John Lynch

John Lynch

🎂 26th December 1961 (64 yrs) 📍 Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK

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).

John Lynch

🎬 Movies Featuring John Lynch

Sew Torn

Sew Torn (2025)

as Hudson Armitage
The Watchers

The Watchers (2024)

as Kilmartin
Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late

Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late (2023)

Boys from County Hell

Boys from County Hell (2021)

as George Bogue
The Banishing

The Banishing (2021)

as Malachi
Caravan

Caravan (2020)

as Sam
Kissing Candice

Kissing Candice (2018)

as Donal
Paul, Apostle of Christ

Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

as Aquila
Number One

Number One (2017)

as Gary
Upstream

Upstream (2017)

as Sean
Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage (2017)

as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
Detour

Detour (2017)

as Frank Malone
Alleycats

Alleycats (2016)

as Redman
Scintilla

Scintilla (2014)

as Powell
Möbius

Möbius (2013)

as Joshua
Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful (2012)

as Sergeant Hanley
Ghosted

Ghosted (2011)

as Jack
Night of the Hunt

Night of the Hunt (2011)

as Narrator (voice)
13Hrs

13Hrs (2010)

as McRae
Black Death

Black Death (2010)

as Wolfstan
Mo

Mo (2010)

as Gerry Adams
Holy Water

Holy Water (2009)

as Tom Gaffney
The Tournament

The Tournament (2009)

as Gene Walker
In Tranzit

In Tranzit (2008)

as Yakov
The Yellow House

The Yellow House (2007)

as Paul Gaugin
Lassie

Lassie (2005)

as Sam Carraclough
Isolation

Isolation (2005)

as Dan
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)

as Captain Alvarado
Alien Hunter

Alien Hunter (2003)

as Dr. Michael Straub
Conspiracy of Silence

Conspiracy of Silence (2003)

Evelyn

Evelyn (2002)

as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
Puckoon

Puckoon (2002)

as O'Brien
The Seventh Stream

The Seventh Stream (2001)

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

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000)

as Sean O'Casey
Best

Best (2000)

as George Best
The Quarry

The Quarry (1998)

as The Man
Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors (1998)

as Gerry
This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea (1997)

as Padhar McAliskey
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal (1996)

as Liam
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son (1996)

as Bobby Sands
Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders (1996)

as Fielding
Angel Baby

Angel Baby (1995)

as Harry
Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo (1994)

as Amon McCarthy
Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane (1994)

as John Corbet
The Secret of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)

as Tadhg
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father (1993)

as Paul Hill
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1993)

as Lord Archibald Craven
Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy (1992)

as Peter Carson
The Railway Station Man

The Railway Station Man (1992)

as Damian Sweeney
Edward II

Edward II (1991)

as Spencer
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue (1991)

as Rudy
Hardware

Hardware (1990)

as Shades
1871

1871 (1990)

as O'Brien
Who Bombed Birmingham?

Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)

as IRA man in cottage
No Image

James Joyce's 'Ulysses' (1988)

as Stephen Dedalus
No Image

Waiting Tables (1986)

Cal

Cal (1984)

as Cal