Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-12-26 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK

Also Known As

Джон Линч

존 린치 분

جان لینچ

John Lynch

Biography

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

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

The Yellow House

The Yellow House

Sew Torn

Sew Torn

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Acting

Sliding Doors

1998

Sliding Doors

as

Gerry

Angel Baby

1995

Angel Baby

as

Harry

Alien Hunter

2003

Alien Hunter

as

Dr. Michael Straub

Hardware

1990

Hardware

as

Shades

The Tournament

2009

The Tournament

as

Gene Walker

In the Name of the Father

1993

In the Name of the Father

as

Paul Hill

In Tranzit

2008

In Tranzit

as

Yakov

Isolation

2005

Isolation

as

Dan

Black Death

2010

Black Death

as

Wolfstan

1984

Cal

as

Cal

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

The Secret of Roan Inish

as

Tadhg

Lassie

2005

Lassie

as

Sam Carraclough

Edward II

1991

Edward II

as

Spencer

Holy Water

2009

Holy Water

as

Tom Gaffney

This Is the Sea

1997

This Is the Sea

as

Padhar McAliskey

Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late

2023

Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late

as

13Hrs

2010

13Hrs

as

McRae

Out of the Blue

1991

Out of the Blue

as

Rudy

Conspiracy of Silence

2003

Conspiracy of Silence

as

Ghosted

2011

Ghosted

as

Jack

Best

2000

Best

as

George Best

The Quarry

1998

The Quarry

as

The Man

The Yellow House

2007

The Yellow House

as

Paul Gaugin

Private Peaceful

2012

Private Peaceful

as

Sergeant Hanley

Möbius

2013

Möbius

as

Joshua

1871

1990

1871

as

O'Brien

Moll Flanders

1996

Moll Flanders

as

Fielding

Scintilla

2014

Scintilla

as

Powell

Monkey Boy

1992

Monkey Boy

as

Peter Carson

Some Mother's Son

1996

Some Mother's Son

as

Bobby Sands

Sew Torn

2025

Sew Torn

as

Hudson Armitage

Pilgrimage

2017

Pilgrimage

as

The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran

Night of the Hunt

2011

Night of the Hunt

as

Narrator (voice)

Detour

2017

Detour

as

Frank Malone

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990

Who Bombed Birmingham?

as

IRA man in cottage

The Secret Garden

1993

The Secret Garden

as

Lord Archibald Craven

The Watchers

2024

The Watchers

as

Kilmartin

Alleycats

2016

Alleycats

as

Redman

Upstream

2017

Upstream

as

Sean

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as

Captain Alvarado

Nothing Personal

1996

Nothing Personal

as

Liam

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

1988

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

as

Stephen Dedalus

The Seventh Stream

2001

The Seventh Stream

as

Tomas Dunhill

The Railway Station Man

1992

The Railway Station Man

as

Damian Sweeney

2010

Mo

as

Gerry Adams

Kissing Candice

2018

Kissing Candice

as

Donal

Number One

2017

Number One

as

Gary

Puckoon

2002

Puckoon

as

O'Brien

Paul, Apostle of Christ

2018

Paul, Apostle of Christ

as

Aquila

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

as

Sean O'Casey

Waiting Tables

1986

Waiting Tables

as

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

Words Upon the Window Pane

as

John Corbet

Boys from County Hell

2021

Boys from County Hell

as

George Bogue

Princess Caraboo

1994

Princess Caraboo

as

Amon McCarthy

The Banishing

2021

The Banishing

as

Malachi

Caravan

2020

Caravan

as

Sam

Evelyn

2002

Evelyn

as

Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

Arli$$

Arli$$

as

Bleak House

Bleak House

as

Nemo / Captain James Hawdon

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Tom Flannery

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Tomas Dunhill

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

as

Movie Connections

Movie Connections

as

Self

The Passion

The Passion

as

Sagan

Chimera

Chimera

as

Peter Carson

Natural World

Natural World

as

Narrator

Blue Lights

Blue Lights

as

James McIntyre

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

as

Simeon de Montfort

The Fall

The Fall

as

Jim Burns

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Father Mel Davey

Vera

Vera

as

Edmund Fulwell

Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

as

Frankie

The Jury

The Jury

as

Alan Lane

Merlin

Merlin

as

Balinor

One of Us

One of Us

as

Bill Douglas

Making Out

Making Out

as

Shetland

Shetland

as

Frank Blake

All Good Things

All Good Things

as

Vincent Gibney

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

as

DI Steve McIntyre

The Assets

The Assets

as

Vitaly Yurchenko

Spooks

Spooks

as

Davie King

The Head

The Head

as

Arthur Wilde

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as

Stephen Dedalus

Boston Public

Boston Public

as

Jerry

Production

Best

2000

Best

as

Crew

blur | The Best Of

2000

blur | The Best Of

as

Directing

Night Train

1998

Night Train

as