
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).
Born: December 26, 1961 · Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK
Filmography (67)

Sew Torn
2025

The Watchers
2024

Blue Lights
2023

Boys from County Hell
2021

The Banishing
2021

The Head
2020

Kissing Candice
2018

Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018

Number One
2017

Pilgrimage
2017

Detour
2017

One of Us
2016

Alleycats
2016

Scintilla
2014

The Assets
2014

Crossing Lines
2013

The Fall
2013

Shetland
2013

Möbius
2013

Labyrinth
2012

Private Peaceful
2012

Ghosted
2011

Vera
2011

13Hrs
2010

Black Death
2010

Mo
2010

Holy Water
2009

The Tournament
2009

Merlin
2008

The Passion
2008

In Tranzit
2008

Lassie
2005

Isolation
2005

Bleak House
2005

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004

Alien Hunter
2003

Conspiracy of Silence
2003

Evelyn
2002

Spooks
2002

The Jury
2002

Puckoon
2002

blur | The Best Of
2000

Boston Public
2000

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

Best
2000

The Quarry
1998

Sliding Doors
1998

Trial & Retribution
1997

This Is the Sea
1997

Nothing Personal
1996

Some Mother's Son
1996

Moll Flanders
1996

Silent Witness
1996

Angel Baby
1995

Princess Caraboo
1994

The Secret of Roan Inish
1994

In the Name of the Father
1993

The Secret Garden
1993

Peak Practice
1993

The Railway Station Man
1992

Edward II
1991

Hardware
1990

1871
1990

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988

Cal
1984

Natural World
1983

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
