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John Lynch

Acting Born Dec 26, 1961 Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK 24 credits

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).

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Known for

Vera

as Edmund Fulwell

Silent Witness

as Tom Flannery

Shetland

as Frank Blake

Natural World

as Narrator

Boston Public

as Jerry

Merlin

as Balinor

Crossing Lines

as Frankie

The Fall

as Jim Burns
Film

The Watchers

as Kilmartin
Film

In the Name of the Father

as Paul Hill

Full filmography

  • Vera (2011) as Edmund Fulwell
  • Silent Witness (1996) as Tom Flannery
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Father Mel Davey
  • Shetland (2013) as Frank Blake
  • Natural World (1983) as Narrator
  • Boston Public (2000) as Jerry
  • Merlin (2008) as Balinor
  • Spooks (2002) as Davie King
  • Screen Two (1985) as Spencer
  • Screen Two (1985) as Damian Sweeney
  • Crossing Lines (2013) as Frankie
  • The Fall (2013) as Jim Burns
  • The Head (2020) as Arthur Wilde
  • The Watchers (2024) as Kilmartin
  • Blue Lights (2023) as James McIntyre
  • Bleak House (2005) as Nemo / Captain James Hawdon
  • The Play on One (1988) as Rudy
  • Labyrinth (2012) as Simeon de Montfort
  • The Jury (2002) as Alan Lane
  • Making Out (1989)
  • The Secret Garden (1993) as Lord Archibald Craven
  • In the Name of the Father (1993) as Paul Hill
  • The Assets (2014) as Vitaly Yurchenko
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Tomas Dunhill