John Lynch

John Lynch

Acting
Born Dec 26, 1961
From 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).

Known For

In the Name of the Father
7.9

In the Name of the Father

Paul Hill
The Watchers
6.3

The Watchers

Kilmartin
The Secret Garden
7.4

The Secret Garden

Lord Archibald Craven
Paul, Apostle of Christ
7.6

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Aquila
Sew Torn
7.1

Sew Torn

Hudson Armitage
Sliding Doors
6.6

Sliding Doors

Gerry
Black Death
6.1

Black Death

Wolfstan
Möbius
5.7

Möbius

Joshua
The Tournament
5.9

The Tournament

Gene Walker
Pilgrimage
6.0

Pilgrimage

The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran

Filmography — Acting

In the Name of the Father
7.9
1993

In the Name of the Father

Paul Hill
The Watchers
6.3
2024

The Watchers

Kilmartin
The Secret Garden
7.4
1993

The Secret Garden

Lord Archibald Craven
Paul, Apostle of Christ
7.6
2018

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Aquila
Sew Torn
7.1
2025

Sew Torn

Hudson Armitage
Sliding Doors
6.6
1998

Sliding Doors

Gerry
Black Death
6.1
2010

Black Death

Wolfstan
Möbius
5.7
2013

Möbius

Joshua
The Tournament
5.9
2009

The Tournament

Gene Walker
Pilgrimage
6.0
2017

Pilgrimage

The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
Lassie
6.4
2005

Lassie

Sam Carraclough
Princess Caraboo
5.5
1994

Princess Caraboo

Amon McCarthy
Hardware
5.9
1990

Hardware

Shades
Detour
6.3
2017

Detour

Frank Malone
Evelyn
6.4
2002

Evelyn

Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
Cal
5.7
1984

Cal

Cal
Moll Flanders
6.1
1996

Moll Flanders

Fielding
Edward II
6.2
1991

Edward II

Spencer
The Banishing
5.2
2021

The Banishing

Malachi
In Tranzit
5.5
2008

In Tranzit

Yakov
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
5.1
2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Captain Alvarado
The Secret of Roan Inish
6.7
1994

The Secret of Roan Inish

Tadhg
Some Mother's Son
6.7
1996

Some Mother's Son

Bobby Sands
Holy Water
5.7
2009

Holy Water

Tom Gaffney
Alien Hunter
5.1
2003

Alien Hunter

Dr. Michael Straub
This Is the Sea
5.7
1997

This Is the Sea

Padhar McAliskey
13Hrs
4.3
2010

13Hrs

McRae
Best
6.0
2000

Best

George Best
Boys from County Hell
5.7
2021

Boys from County Hell

George Bogue
Isolation
5.5
2005

Isolation

Dan
Mo
5.7
2010

Mo

Gerry Adams
Who Bombed Birmingham?
7.0
1990

Who Bombed Birmingham?

IRA man in cottage
Private Peaceful
6.6
2012

Private Peaceful

Sergeant Hanley
Kissing Candice
5.5
2018

Kissing Candice

Donal
Alleycats
5.1
2016

Alleycats

Redman
The Railway Station Man
5.9
1992

The Railway Station Man

Damian Sweeney
Ghosted
5.2
2011

Ghosted

Jack
The Seventh Stream
6.7
2001

The Seventh Stream

Tomas Dunhill
Out of the Blue
2.7
1991

Out of the Blue

Rudy
Angel Baby
6.5
1995

Angel Baby

Harry
Nothing Personal
4.3
1996

Nothing Personal

Liam
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
5.2
2000

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

Sean O'Casey
Conspiracy of Silence
4.4
2003

Conspiracy of Silence
Number One
6.1
2017

Number One

Gary
Monkey Boy
1992

Monkey Boy

Peter Carson
Puckoon
6.2
2002

Puckoon

O'Brien
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994

Words Upon the Window Pane

John Corbet
1871
4.5
1990

1871

O'Brien
1988

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

Stephen Dedalus
The Yellow House
7.4
2007

The Yellow House

Paul Gaugin
The Quarry
5.3
1998

The Quarry

The Man
Scintilla
5.0
2014

Scintilla

Powell
Upstream
6.2
2017

Upstream

Sean
Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
5.0
2023

Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
Caravan
2020

Caravan

Sam
1986

Waiting Tables
Night of the Hunt
8.0
2011

Night of the Hunt

Narrator (voice)

Filmography — Crew

Best

Best

Writer
Night Train

Night Train

Director