Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 26, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
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 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).
| 2025 | Sew Tornas Hudson Armitage | |
| 2024 | The Watchersas Kilmartin | |
| 2023 | Blue Lightsas James McIntyre | |
| 2023 | Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Lateas | |
| 2021 | Boys from County Hellas George Bogue | |
| 2021 | The Banishingas Malachi | |
| 2020 | Caravanas Sam | |
| 2020 | The Headas Arthur Wilde | |
| 2018 | Kissing Candiceas Donal | |
| 2018 | Paul, Apostle of Christas Aquila | |
| 2017 | Number Oneas Gary | |
| 2017 | Upstreamas Sean | |
| 2017 | Pilgrimageas The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran | |
| 2017 | Detouras Frank Malone | |
| 2016 | One of Usas Bill Douglas | |
| 2016 | Alleycatsas Redman | |
| 2015 | The Trials of Jimmy Roseas DI Steve McIntyre | |
| 2014 | Scintillaas Powell | |
| 2014 | The Assetsas Vitaly Yurchenko | |
| 2013 | Crossing Linesas Frankie | |
| 2013 | The Fallas Jim Burns | |
| 2013 | Shetlandas Frank Blake | |
| 2013 | Möbiusas Joshua | |
| 2012 | Labyrinthas Simeon de Montfort | |
| 2012 | Private Peacefulas Sergeant Hanley | |
| 2011 | Ghostedas Jack | |
| 2011 | Veraas Edmund Fulwell | |
| 2011 | Night of the Huntas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2010 | 13Hrsas McRae | |
| 2010 | Black Deathas Wolfstan | |
| 2010 | Moas Gerry Adams | |
| 2009 | Holy Wateras Tom Gaffney | |
| 2009 | The Tournamentas Gene Walker | |
| 2008 | Merlinas Balinor | |
| 2008 | The Passionas Sagan | |
| 2008 | In Tranzitas Yakov | |
| 2007 | Movie Connectionsas Self | |
| 2007 | The Yellow Houseas Paul Gaugin | |
| 2005 | Lassieas Sam Carraclough | |
| 2005 | Isolationas Dan | |
| 2005 | Bleak Houseas Nemo / Captain James Hawdon | |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Reyas Captain Alvarado | |
| 2003 | Alien Hunteras Dr. Michael Straub | |
| 2003 | Conspiracy of Silenceas | |
| 2002 | Evelynas Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe | |
| 2002 | Spooksas Davie King | |
| 2002 | The Juryas Alan Lane | |
| 2002 | Puckoonas O'Brien | |
| 2001 | The Seventh Streamas Tomas Dunhill | |
| 2000 | Boston Publicas Jerry | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Songas Sean O'Casey | |
| 2000 | Bestas George Best | |
| 1998 | The Quarryas The Man | |
| 1998 | Sliding Doorsas Gerry | |
| 1997 | This Is the Seaas Padhar McAliskey | |
| 1996 | Nothing Personalas Liam | |
| 1996 | Some Mother's Sonas Bobby Sands | |
| 1996 | Moll Flandersas Fielding | |
| 1996 | Silent Witnessas Tom Flannery | |
| 1995 | Angel Babyas Harry | |
| 1994 | Princess Carabooas Amon McCarthy | |
| 1994 | Words Upon the Window Paneas John Corbet | |
| 1994 | The Secret of Roan Inishas Tadhg | |
| 1993 | In the Name of the Fatheras Paul Hill | |
| 1993 | The Secret Gardenas Lord Archibald Craven | |
| 1993 | Peak Practiceas Father Mel Davey | |
| 1992 | Monkey Boyas Peter Carson | |
| 1992 | The Railway Station Manas Damian Sweeney | |
| 1991 | Edward IIas Spencer | |
| 1991 | Out of the Blueas Rudy | |
| 1991 | Chimeraas Peter Carson | |
| 1991 | All Good Thingsas Vincent Gibney | |
| 1990 | Hardwareas Shades | |
| 1990 | 1871as O'Brien | |
| 1990 | Who Bombed Birmingham?as IRA man in cottage | |
| 1989 | Making Outas | |
| 1988 | The Play on Oneas Rudy | |
| 1988 | James Joyce's 'Ulysses'as Stephen Dedalus | |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Stephen Dedalus | |
| 1986 | Waiting Tablesas | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Damian Sweeney | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Spencer | |
| 1984 | Calas Cal | |
| 1983 | Natural Worldas Narrator | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Tomas Dunhill |
| 2000 | blur | The Best Of...Cinematography | |
| 2000 | Best...Writer | |
| 2000 | Best...Executive Producer | |
| 1998 | Night Train...Director |
