John Lynch

John Lynch

Acting

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).

Filmography

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Sew Torn ★ 6.7 Sew Torn 2025 The Watchers ★ 6.3 The Watchers 2024 Blue Lights ★ 7.5 Blue Lights 2023 Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late ★ 5.0 Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late 2023 Boys from County Hell ★ 5.6 Boys from County Hell 2021 The Banishing ★ 5.2 The Banishing 2021 Caravan Caravan 2020 The Head ★ 7.0 The Head 2020 Kissing Candice ★ 5.5 Kissing Candice 2018 Paul, Apostle of Christ ★ 7.6 Paul, Apostle of Christ 2018 Number One ★ 6.1 Number One 2017 Upstream ★ 6.2 Upstream 2017 Pilgrimage ★ 6.0 Pilgrimage 2017 Detour ★ 6.2 Detour 2017 One of Us ★ 6.5 One of Us 2016 Alleycats ★ 5.1 Alleycats 2016 The Trials of Jimmy Rose ★ 4.8 The Trials of Jimmy Rose 2015 Scintilla ★ 5.0 Scintilla 2014 The Assets ★ 6.9 The Assets 2014 Crossing Lines ★ 6.7 Crossing Lines 2013 The Fall ★ 7.7 The Fall 2013 Shetland ★ 7.5 Shetland 2013 Möbius ★ 5.7 Möbius 2013 Labyrinth ★ 5.4 Labyrinth 2012 Private Peaceful ★ 6.6 Private Peaceful 2012 Ghosted ★ 5.2 Ghosted 2011 Vera ★ 7.4 Vera 2011 Night of the Hunt ★ 8.0 Night of the Hunt 2011 13Hrs ★ 4.3 13Hrs 2010 Black Death ★ 6.1 Black Death 2010 Mo ★ 5.7 Mo 2010 Holy Water ★ 5.7 Holy Water 2009 The Tournament ★ 5.9 The Tournament 2009 Merlin ★ 7.8 Merlin 2008 The Passion ★ 5.3 The Passion 2008 In Tranzit ★ 5.5 In Tranzit 2008 Movie Connections Movie Connections 2007 The Yellow House ★ 7.4 The Yellow House 2007 Lassie ★ 6.4 Lassie 2005 Isolation ★ 5.5 Isolation 2005 Bleak House ★ 8.1 Bleak House 2005 The Bridge of San Luis Rey ★ 5.2 The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004 Alien Hunter ★ 5.1 Alien Hunter 2003 Conspiracy of Silence ★ 4.8 Conspiracy of Silence 2003 Evelyn ★ 6.4 Evelyn 2002 Spooks ★ 7.7 Spooks 2002 The Jury ★ 7.3 The Jury 2002 Puckoon ★ 6.3 Puckoon 2002 The Seventh Stream ★ 7.3 The Seventh Stream 2001 Boston Public ★ 7.6 Boston Public 2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song ★ 5.2 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song 2000 Best ★ 6.1 Best 2000 The Quarry ★ 5.5 The Quarry 1998 Sliding Doors ★ 6.6 Sliding Doors 1998 This Is the Sea ★ 6.0 This Is the Sea 1997 Nothing Personal ★ 4.8 Nothing Personal 1996 Some Mother's Son ★ 6.8 Some Mother's Son 1996 Moll Flanders ★ 6.1 Moll Flanders 1996 Silent Witness ★ 7.6 Silent Witness 1996 Angel Baby ★ 6.7 Angel Baby 1995 Princess Caraboo ★ 5.5 Princess Caraboo 1994 Words Upon the Window Pane ★ 9.0 Words Upon the Window Pane 1994 The Secret of Roan Inish ★ 6.7 The Secret of Roan Inish 1994 In the Name of the Father ★ 7.9 In the Name of the Father 1993 The Secret Garden ★ 7.4 The Secret Garden 1993 Peak Practice ★ 6.5 Peak Practice 1993 Monkey Boy Monkey Boy 1992 The Railway Station Man ★ 6.3 The Railway Station Man 1992 Edward II ★ 6.2 Edward II 1991 Out of the Blue ★ 4.3 Out of the Blue 1991 Chimera ★ 6.0 Chimera 1991 All Good Things All Good Things 1991 Hardware ★ 5.9 Hardware 1990 1871 ★ 4.5 1871 1990 Who Bombed Birmingham? ★ 8.5 Who Bombed Birmingham? 1990 Making Out ★ 6.0 Making Out 1989 The Play on One ★ 6.0 The Play on One 1988 James Joyce's 'Ulysses' James Joyce's 'Ulysses' 1988 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers ★ 8.0 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 1988 Waiting Tables ★ 9.0 Waiting Tables 1986