Name of the Father
1993In the Name of the Fatheras Paul HillMovie
The Secret Garden
1993The Secret Gardenas Lord Archibald CravenMovie
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practiceas Father Mel DaveyTV
Monkey Boy
1992Monkey Boyas Peter CarsonMovie
The Railway Station Man
1992The Railway Station Manas Damian SweeneyMovie
Edward II
1991Edward IIas SpencerMovie
Out of the Blue
1991Out of the Blueas RudyMovie
Chimera
1991Chimeraas Peter CarsonTV
All Good Things
1991All Good Thingsas Vincent GibneyTV
Hardware
1990Hardwareas ShadesMovie
1871
19901871as O'BrienMovie
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990Who Bombed Birmingham?as IRA man in cottageMovie
Making Out
1989Making OutTV
J
1988James Joyce's 'Ulysses'as Stephen DedalusMovie
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Stephen DedalusTV
W
1986Waiting TablesMovie
Cal
1984Calas CalMovie
Natural World
1983Natural Worldas NarratorTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Tomas DunhillTV